Category: California Financial Elder Abuse Attorney

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In-Home Caregiver Obtained POA Allegedly Stole $49,829 In Three Months Online Bank Transfers Financial powers of attorney (POAs) appoint designated persons to transact financial affairs on behalf of the person granting the power with full legal authority to do so.  The person appointed under the POA is called […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unregistered Offering Promised Returns of 20-24% SEC Alleges Promoter Misappropriated 66% Of Funds Thousands Spent At Casinos And Liquor Stores The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) polices the financial markets to protect investors from fraud.  The SEC’s Retail Strategy Task Force has especially focused on fraud against […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Physical And Financial Abuse May Go Hand-in-Hand Horrific Case Example Remedies For Elder Abuse Elderly patients may be victims of both physical abuse or neglect and financial elder abuse at the hands of the very caregivers they pay to protect them.  While there are many caregivers who work […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Powers Of Attorney Can Be Used to Steal From Principals Example Of Theft By POA Remedies For Financial POA Abuse Powers of attorney are incredibly powerful legal instruments. The scope of the appointed attorney-in-fact’s powers is set by law and, unless specifically limited, extends to almost every form […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash Withdrawals From Senior’s Account Over $100,000 Withdrawn In A Year Protecting Older Loved Ones Some dishonest caregivers are very bold in the tactics they use to financially exploit older people, as the below case illustrates.  Other caregivers are more subtle in their financial abuse and the abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $35,000 Missing From Senior’s Account Caregiver Allegedly Defrauded Senior For Seven Months Falsified Time Records And Checks Alleged Most financial elder abuse by a dishonest caregiver or other person with access to a senior’s finances starts out relatively small, the amounts stolen grow over time as the predator […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Heightened Risk For Isolated Seniors Spotting Signs Of Financial Elder Abuse Remedies For Injured Seniors Financial elder abuse is an especially disastrous form of abuse of seniors, and millions of seniors are victims of financial elder abuse every year in this country.  Senior victims of financial elder abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three Workers In Unlicensed Facility Found Guilty Of Neglect Victims Reportedly Malnourished And Living In Filth Facility Lacked License, Staff, And Equipment Neglect of hospice patients is sadly an increasingly reported form of elder abuse and neglect.  Patients in hospice care are certified as suffering from terminal illness […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $2 Million Missing From Seniors’ Accounts Promises Of High Returns Enticed Older Investors Money Transferred To Advisor’s Personal Accounts Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents seniors themselves who are victims of financial elder abuse and the children or other family of deceased seniors who have been financially exploited.  Often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Attorney General Bonta Sends Bulletin To Local Law Enforcement Agencies Elderly And Disabled At High Risk Of Abuse Remedies For Elder Abuse California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently issued a bulletin to California local law enforcement agencies reminding them of their obligations under state law to enact policies and […]