The State Bar of California has created a panel of volunteer attorneys, called the Speakers Panel, to elevate the public’s awareness of financial scams and elder […]

1) ABUSE- The term “abuse” means the knowing infliction of physical or psychological harm or the knowing deprivation of goods or services that are necessary to […]

A Superior Court judge has ruled that heiress Phoebe Hearst Cooke be evaluated by a psychiatrist who has no ties to either Cooke or other members […]

A well-known Livermore accountant has been arrested on charges of running a financial scheme that bilked six victims of more than $730,000. Maynard Weldon Moreland, 49, […]

Every day, too many of our Nation’s seniors and disabled become victim to physical, emotional, or other abuse. Thousands of individuals with a history of substantiated […]

They don’t look like crooks. Sometimes, they’re caregivers. Sometimes, they’re longtime friends. Sometimes, they’re even sons or daughters. Those who financially exploit the elderly might seem […]

Every year, tens of thousands of elderly Americans are abused in their own homes, in relatives’ homes, and even in  facilities responsible for their care. You […]

It’s one thing when a consumer group says you’re bad. It’s even worse when the U.S. Government puts you on its list of “the worst.” That’s […]

Sarah was 73 years old when she allowed her daughter and son-in-law to move into her house. Due to the economy, the young couple was struggling […]

An Auburn man convicted of financial elder abuse for stealing from several local seniors lost an appeal this week to have the judgment overturned. He faces […]