Category: San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 73-Year-Old Disabled Victim Caregiver Allegedly Repeatedly Overpaid Herself Confused Victim Paid Caregiver Multiple Times For Same Hours Dishonest caregivers will take advantage of any impairment they perceive in the patients they’re paid to care for.  One primary impairment as patients age is their memory; while seniors may continue […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 95-Year-Old Victim Spots Suspicious Charges Unauthorized Purchases Include Trips Charged With 30 Felonies Of Unauthorized Credit Card Use Seniors are at risk of financial elder abuse from many different directions but sadly one of the most recurring is abuse by dishonest caregivers working in a senior’s own home.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Steps To Protecting Seniors Adding A Trusted Contact To Financial Accounts How To Place A Hold On Accounts The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is a non-governmental entity that governs the financial industry from within.  FINRA polices member investment firms for compliance with regulations meant to ensure integrity […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Insurance Agent Diversion Of Funds Dishonest Agent Accesses Accounts Former Employees Alerted Authorities Of Irregularities Financial elder abuse causes billions of dollars of losses to older Americans and their families every year.  In many cases, the results are devastating.   All seniors are potential victims to financial predators, including […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Stealing Jewelry And Cash Authorities Recover Some Pawned Items Suspect Allegedly Stole From Room To Room Residents of senior living communities, assisted care facilities, group homes and skilled nursing facilities are vulnerable to financial elder abuse just like those seniors who live in their homes under […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reaching Out To Seniors Time For One On Ones With Older Loved Ones Don’t Let Older Loved Ones Isolate Happy Labor Day 2022!  We at Evans Law Firm, Inc. represent seniors and their families against people who prey on older persons for financial gain or who neglect or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Four Year Legal Saga Since Lee’s Death Allegations Of Misuse Of Power Of Attorney Business Manager Used Power To Fire Former Advisers And Bankers Seniors are vulnerable to financial elder abuse by any number of financial predators including their own advisers and business managers.  Any senior, rich or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Long-Term Contracts Tie Up Your Money Loss Of Control Over How Your Money Is Invested Fees And Caps On Returns Deferred annuities are long-term insurance contracts with penalties if cashed in too early. Income annuities require you to lose control over your investment, and some annuities may earn […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER One Year In Prison And $661,549 In Restitution Elderly, Blind Victim Now Deceased Caregiver Acted As Conservator Of Victim Betrayal of an elder’s trust by a dishonest caregiver is one of the most recurring forms of financial abuse of the elderly. The abuse may occur almost immediately when […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Exploitation By Getting “Added” To Accounts False Representations Of Good Intentions Keep An Eye On Senior’s Account Titles Methods for financially exploiting seniors vary from straight theft of cash or checks, forgeries, and identity theft to more elaborate (or harder to detect) schemes like manipulation of estate planning […]