ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Monitoring Senior’s Accounts Detected Irregularities Protecting Seniors From Financial Elder Abuse And Caregiver Fraud Fraud on seniors by their paid in-home caregivers (referred to as “caregiver fraud”) is a recurring form of financial elder abuse. Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Access To Bank Accounts Alleged $900,000 Missing Caregiver Accused Of Abandoning Victim After Stealing All Her Money A dishonest stranger posing as a caregiver can rapidly take advantage of an isolated senior once he or she enters a senior’s home and life.  No one should ever let […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsified Timesheets And Excessive Payments Time Discrepancies Discovered By Family Protecting Seniors From Fraud California broadly defines what constitutes financial elder or dependent adult abuse: (a) “Financial abuse” of an elder or dependent adult occurs when a person or entity does any of the following: (1) Takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Ponzi Scheme Targeting Mostly Older Customers Lost Savings And Homes At Risk Of Foreclosure Scheme Lasted Many Years Seniors are often targets of Ponzi schemes, where money collected from new investors is used to pay existing investors, and there really is no actual investment of funds. Like the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Risks Of Financial Elder Abuse By Dishonest Caregivers Case Example Remedies For Injured Seniors And Their Families Many older Californians and their families elect to remain in their homes when they age and hire in-home caregivers to assist them when they can no longer care for themselves.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Is Rising Dramatically How To Protect Senior Loved Ones Remedies For Financial Elder Abuse Seniors at every economic level, rich or poor, married or single, male or female, straight or LGBTQIA+ are potential victims of financial elder abuse.  Financial abuse of older Americans has grown […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 86-Year-Old Victim Forged And Altered Checks Alleged Fraud Allegedly Caused Account To Be Overdrawn 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 Checks Forged On Senior’s Account Checking Account Overdrawn Unauthorized Card Charges Discovered 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 a blank […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agents May Abuse Broad Authority Under Powers Of Attorney Self-Dealing And Other Agent Fraud Remedies For Injured Seniors And Families Powers of attorney are extremely important estate planning tools for all of us as we age; it is helpful to have such arrangements in place before the need […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Silent Epidemic Of Financial Elder Abuse Protecting Senior Loved Ones And Friends Remedies For Financial Elder Abuse Financial exploitation of older Americans has grown to epidemic proportions in the U.S.  It is referred to as a “silent” epidemic because so much elder abuse is never reported and […]