Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Example of Caregiver Fraud On The Elderly Theft Of Retirement Benefits How To Prevent Financial Elder Abuse Whenever a dishonest caregiver gains access to confidential financial information of an elderly person, there is a risk that they will use that information to take as much money from the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victims Should Consider Civil Suits Importance of Civil Cases Remedies For Injured Seniors Victims of financial elder abuse should not look solely to local law enforcement for redress from their financial abusers.  While reporting any form of elder abuse to the authorities is important, victims and their families […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 225,000 Reported Cases Of  Elder Abuse Annually In California Estimated That Only 1 In 40 Cases Reported Protecting Seniors From Financial Elder Abuse Elder abuse—especially financial exploitation—continues to affect thousands of seniors each year, often going unreported and committed by both strangers and trusted individuals. According to the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Losses Soared in 2024 FBI Urges Caution Protecting Seniors The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reported $4.8 billion in financial elder abuse losses from 147,127 complaints in 2024, marking significant increases from the previous year. In just the State of California alone, losses from elder […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Life Insurance Agent Fraud Senior Victims Protecting Older Loved Ones Life insurance agents and brokers serve as trusted advisors to their clients, ensuring that policyholders are adequately protected in the event of a loss.  However, on some occasions, unscrupulous agents abuse their profession for personal gain especially targeting […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Pleads Guilty To Theft Of $300,000 Forged Checks And Online Account Access Protecting Older Loved Ones Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters an isolated senior’s home for any period of time there is a true risk of financial elder abuse. Caregiver financial elder abuse, when […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Entrusted To Pay Victim’s Bills Victim Evicted For Unpaid Rent Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud While most financial elder abuse starts out relatively small, the amounts stolen grow over time as the predator gets away with his or her theft.  Left undetected, financial elder abuse can […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Checks $35,300 Stolen In Seven-Month Period Protecting Seniors From Caregiver 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, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Unauthorized Use Seniors’ Debit Card Withdrawals Recorded On Bank And Retailer Cameras Remedies For Seniors And Their Families Unauthorized use of seniors’ credit and debit cards is a common type of fraud perpetrated on seniors by dishonest caregivers or other strangers with access to an elderly […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Theft Case Example Caregiver Allegedly Stole And Forged Checks Protecting Seniors From Financial Elder Abuse And Caregiver Fraud Stolen/forged checks off a senior’s account are a common type of fraud perpetrated on seniors by dishonest caregivers or other strangers with access to an elderly person’s checkbook.  Often, […]