Category: San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Hair Stylist And Partner Charged Accused of Taking $2.7 Million Physician Victim Suffered From Mental Illness Strangers who inveigle their way into older or dependent person’s lives can really take advantage of the situation if there is no one watching out for the older or dependent adult’s interests. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $300,000 Allegedly Stolen Accusations Of Forged Checks And Other Crimes Numerous Unauthorized Online Transfers Seniors living at home under the care of an in-home caregiver are at risk of financial elder abuse especially if there is no one keeping an eye out on their financial affairs. When caregiver […]

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 Victim’s Friend Notices Missing Cash Allegedly Taken Over A Four-Day Period Full Restitution And Prison Sentence Accessible cash is often the first thing a dishonest caregiver may take if they’re working in a senior’s home.  Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home, cash and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Multiple Unauthorized Credit Card Charges Alleged 71-Year-Old Bedridden Victim Caregiver And Husband Accused Of Spending Spree With Victim’s Cards Unscrupulous caregivers strike quickly if they can access cash, checks, ATM cards, credit cards, and jewelry.  Whether caregiver theft or fraud is a one-time act or a sequence of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Claims Of Attorney-in-Fact Misuse Of POA $891,000 In Damages Sought  Recovering Stolen Home Financial powers of attorney (POAs) are significant legal instruments which grant appointed agents full legal authority to act for the principal who executes the POA.  The person appointed under the POA is called the Principal’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Penalties On Withdrawals And Contract Fees Complex Interest Crediting Rules Risks Of Loss Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange from an income stream in years to come.  The principal sounds simple enough but in fact deferred annuities, like fixed […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Powers Of Attorney Are Important Legal Instruments Possibility Of Abuse Always Present How Powers Of Attorney Can Be Misused Powers of Attorney (POAs) are important and powerful legal documents that grant the agent appointed under the POA full legal authority to act for the principal who executes the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 89-year-Old Victim Man Used Forged Power Of Attorney To Sell Victim’s Home Claimed To Be Victim’s Nephew Powers of Attorney (POAs) are incredibly important – and powerful – legal instruments.  Sometimes, they are essential when the principal needs their appointed agent to take care of a business matter […]