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Aim of the blog - to help highlight the growing global problem of Elder Abuse. It features - News, cases, and reports from around the world. Resources for people seeking information and help regarding this issue.
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DA: Beware Elder Abusers (USA)
DA: Beware elder abusers By Laurel J. Sweet December 21, 2009 A highly educated and accomplished Lincoln couple married 63 years found out months before they succumbed to the ravages of old age that their longtime personal assistant had been s...
Elder Abuse Suspect Wanted By Police (GA. USA)
By WTOC staff Dec 18, 2009 1 A suspect is on the run after impersonating a police officer and taking advantage of the elderly. Police say this Leon Elmore was part of a group that ripped off an 84-year-old woman for more than $18,000 last m...
Elderly Victims Confront Man Who Ran $11 Million Fraud (CA. USA)
By DENISSE SALAZAR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER December 17, 2009 The sentencing for a San Juan Capistrano man convicted of bilking 124 elderly investors of more than $11 million in a Ponzi scheme will continue Jan. 4 in Orange County Superior Court. J...
Man From Philippines Wanted On Elder Abuse Charges (USA)
December 15, 2009 Donald Martin Steffensen, 70, of Saint George, Utah, has been arrested by California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigators and members of the Madera County District Attorney's Office after he was returned to the Unit...
Unlicensed Contractor Pleads No Contest To Bilking Elderly Couple (CANADA)
December 10, 2009 From Chelsea Phua: An unlicensed contractor who was accused of bilking an elderly Sacramento couple of more than $180,000 and leaving their home in shambles will be facing 11 years in prison, authorities said. According to a news ...
Two Other Suspects In Elder Abuse Case (Michigan, USA)
Two other suspects in elder abuse case, 'rising tide' of abuse in Genesee County By Laura Angus | Flint Journal December 10, 2009 A home healthcare worker and another relative of Donald Turpin will also face charges for allegedly ab...
Woman Charged in Another Elder Abuse Case (USA)
Woman charged in another elder abuse case (WJRT) (12/10/09) A Genesee County woman is facing dozens of charges for allegedly embezzling up to $1.4 million from her elderly brother. Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell says Mary Jo Davis had be...
Elderly Most Sensitive to Financial Fraud (CANADA)
Elderly most sensitive to financial fraud BY MIKE KING THE GAZETTE DECEMBER 9, 2009 Of all acts of violence seniors face, from physical to psychological, the most prevalent by far is financial abuse. Ranging from theft and embezzlement to fraudulent...
Retirement Center Worker Forged Checks From Seniors Seeking Probation (USA)
Retirement center worker who forged checks from seniors seeking probation By Tommy Witherspoon Tribune-Herald staff writer December 08, 2009 A former retirement center housekeeper who stole and forged checks totaling $2,100 from elderly residents i...
NRMLA Conference Provides New Information on Elder Abuse and Fraud (USA)
NRMLA Conference Provides New Information on Elder Abuse and Fraud Prevention December 7th, 2009 By Reva NRMLA, Given the close ties between reverse mortgage fraud and elder abuse, it is unsurprising that the NRMLA Annual Conference in San D...
Man Sentenced For Mobile Homes Scam (CA. USA)
December 3, 2009 An Oceanside man convicted for stealing more than $500,000 from his clients as part of a manufactured homes scheme was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday. Cecillio Zamora sold manufactured homes in Oceanside, but admitted p...
Mother and Daughter Found Guilty of Elder Abuse (CA. USA)
BY KIMBER SOLANA NOVEMBER 25, 2009 A Carmel mother and daughter were found guilty Wednesday of elder abuse by Monterey County Superior Court Judge Terrance R. Duncan. Lisa MacAdams, 53, and Christi Schoenbachler, 30, will be sentenced Jan. 15 and f...
Seven Arrested In $150 Million Real Estate Fraud Investigation (CA. USA)
Seven arrested in$150 million real estate fraud investigation DESERT SUN WIRE SERVICE NOVEMBER 19, 2009 Seven people suspected of perpetrating a $150 million securities and mortgage fraud scheme that victimized hundreds of Riverside County r...
Safeguarding Seniors From Abuse By Carers (BERMUDA)
Safeguarding seniors from abuse by carers Lessons to be learned after the Gaynette Holder case Caregiver Gaynette Holder was found guilty on Monday of stealing more than $30,000 from former marine pilot George Welch and jailed for a year. When ...
Embezzlement Case Against Prudenville Man Could Go Before County Jury (MI. USA)
Embezzlement case against Prudenville man could go before Crawford County jury By LaNia Coleman The Bay City Times November 12, 2009 A Crawford County jury could decide the fate of a Prudenville man accused of financially exploiting a s...
