Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reported Case Example Of Caregiver Theft/Caregiver Fraud Unauthorized Online Transfers And Account Access Protecting Seniors For Financial Elder Abuse And Caregiver Fraud Unauthorized online money transfers are a common form of financial elder abuse perpetrated on older persons. Dishonest persons working for seniors in their homes as caregivers […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Broad Authority Under Powers Of Attorney Self-Dealing And Other Agent Fraud Remedies For Injured Seniors And Families Powers of attorney are extremely important estate planning tools for all of us as we age; it is helpful to have such arrangements in place before the need for them arises […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud Fraudulent Activity Detected By Family Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Theft Whatever the “form” or frequency or size of financial elder abuse, any taking of a senior’s property, or any assistance in that taking is a crime and grounds for civil liability […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Defendant Allegedly Posed As Nursing Assistant  Accused of Stealing From 16 Victims At 5 Care Facilities Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud Stolen bank cards and credit cards are frequent means of financial elder abuse of the elderly as a recent arrest, discussed below, illustrates.  Never hand […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Used Fake POA To End Life Support Accused Of Murder And Theft Of Victim’s Home And Money Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft Whenever a dishonest caregiver gains access to any confidential financial information of an elderly person, there is a risk that they will […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former IRS Agent Pleads Guilty To Fraud Targeted Older Investors Warning Signs Of Investment Fraud Seniors are often targets of various kinds of investment fraud or securities fraud including Ponzi schemes, where money collected from new investors is used to pay existing investors, and there really is no […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Exiting Contracts Is Costly Sales Commissions, Fees, Participation Rates And Caps Questionable Sales Tactics Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against deferred annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for years. Whenever an insurance agent or […]

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, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Appointed Agents Have Broad Authority Power Of Attorney Abuse By Self-Dealing Liability Of Appointed Agents For Wrongdoing Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs, and medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority over […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Falsified Checks And Caregiver Timesheets Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud All seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse, but those seniors living at home under the care of an in-home caregiver are at an increased risk of financial elder abuse because they have […]