ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fraudulent Small Business Loan Application Alleged Accusations Of Illegal Kickbacks How Whistleblower Cases Work Government contracts and government-backed loans and grants typically include strict rules regarding program eligibility.  Knowing filings of false eligibility certifications or loan or grant applications or failure to fulfill contractual obligations or falsely representing […]

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 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 World Elder Abuse Awareness Month Staying In Touch More Important Than Ever Steps For Protecting Seniors June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Month built around June 15, which was made World Elder Abuse Awareness Day in 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors Should Avoid The Sales Hype Long-Term Annuities Are Costly To Exit Sales Commissions And Fees Diminish Returns Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come.  The concept sounds simple enough but in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Alleged Caregiver Fraud Family Discovered Suspicious Activity Steps For Preventing Caregiver Fraud Whatever the “form” or frequency or size of financial elder abuse, any taking of a senior’s property, or any assistance in that taking is a crime and grounds for civil liability of the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disadvantages For Seniors Costly To Exit Sales Commissions And Fees Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come.  The concept sounds simple enough but in fact deferred annuities, like fixed indexed annuities, are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Credit Card Use Victim’s Family Spots Suspicious Charges Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Stealing a senior’s debit or credit cards and making unauthorized charges are a common form of financial elder abuse.  Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Broad Authority Over All Financial Matters Risk Of Theft Remedies For Injured Seniors Powers of Attorney (POAs) are important and powerful legal documents that grant the agent appointed under the POA full legal authority to act for the principal who executes the POA.  There are powers of attorney […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Pension And Social Security Benefits Allegedly Stolen Online Access To Deposit Instructions Protecting Older Loved Ones Dishonest caregivers with unauthorized internet access may gain access to a senior’s pension or Social Security benefit profiles with just a few pieces of important information like the senior’s date of birth […]