Category: Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER People attending a financial seminar in Los Angeles got more than they planned for when one of the guest speakers was arrested. The guest speaker was arrested on financial elder abuse charges. Jose Carbajal, the guest speaker who was arrested, is a 45 year-old financial advisor. Los Angeles […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Los Angeles area insurance agent accused of defrauding senior citizens was sentenced to five years in jail and ordered by the court to pay $1.2 million to compensate his victims.  He will serve his lockup time at the Los Angeles County Jail.   He was accused of participating […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER There have been three recent cases involving missing dementia patients in California.  Patients with dementia could have memory loss and impaired reasoning.  Assisted living facilities must take care to make sure that patients with dementia do not walk away from the premises.  Caring for a dementia patient at […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER There were legislative hearings recently regarding assisted living concerns in California.  Lawmakers were told that complaints to the Department of Public Health and Social Services about assisted living facilities are being closed without proper investigation.  Advocates claimed that penalties against violators are weak and take a long time […]

Consumer fraud that targets Americans aged 65 and older is a problem that gets bigger and more elaborate every year, and 2014 appears to be no different. Each year, fake corporations, false advertisements, and fraudsters bilk older Californians out of billions of dollars. All types of consumer fraud aimed at […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER This is the time of year that people think about their relationships with their partners and family members.  Unfortunately, sometimes abuse is part of the family dynamic.  The cycle of violence is hurtful and hard to break.  Problems can occur when a child that was abused becomes the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER San Francisco landlords have been charged with elder abuse for evicting tenants according to the Ellis Act.  Community activists gathered at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco to complain about Ellis Act evictions, claiming that the evictions constitute elder abuse when the person being evicted is over […]

Two California assisted living homes run by the same woman have recently come under fire, nursing home abuse attorneys in San Francisco report. Officials from the state’s Department of Social Services have yanked the licenses of Valley Springs Manor, in Castro Valley, and Eden Manor, in Oakland, after investigations uncovered […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Police have arrested six California suspects for allegedly participating in scams that defrauded senior citizens in Texas and Nebraska.  Authorities think that there may be more victims that have yet to be identified.  Senior citizens are often targeted for financial fraud because they have money and are seen […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial scams that target the elderly have long been a concern for officials in Sonoma County.  Four recent financial elder abuse cases in Petaluma have police on the alert.  Four recent cases in Petaluma have cost the senior citizen victims more than $219,000.  Police say that they get […]