Category: Caregiver

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Suspicious Use Of Victim’s Credit Cards  Unauthorized Purchases Allegedly Total Over $7500 30 Felonies Identified In Arresting Affidavit Seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse from many different directions but sadly one of the most recurring is abuse by dishonest caregivers working in a senior’s own home.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Is 90 Years Old Unauthorized Card Purchases Alleged Victim’s Family Alerted Authorities Of Suspicious Card Charges Dishonest caregivers with access to credit cards and debit cards of their elderly patients may quickly use the cards for unauthorized purchases and withdrawals.  Greedy caregivers may use those cards in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Noticed Suspicious Credit Card Charges Unauthorized Purchases Allegedly Included Vacations Caregiver Charged With 30 Felonies We cannot emphasize strongly enough the risks to seniors whenever a stranger or caregiver enters a senior’s home and can find access to valuables, money, checks, credits cards, or any confidential financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Online Bank Transfers From Victim’s Account Police Say Victim Abandoned For Hours Victim Found Wandering Far From Home No one should ever let a stranger in their home.  Particularly if you are an older person living alone.  If you need in-home help, thoroughly vet the individual before he […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Forged Or Altered Checks Alleged Unlicensed Caregiver With Prior Criminal History Acts Of Financial Abuse Alleged Even After Death Of Seniors Financial elder abuse is a tragic and enormous problem in this country.  Older persons lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 92-Year-Old Victim Caregiver Accused Of Unauthorized ATM Withdrawals Unauthorized Credit Card Purchases Also Alleged Unauthorized ATM withdrawals and credit card purchases by a dishonest caregiver on an older person’s credit or debit card is a very common form of financial elder abuse.  Sometimes the senior herself catches the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Check Forgeries Victim’s Checking Account Overdrawn Unauthorized Debit Card Charges By Caregiver Alleged 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 Over $8000 In Unauthorized Credit Card Purchases Accused Of Stealing Victim’s Confidential Information Purchased Articles Seized Unauthorized purchases by a dishonest caregiver on an older person’s credit or debit card is a very common form of financial elder abuse.  Sometimes the senior herself catches the fraudulent charges quickly […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Took Elder To Bank To Withdraw Money Over $100,000 In Withdrawals Over A Year Created Unauthorized New Bank Account Some dishonest caregivers are extremely brazen in the tactics they use to financially exploit older people, as the below case illustrates.  Other caregivers are more subtle in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft From Elderly Couple Caregiver Pleads To 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 […]