Police Investigating Investment Scam Against Seniors (CA. USA)
By DEEPA BHARATH The Orange County Register November 11, 2009 The Garden Grove Police Department is looking for victims of an investment fraud scheme that may have targeted senior citizens in the community. Police consider this an elder abuse case...
Man Was Perfect Fraud Victim (LAS VEGAS, USA)
Elderly, a bit senile, visiting Vegas — man was perfect fraud victim By Abigail Goldman Nov. 10, 2009 Wilson Smith met a nice woman in Las Vegas. They spent two days together, it seems, before Smith, in town for only a short visit, headed to a h...
Woman Accused in $20,000 Theft From Vulnerable Great Uncle (MI. USA)
By Laura Angus | Flint Journal November 05, 2009, 8:00AM FLINT, Michigan A Genesee Township woman is accused of stealing upward of $20,000 from her mentally disabled great uncle’s bank account to pay her cable bill and have her lawn...
Grandparents Scammed (USA)
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era Nov 05, 2009 Wallace and Marian Case have eight grandchildren. So when the Penn Township retirees received a telephone call recently that one of their grandchildren was in trouble, they didn't hesitate to he...
Financial Elder Abuse: Families Cash In On Time\'s Terrible Toll (AUSTRALIA)
BY CHRIS BARRETT November 5, 2009 Queensland's elderly are being financially exploited by their nearest and dearest at an alarmingly growing rate, the state's Public Trustee has warned. Peter Carne told brisbanetimes.com.au that cases of financia...
"High-Return" Investiment Schemes Target Affluent Seniors (USA)
International Banking Group's ultra-high-interest claims can't be verified By Mc Nelly Torres ConsumerAffairs.com Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved November 2, 2009 An attractive brochure express-mailed by the International Banking Group t...
Crimes Against Aging Parents Rise As Economy Falters (USA)
Exploiting their elders: Crimes against aging parents rise as economy falters BY KYM KLASS NOVEMBER 1, 2009 Officials say the downturn in the economy has led to far greater exploitation of the elderly as younger family members prey upon older relati...
Stop, Theft! Identity Tips Aid Seniors (USA)
Stop, thief! Identity theft tips aid seniors, others October 30, 2009 By JIM MERRITT Special to Newsday What is a consumer to do when a Social Security number, address and personal information have been stolen. It was a nasty trick, ...
Home Caregiver Accused of Robbing 97 Year Old (USA)
By Jon Lewis October 30, 2009 One DeKalb County judge calls it horrifying. It's the case of a home health care worker who's accused of sedating her 97 year old patient, then robbing her. And it's not the first time she'd done this. ...
Textbook Case of Financial Elder Abuse (CA. USA)
Friends In Need A textbook case of financial elder abuse in Aptos becomes part of a nationwide push to protect seniors from swindlers. By Jessica Lussenhop 10/29/09 LOOKING BACK, James "Pops" Lee's loved ones say they now read a lot more into things ...
Protecting Seniors From Scams (USA)
By Susan L. Wagner Oct 27, 2009 Several years ago, when his elderly aunt lost all her life’s savings in a phony lottery scam, Wayland resident John Siracusa became a crusader against elder fraud. An FBI agent for 27 years (he retired in 2002), S...
Elder Abuse Growing Problem in Maine (USA)
By Susan Kimball, Reporter October 29, 2009 There are an estimated fourteen thousand cases of elder abuse in Maine every year. And most of them go unreported. At a seminar in Falmouth on Wednesday, experts talked about the...
Guilty Plea for Real Estate Agent Charged with Fraud (AZ. USA)
Guilty Plea for Real Estate Agent Charged with Fraud 27 Oct 2009, A 46-year-old former real estate agent who prosecutors say took advantage of a vulnerable elderly Tucson resident entered a guilty plea Tuesday. Ammar Dean Halloum, of Phoenix, plead...
Banks \'Not Protecting Elderly (IRELAND)
Banks 'not protecting elderly' More safeguards needed to stop financial exploitation -- watchdog By Eilish O'Regan, Health Correspondent October 27 2009 IRISH banks and financial institutions are refusing to put checks in place to protect elderly cu...
Seniors\' Money Needs Oversight (USA)
Seniors' money needs oversight Liza Horvath Senior Advocate 10/26/2009 A t any given time the Monterey County District Attorney's Office is investigating or prosecuting up to 80 cases of elder abuse. Of these cases, 90 percent are considered "fina...
