ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The compliance officer at SunFirst Bank recently shared her experiences at an anti-money laundering conference in Las Vegas. She was the person who discovered that SunFirst Bank was processing funds from...
Author: Ingrid Evans
Attorney Allegedly Commits Financial Elder Abuse, Steals $3.5 Million From Elderly Doctor
November 8, 2013
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Another case involving financial elder abuse is in the news in California. This case was written up in an article in the California Bar Journal in October 2013. The defendant in the case is a San...
California Medical Equipment Supplier Found Guilty in $11 Million Medicare Fraud Case
November 4, 2013
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The owner of a California durable medical equipment firm was recently found guilty of Medicare fraud. The scheme resulted in more than $11 million dollars in fraudulent Medicare charges. Los Angeles...
Identifying and Preventing Elder Abuse
November 4, 2013
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER According to the State Bar of California, one in seven senior citizens across the nation become victims of elder abuse. Sadly, the abuse is usually perpetrated by a family member. There are two major...
Elder Abuse Goes Unpunished in California
October 30, 2013
In California, elder abuse lawyers are reporting a disturbing trend–an alarmingly high number of financial and physical abuse cases against older people are going unresolved. California’s Department of Public Health...