Category: San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Important Elder Protections Under The Law Provisional Remedies To Protect Seniors Attorneys’ Fees Awards Financial elder abuse is a crime and grounds for a civil lawsuit in California.  See Cal. Penal Code § 368 (crime of elder abuse) and Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15610.30 (definition of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Fraud On Elderly Woman Alleged Fraudulent Account Access Alleged Victim’s Family Spots Alleged Theft According to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics, as many as one in 10 seniors are victims of financial elder abuse.  Their financial predators are most often caregivers or other persons in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Broad Authority Over All Financial Matters Risk Of Theft Remedies For Injured Seniors 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 POA.  There are powers of attorney […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Alleged Caregiver Fraud Prior Criminal History Alleged Preventing Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft Financial elder abuse has become a national epidemic. As many as one in 10 vulnerable adults are potential targets, according to federal officials, and their financial predators are most often caregivers or other persons […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Theft From Elderly Couple Caregiver Fraud By Forgeries And Other Crimes Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft Many caregivers are hardworking, compassionate people who truly care for the older persons they take care of.  But the reality is that they are also dishonest, greedy, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft 86-Year-Old Victim Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud Never hand an ATM/debit card or credit card to a caregiver and ask them to go get cash or make purchases.  Never give out any PIN numbers. Never give a caregiver or other […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Redirected Social Security Benefits Unauthorized Online Access Protecting Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Anonymous online access to pension or Social Security benefit profiles or phone impersonations of seniors are frequent ploys by caregivers intent on stealing from unsuspecting older persons. Whenever a dishonest caregiver gains access to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Entrusted To Pay Victim’s Bills Victim Evicted For Unpaid Rent Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud While most financial elder abuse starts out relatively small, the amounts stolen grow over time as the predator gets away with his or her theft.  Left undetected, financial elder abuse can […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victims Should Consider Civil Suits Importance of Civil Cases Remedies For Injured Seniors Victims of financial elder abuse should not look solely to local law enforcement for redress from their financial abusers.  While reporting any form of elder abuse to the authorities is important, victims and their families […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Losses Soared in 2024 FBI Urges Caution Protecting Seniors The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reported $4.8 billion in financial elder abuse losses from 147,127 complaints in 2024, marking significant increases from the previous year. In just the State of California alone, losses from elder […]