Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What Are Payable On Death Beneficiary Designations? Importance Of Keeping Designations Current Case Example Of What Can Go Wrong A payable on death (POD) beneficiary designation is a way to name a beneficiary who will automatically receive the assets of a bank, retirement, or other investment account or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agency To Pay $100,000 Fine District Attorney Says Thousands Stolen From Patient Importance Of Background Checks<h3> Before you ever let a stranger into a senior’s home as a caregiver or in other capacity to work in the home, conduct your own background check on the individual.  Ask for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud 86-Year-Old Victim Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud Never hand an ATM/debit card or credit card to a caregiver and ask them to go get cash or make purchases.  Never give out any PIN numbers. Never give a caregiver or other person […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example 85-Year-Old Victim Protecting Older Loved Ones Online account access and unauthorized use of debit and credit cards are two of the most widely seen kinds of theft from older persons.  The perpetrator of such theft is often a dishonest caregiver with in-home access to an elderly […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Woman Removed From Assisted Care Facility Caregiver Accused Of Adding Her Name To Accounts Victim’s Child Notified Authorities Of Suspicious Activity 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Money Missing From Senior’s Bank Accounts “Gifts” And Multiple Fraudulent Checks Alleged Protecting Older Loved Ones As many as one in 10 vulnerable adults are potential targets, according to federal officials, and their financial predators are most often caregivers or other persons with access to their victims’ financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 71-Year-Old Victim Of Caregiver Fraud $53,000 In Unauthorized Checks And ATM Withdrawals Protecting Older Loved Ones Theft by unauthorized ATM withdrawals is an all too frequent form of financial abuse on the elderly. Never hand an ATM/debit card or credit card to a caregiver and ask them to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Excessive Payments To Caregiver Victim’s Family Spots Irregularities Protecting Seniors From Fraud California broadly defines what constitutes financial elder or dependent adult abuse: (a) “Financial abuse” of an elder or dependent adult occurs when a person or entity does any of the following: (1) Takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 86-Year-Old Victim Of Caregiver Fraud Caregiver Entrusted To Pay Senior’s Bills Unauthorized Card Charges And Overdrawn Account Never hand an ATM/debit card or credit card to a caregiver and ask them to go get cash or make purchases.  Never give out any PIN numbers. Never give a caregiver […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Couple Out Over $300,000 Caregiver Admits Forgeries And Other Crimes Unauthorized Online Transfers Many caregivers are hardworking, compassionate people who truly care for the older persons they take care of.  But the reality is that they are also dishonest, greedy, and manipulative individuals acting as caregivers as […]