ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Increasing Epidemic Of Financial Elder Abuse  How To Spot Financial Elder Abuse Financial elder abuse is an especially disastrous form of abuse of seniors, and millions of seniors are victims of financial elder abuse every year in this country.  Reported cases are on the rise all over […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Forms Of Elder Abuse Signs Of Neglect And Abuse Protecting Older Loved Ones The National Council on Aging says up to five million older Americans are abused yearly, and the annual loss by victims of financial elder abuse is estimated to be at least $36.5 billion. (That number could in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Check Forgeries Victim’s Checking Account Overdrawn Unauthorized Debit Card Charges By Caregiver Alleged 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 person […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Over $8000 In Unauthorized Credit Card Purchases Accused Of Stealing Victim’s Confidential Information Purchased Articles Seized Unauthorized purchases by a dishonest caregiver on an older person’s credit or debit card is a very common form of financial elder abuse.  Sometimes the senior herself catches the fraudulent charges quickly […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused of Defrauding At Least 20 Clients Many Victims Were Seniors Or Disabled Persons SEC Says At Least $3 Million Stolen Financial advisors and stockbrokers are potential financial predators of senior citizens and disabled persons (dependent adults under California law).  Sometimes, the relationship between the broker and the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Took Elder To Bank To Withdraw Money Over $100,000 In Withdrawals Over A Year Created Unauthorized New Bank Account Some dishonest caregivers are extremely brazen in the tactics they use to financially exploit older people, as the below case illustrates.  Other caregivers are more subtle in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Competitor Blows Whistle Alleged False Statements To Procure Contracts Realtor Will Receive $1.35 Million Reward In Fiscal Year 2022, private citizens and businesses helped the government recover $1.9 billion in cases of fraud against the government.  The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., allows individuals and […]

Evans Law Firm, Inc. is proud to announce that the firm’s founder, Ingrid M. Evans, has once again been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. ®  The Best Lawyers in America® was first published forty years ago; since then, the same tried and tested peer-review process has been […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Transfers From Dependent Adult Account Dependent Adult In Mental Health Facility Attorney-In-Fact Used Victim’s Money For Her Own Purposes Abuse of a financial Power of Attorney (POA) is illegal in all cases.  Probate Code § 4231.5.  But when the principal is an elder or dependent adult, the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Checks On Resident Trust Funds $73,521.68 In Restitution Ordered 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 face from dishonest in-home caregivers.  Theft of […]