Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Transfers From Dependent Adult Account Dependent Adult In Mental Health Facility Attorney-In-Fact Used Victim’s Money For Her Own Purposes Abuse of a financial Power of Attorney (POA) is illegal in all cases.  Probate Code § 4231.5.  But when the principal is an elder or dependent adult, the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Checks On Resident Trust Funds $73,521.68 In Restitution Ordered Six Months Jail Sentence Seniors in assisted care or skilled nursing facilities face the risk of financial elder abuse by dishonest staff members similar to the risks seniors living at home face from dishonest in-home caregivers.  Theft of […]

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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Preying On Older Clients Examples Of Insurance Agent Fraud On Elderly Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Exploitation Unscrupulous insurance agents sometimes abuse their profession for personal gain by committing fraud on customers, particularly targeting older consumers in some cases.  Agents may exploit older consumers by selling them […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsifying Paychecks and Timecards Five-Years Probation And Restitution Pursuing Civil Remedies Against Abusers Cash, checks and credit cards can disappear quickly whenever a dishonest stranger or caregiver enters an elderly person’s home.  It may be a one-time theft or a more sustained theft through writing checks or using […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Accessed Credit Cards In Facility Residents’ Rooms  Family Of One Victim Notices Suspicious Charges Accused Of Nearly $16,000 In Unauthorized Charges Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home or nursing home room, credit and debit cards and ATM cards, checks and entire check […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Accessed Victim’s Home While Victim Hospitalized Credit Card Account Opened In Victim’s Name 22 ATM Withdrawals Totaling $12,500 Any dishonest caregiver with access to a senior’s confidential financial information and personal information like date of birth, Social Security Number, maiden name, etc. can use that information […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Re-Directed Pension and Social Security Deposits Online Changes To Deposit Instructions Preventing This Form Of Financial Elder Abuse Anonymous online access to pension or Social Security benefit profiles or phone impersonations of seniors are frequent ploys by caregivers intent on stealing from unsuspecting older persons. Whenever […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Assisted Care Facility Residents Victimized Family Discovers Suspicious Charges Unauthorized Charges On Two Patients’ Cards Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home or a senior’s room in an assisted care facility or nursing home, credit and debit cards and ATM cards, checks and entire […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Debit Card Use Alleged Two Years Of Alleged Fraud $30,000 Charged On 76-Year-Old’s Accounts Unauthorized use of credit and debit cards is a prevalent form of financial elder abuse of the elderly.  Dishonest caregivers and others who access a senior’s cards and PIN (or create a PIN […]