Yearly Archives: 2025

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Powers Of Attorney Used To Steal From Seniors Case Example Remedies For Victim’s Heirs Individuals with financial powers of attorney (POAs) for someone else have full legal authority over that person’s financial affairs, unless the instrument limits their power in some way. The scope of the appointed […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Alleged Caregiver Fraud Authorities Say Caregiver Had Prior Criminal History Family Detects Fraud After Loved One’s Death Financial elder abuse has become a national epidemic. As many as one in 10 vulnerable adults are potential targets, according to federal officials, and their financial predators are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Broad Authority Under Powers Of Attorney Abuse By Self-Dealing Liability Of Appointed Agents For Wrongdoing Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs, and medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority over medical decisions […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Falsifying Checks And Timesheets Protecting Seniors From Fraud All seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse, but those seniors living at home under the care of an in-home caregiver are at an increased risk of financial elder abuse because they have a stranger in their […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Recent Arrest Of Facility Caregiver For Financial Elder Abuse Unauthorized Debit Card Use Alleged Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Seniors in assisted care or skilled nursing facilities/nursing homes also are at risk of financial elder abuse by dishonest staff members similar to those risks seniors […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Theft By Attorney-in-Fact Dependent Adult Victim Unaware Of Fraud Money Used For Gambling, Hotels And A New Car Misuse of Powers of Attorney (POAs) is always against the law. Probate Code § 4231.5. But when the principal is an elder or dependent adult, the abuse of a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 65 Unauthorized Checks On Resident Trust Funds $73,521.68 In Restitution Ordered Six Months Jail Sentence We often write about how isolated seniors, still living in their home but under the care of in-home caregivers, run the risk of financial elder abuse at the hands of the very person […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud 86-Year-Old Victim Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud Never hand an ATM/debit card or credit card to a caregiver and ask them to go get cash or make purchases.  Never give out any PIN numbers. Never give a caregiver or other person […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Older Customers Targeted in Ponzi Scheme Severe Losses For Older Investors Warning Signs Of Investment Fraud Seniors are often targets of various kinds of investment fraud or securities fraud including Ponzi schemes, where money collected from new investors is used to pay existing investors, and there really is […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disadvantages Of Deferred Annuities For Seniors Exiting Annuity Contracts Is Costly Sales Commissions, Fees, And Withdrawal Penalties Whenever an insurance agent or financial advisor of any kind suggests an indexed annuity for you, be wary, especially if you are retired or nearing retirement.  Indexed annuities, like most deferred […]