Monthly Archives: September 2022

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Assisted Living Facility Owner Sentenced Government Funds For Patient Care Diverted For Personal Use Investigations Of Fund Diversion And Patient Neglect Skilled nursing facilities and assisted care communities often receive government funding for the care they provide residents.  Fraudulent claims for payments of those government funds may be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Facing Abuse Charges Allegedly Assaulted Disabled Resident Victim Struck In Face Hundreds of thousands of Californians live in care facilities ranging from skilled nursing facilities to group homes.  Residents are typically seniors or dependent adults with disabilities conditions precluding them from living independently outside a facility. Just […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Employee Initiates False Claims Act Action Manufacturer Allegedly Misrepresented Origin Of Products Employee To Receive $124,500 Reward Government contracts for the purchase of goods and services often include strict rules regarding product specifications which contractors are obligated to meet in order to qualify for payment.   One such […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Suspect Is Home Health Aid For 90-Year-Old Victim Caregiver Allegedly Used Debit Cards For $26,000 In Purchases Victim’s Family Alerts Police Of Suspicious Activity Dishonest caregivers with access to credit cards and debit cards of their elderly patients may quickly use the cards for unauthorized purchases and withdrawals.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused of Running $3.2 Million Fraudulent Investment Scheme One Elderly Client Defrauded Of $400,000 Ordered To Pay Restitution And Serve 6 ½ Years In Prison Financial advisors and stockbrokers are potential financial predators of senior citizens.  Sometimes, the relationship between the broker and the senior is brand new […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 99-Year-Old Victim’s “Helper” Charged With Theft Investigation Discovers Wire Transfers Of $582,647 Money Spent Paying Off Mortgage, A New Car And Vacations All seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse.  The predators may be caregivers, second spouses, girlfriends or boyfriends, “new” friends, trustees, financial advisors, insurance agents, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Long-Term Contracts With Surrender Penalties Loss Of Control Over Investments Low Or no Interest And High Fees Deferred annuities, such as fixed indexed annuities, are long-term, complex insurance policies which require you to lose control over your investment.  Some contracts may earn little to no interest, and if […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Inducements Allegedly Paid To Suppliers Free Data Aided Suppliers In Marketing To Physicians Former Employee to Receive $4.3 Million For Blowing Whistle The Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b (prohibits kickbacks for medical services referrals), and the Stark Law, 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn (prohibits physicians from referring […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Fraudulent Purchases On Debit Card Victim Resident In Senior Living Community Victim Noticed Suspicious Charges On Statement Many of the reported cases of dishonest caregivers stealing from seniors occur in the senior’s own home when a dishonest in-home caregiver has access to financial records, checks, credit cards […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Undisclosed Risks Indexed Universal Life Insurance Is “Massively Complex”  Fees Can Drain The Policy Indexed universal life insurance (IULs), like certain types of deferred annuities, generate significant sales commissions for the agents who sell them.  For that reason, some agents, eager to make a sale, may pressure consumers […]