Category: Financial Exploitation

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Civil Penalties And Criminal Charges For Misuse Examples Of Power Of Attorney Misuse Enhanced Remedies For Seniors 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 How Seniors Are Financially Exploited Signs Of Financial Abuse Noticing Social, Physical And Behavioral Clues As we age, we may grow dependent on the help of others.  The process may be gradual or sudden (as after a stroke or accident).  Either way, increased dependence on others open up […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Internal Audit Discovered 65 Unauthorized Checks Ordered To Pay $73,521.68 In Restitution 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 do from dishonest in-home caregivers.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Rising Important Steps For Prote4cting Seniors Remedies For Financial Elder Abuse Financial exploitation of older Americans is not the inevitable consequence of growing old but the sad reality for millions of seniors in America every year. Seniors of every economic level, married or single, male […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Defendant Was Accountant And Financial Advisor To Elderly Promised High Rates Of Return Several Victims Lost Life Savings Financial predators may target older investors with high-yield ventures, seizing on senior anxiety about the stock market, their need for future income, escalating inflation, and rising health care costs. The […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Retirement Savings Lost Homes At Risk Of Foreclosure Scheme Began In The 1990s Financial elder abuse can be limited to isolated transactions exploiting the elderly or can be a largescale fraud striking numerous elderly victims.  Seniors are often targets of Ponzi schemes, where money collected from new investors […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Importance Of Background Check Keep Credit Cards And Confidential Information Secure Monitor Accounts Daily Based on years of financial elder abuse litigation experience at Evans Law Firm, Inc., we know that the risk of financial elder abuse of seniors by their in-home caregivers is all too real.  We […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Multiple Elderly Victims Caregiver Accused Of Forgeries And Theft Nursing Facility And In-Home Patients Victimized Financial elder abuse is a risk for seniors whether they live in a care facility or in their own homes under the care of an in-home caregiver.  Some unscrupulous caregivers prey on multiple […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Examples Of Insurance Agent Fraud And Financial Elder Abuse Many Seniors Among Victims Protecting Older Loved Ones 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER All Seniors At Risk Of Financial Elder Abuse Protecting Seniors From Dishonest In-Home Caregivers Have A Plan And Stay Involved In Older Loved Ones’ Lives Older Americans and their families lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse according to the National Institute […]