Yearly Archives: 2025

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Pleads Guilty To Theft Of $300,000 Forged Checks And Online Account Access Protecting Older Loved Ones Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters an isolated senior’s home for any period of time there is a true risk of financial elder abuse. Caregiver financial elder abuse, when […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Entrusted To Pay Victim’s Bills Victim Evicted For Unpaid Rent Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud While most financial elder abuse starts out relatively small, the amounts stolen grow over time as the predator gets away with his or her theft.  Left undetected, financial elder abuse can […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Checks $35,300 Stolen In Seven-Month Period Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud California broadly defines what constitutes financial elder or dependent adult abuse: (a) “Financial abuse” of an elder or dependent adult occurs when a person or entity does any of the following: (1) Takes, secretes, appropriates, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Woman Is Victim Of Abuse And Neglect Relative Alerts Authorities Legal Remedies For Financial Elder Abuse Often neglect of an older person goes hand in hand with financial abuse of that person as when a dishonest caregiver or other financial predator is more interested in taking a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Meals, Sporting Events And Lavish Trips As Forms Of Kickbacks $5 Million Settlement Reached On Allegations How False Claims Cases Work Healthcare providers in the U.S., including sellers of medical products and devices, hospitals and clinics, are subject to a number of statutes to prevent any fraudulent billing […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Unauthorized Use Seniors’ Debit Card Withdrawals Recorded On Bank And Retailer Cameras Remedies For Seniors And Their Families Unauthorized use of seniors’ credit and debit cards is a common type of fraud perpetrated on seniors by dishonest caregivers or other strangers with access to an elderly […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Theft Case Example Caregiver Allegedly Stole And Forged Checks Protecting Seniors From Financial Elder Abuse And Caregiver Fraud Stolen/forged checks off a senior’s account are a common type of fraud perpetrated on seniors by dishonest caregivers or other strangers with access to an elderly person’s checkbook.  Often, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Exiting Contracts Is Costly Sales Commissions, Fees, Participation Rates And Caps Questionable Sales Tactics Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against deferred annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for years. Whenever an insurance agent or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Powers Of Attorney Confer Complete Control Over Finances The Broad Authority Can Be Abused  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), […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Example Of Caregiver Fraud Checks And Timesheets Allegedly Falsified Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud Dishonest persons with access to an older person’s money, bank accounts or confidential information may take advantage of that access to wrongfully take a senior’s money or property,. If they do so, they are […]