ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deceptive Sales Practices Downsides of Deferred Annuities For Seniors Avoid High-Pressure Sales Tactics Insurance agents are paid significant sales commissions on sales of certain forms of deferred annuity insurance products.  Any high-pressure or deceptive tactics to sell these products, and sales of unsuitable annuities, violate the law and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Surveillance Footage Captures Suspicious Activity Search Reveals Resident’s Checkbook At Caregiver’s Home Facility Manager Reported Residents Missing Credit Cards When the victim of any theft is over 65 that theft also constitutes criminal financial elder abuse and grounds for civil liability against the person who took the property. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Multiple Elder Victims Of Fraudulent IRA Scheme Victims Lost All Retirement Savings Arbitration Panel Awards Victims $12 Million  Financial elder abuse can strike anyone either when a predator targets them individually or when they are part of a larger financial elder abuse scheme injuring multiple victims.  A Los […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Forgery And Unauthorized Charges Lack Of Oversight Cited Protecting Nursing Home Residents For every senior residing in an assisted care or skilled nursing facility there is a very real danger of financial elder abuse of nursing home residents by the staff and administrators of the very homes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER All Seniors Are At Risk Common Red Flags Of Financial Elder Abuse Steps To Protect Older Loved Ones Unscrupulous financial advisors and stockbrokers have access to customer accounts and may use that access to steal from clients, especially elderly clients who may not catch irregularities in their accounts. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 14-Year Prison Sentence For Caregiver Charges Of Sexual Assault And Theft Three Elderly Sexual Assault Victims Seniors and dependent persons under the care of in-home caregivers or residing in a care facility may be at risk of physical, sexual and/or emotional abuse and at the same time financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agents Target Seniors For Annuity Purchases The Primary Disadvantages Of Annuities For Seniors Check With Tax Advisor And Get A Second Opinion Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends seniors avoid certain types of deferred annuities because deferred annuity contracts can be expensive and complicated and tie up a senior’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Forged Checks Off Patient’s Account Charges of Theft Of Cash And Property Suspicious Checks Spotted By Bank Lead To Investigation Unscrupulous caregivers who prey on seniors many times strike more than one victim.  If a greedy caregiver gets away with stealing from one patient, he or she […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS Whistleblower Process Elements Of An IRS Whistleblower Case Examples Of Tax Fraud The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards individuals who submit credible evidence of tax fraud to the IRS and assist the Service in pursuing tax cheats.  To be eligible for an award, whistleblowers must provide specific […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Stole Seniors’ Retirement Assets Advisor Faces Up To 37 Years In Prison 15 Elderly Or Dependent Adult Victims Persons with direct access to a senior’s finances include individuals acting by power of attorney, or as trustee, guardian, conservator, broker, insurance agent, accountant, or other financial advisor to […]