Category: Financial Exploitation

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations of Overbilling And Double-Billing  Billing For Services Never Provided Unauthorized Purchases Many of the reported cases of financial elder abuse of seniors that we discuss here occur at the hands of in-home caregivers.  A recently reported case by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) illustrates how agencies employing […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations of Altered Checks And Forgeries Relatives Report Bounced Checks For Insufficient Funds Unapproved Charges Appear On Debit Card We cannot emphasize strongly enough how important it is to keep checks and cash away from caregivers or other strangers who enter a senior’s home.  Nor can we stress […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Transferred $950,000 Of Client Money To Himself Forged Compliance Officer’s Signature Transfers Occurred Over Four-Year Period Senior investors are at risk of being sold unsuitable annuities or investments or churning or unauthorized trades in their brokerage accounts because dishonest advisors may prey on their lack of financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolation And Economic Insecurity  History Of Discrimination Consumers lost more than $5.8 billion to financial elder abuse and fraud last year, up 70 percent from 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).  While anyone of any age can be victimized by financial abuse, some groups may be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Wills And Competence Issues Undue Influence Over Elderly Will Contests Financial exploitation of older persons stretches from theft of cash, jewelry and checks froma senior’s home all the way to elaborate estate planning schemes arranged near the end of a senior’s life meant to enrich one or two […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Embezzled $2 Million Promises Of High Returns On Invested Money Offered “Investment Advisory Services”  Often it takes years for some complicated elder financial abuse schemes to unwind and be detected.  In many cases, the scheme is not discovered until the victim as died, particularly in the abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER High-Yield Investment Fraud Targeted Elderly Multi-Million Dollar Scheme Allegedly Ran or Six Years Individuals Plead Guilty To Multiple Charges Financial elder abuse may be limited to isolated transactions exploiting specific older individuals, but larger fraudulent and abusive schemes may be perpetrated on numerous elderly victims.  Seniors are often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Defrauded Investors Were Ages 78-94 Promised 13% Return On A Promissory Note Fraud Allegedly Continued For Five Years Sales of unsuitable investments to seniors may constitute financial elder abuse.  Largescale pyramid or Ponzi schemes may also target seniors. Statistics show that the older we get the more […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Advisor Allegedly Spent Elderly Client’s Money On Himself Thousands In Overcharges On Account Accused of Four Years Of Misconduct  Sales of unsuitable investments to seniors may constitute financial elder abuse.  Largescale pyramid or Ponzi schemes may also target seniors. Churning investments in a senior’s account to generate commission […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER FINRA Senior Exploitation Rules Add Trusted Contact To Account Placing A Hold On Account The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is a regulatory agency that has been increasingly focused on protecting older Americans from financial elder abuse from advisors and brokers.  FINRA has a set of rules designed […]