Category: Elder Financial Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Santa Barbara resident has been arrested on financial elder abuse charges.  According to detectives who investigated the case, the defendant took more than $650,000 from an elderly victim.  The victim is an 80 year-old man who has Alzheimer’s.  Santa Barbara financial elder abuse attorneys say that people […]

The month of December is filled with gift giving and celebrations, from the eight days of Hanukkah to Christmas Eve. For many reasons, monetary gifts are a popular choice—a check is far easier to wrap, and gives the recipient freedom to choose something they want or need. Financial elder abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A former insurance agent from Los Angeles has been charged with financial elder abuse.  He was arrested and booked into jail on four felony counts of financial elder abuse.  The announcement of the arrest was made by the California Insurance Commissioner.  The defendant in this case is the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Another case involving financial elder abuse is in the news in California.  This case was written up in an article in the California Bar Journal in October 2013.  The defendant in the case is a San Francisco attorney who befriended a 77 year old doctor from Maryland.  Then […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER According to the State Bar of California, one in seven senior citizens across the nation become victims of elder abuse.  Sadly, the abuse is usually perpetrated by a family member.  There are two major categories of elder abuse, physical elder abuse and financial elder abuse.  It doesn’t matter […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California is anticipated to pass three new bills that would strengthen elder abuse laws in the state.   Among other things, the definition of undue influence would be updated as it relates to financial elder abuse.  Notary Publics are now required to report suspected financial elder abuse when they […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A California duo allegedly committed financial elder abuse by swindling an elderly mentally ill woman out of thousands of dollars.  The defendants are a couple who reside in Riverside County.  They allegedly befriended the elderly mentally ill woman and talked her into giving them money and goods.  California […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial elder abuse – A documentary film maker is trying to shed light on the problem of financial elder abuse.  Her personal experience with financial elder abuse involving her father is what is motivating the effort.  Her father had Alzheimer’s disease and was living at a nursing home; […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial elder abuse – The Monterey County District Attorney recently announced that a 29 year-old Monterey area man has been sentenced to four years in prison.  The defendant was sentenced for financial elder abuse.  The defendant trolled for victims in California while posing as a licensed contractor.  Monterey […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial elder abuse – The Los Gatos police department recently took a report from an elderly victim of a sweepstakes scam.  The elderly victim was allegedly defrauded out of large sums of money by suspects whose identities are unknown at this time.  The elderly victim reported being defrauded […]