Category: financial elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Years Of Checks Written To The Caregiver Caregiver Was Unlicensed And Had Prior Criminal History Caught Trying To Cash Large Check Day After Senior Dies Older victims lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Misappropriation Of Fiduciary Property Alleged Unauthorized Use Of Credit Cards And Blank Checks Victim’s Son Reported Suspicions Powers of attorney (POAs) grant the agents appointed under them full legal authority to act for the principal who executes the POA.  The scope of the appointed attorney-in-fact’s powers is set […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Insurance Agent Sentenced For Investment Fraud Targeting Seniors Misrepresentations About Highly Speculative Investments 20-70% Of Money Received Pocketed As Fees Unscrupulous insurance agents, financial advisors, brokers and investment promoters seize on older investors’ anxiety about inflation and soaring health care costs to offer investments that promise above-market returns […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Took Money And Neglected Disabled Elder Authorities Find Patient Living In Squalor Authorities Allege Altered Checks And Unauthorized Credit Card Charges For seniors and dependent adults under the care of in-home caregivers, neglect and financial abuse often converge.   When an unscrupulous caregiver’s primary interest is taking money […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Powers Of Attorney Can Be Misused Examples Of Power Of Attorney Abuse  Recourse For Victims Under California Law A power of attorney (POA) is a written document that gives an agent the legal authority to act for the principal who establishes the power of attorney. See Cal. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Numerous Unauthorized Transactions 83-Year-Old Nursing Home Resident Victim Online Access To Victim’s Bank Accounts Financial elder abuse often occurs at the hands of unscrupulous caregivers caring for seniors in their own home.  But elderly residents of nursing homes are also at risk of financial elder abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Adviser Sentenced And Ordered To Pay $12.5 Million In Restitution Charges Of Defrauding Retirees Over A Seven-Year Period Failed To Disclose History Of Industry Disciplinary Actions Fraudulent investment schemes against elderly victims violate federal and State securities laws, wire and mail fraud laws, theft, and financial elder abuse, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Charged With Theft Over Eighteen-Month Period Family Member Noticed Unauthorized Activity Police Review Bank Surveillance Videos Crimes with caregivers preying on elderly victims is a national issue and a growing problem in California and here in San Francisco. Older victims lose more than $3 billion annually in scams […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agents Target Seniors For Annuity Sales Beware Of Questionable Sales Tactics Questions To Ask And Red Flags For Consumers Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends seniors avoid deferred annuities because deferred annuity contracts are expensive and complicated and tie up a senior’s money for years. If you are approached […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash And Jewelry Disappear From Elder’s Home Missing Jewelry Identified At Pawn Shop Two Caregivers Allegedly Worked Together In Stealing In-home caregivers usually work in shifts, particularly if an older or dependent adult needs round the clock care.  Unscrupulous caregivers working in shifts may work together in stealing […]