Category: Caregiver Fraud

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 Broad Authority Over All Financial Matters Case Example Of Caregiver Misuse of POA 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft Caregiver Fraud Through Opening Joint Accounts Protecting Your Older Loved Ones 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 […]

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 Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft Bank Noticed Suspicions Activity Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud While all seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse, those who are alone and under the care of an in-home caregiver are particularly at risk if the caregiver is a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Theft Of Pension And Social Security Benefits Alleged Benefit Profiles Changed Online Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Fraud On Elderly Woman Alleged Fraudulent Account Access Alleged Victim’s Family Spots Alleged Theft According to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics, as many as one in 10 seniors are victims of financial elder abuse.  Their financial predators are most often caregivers or other persons in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Bank Noticed Suspicions Activity Protecting Older Loved Ones While all seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse, those who are alone and under the care of an in-home caregiver are particularly at risk if the caregiver is a dishonest person looking to take advantage of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Important Elder Protections Under The Law Provisional Remedies To Protect Seniors Attorneys’ Fees Awards Financial elder abuse is a crime and grounds for a civil lawsuit in California.  See Cal. Penal Code § 368 (crime of elder abuse) and Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15610.30 (definition of […]

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 […]