Category: California Financial Elder Abuse Attorney

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud Falsified Checks Alleged Preventing Caregiver Fraud Falsification of time sheets by paid caregivers is one of the ways dishonest caregivers financially exploit older persons. Altering their paychecks to make them greater is another.  Using debit and credit cards repeatedly is yet another.  Outright […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim’s Pension and Social Security Benefits Redirected Online Access To Change Deposit Instructions Protecting Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Anonymous online access to pension or Social Security benefit profiles or phone impersonations of seniors are frequent ploys by caregivers intent on stealing from unsuspecting older persons. Whenever […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft Caregiver Fraud By Opening Joint Accounts With Senior Protections From Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft Fraud by dishonest caregivers ranges from theft of cash, credit cards and checks to elaborate schemes aimed at taking an elderly victim’s entire estate.  Online access to an elderly […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Theft Of Victim’s Retirement Benefits Alleged Fraudulent Access to Benefit Profiles Steps To Prevent Financial Elder Abuse/Caregiver Fraud Dishonest caregivers with internet access may gain unauthorized access to a senior’s pension or Social Security benefit profiles with just a few pieces of important information like the senior’s […]

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 Entrusted To Pay Victim’s Bills Unpaid Rent Leads To Eviction Caregiver Allegedly Stole Thousands 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 go on […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Accused Of Theft From Three Senior Victims Silverware, Jewelry And Other Valuables Missing Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Theft Theft of silver, jewelry and other valuables is a possibility whenever a stranger enters a senior’s home, and such articles are accessible.  In a reported case, discussed below, a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Theft Of Pension And Social Security Benefits Online Access To Benefits Protecting Older Loved Ones Dishonest caregivers with 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 and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Removed Elderly Woman From Care Facility Allegedly Changed Accounts To Joint Accounts Family Notified Authorities Of Account Changes Online access to an elderly person’s financial accounts is a frequent means of financial elder abuse by caregivers or others who gain online access to a senior’s accounts. Online […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft From Seniors By Misuse of Powers of Attorney Case Example Remedies For Victims Financial powers of attorney (POAs) are important legal instruments that grant full legal authority over a person’s financial affairs, unless the POA expressly limits the appointed agent’s power in some way.  The scope of […]