The Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025 is aimed at preventing adults age 65 or older or those with disabilities ...

Banks reported nearly $27 billion had been tied up in scams or theft against elderly people in a recent 12-month period, according to a report from the U.S. Treasury. A bureau of the Department of the ...

The impacts of fraud and financial exploitation on seniors reach far beyond finances. Non-economic costs can include psychological, behavioral, and physical symptoms that are just as important to ...

The subject of financial exploitation of elders in our country has been on law enforcement radar for decades. Significant public education programs on this topic by states, counties, and elder-focused ...

The adoption of artificial intelligence took both Wall Street and Main Street by storm in 2023. Suddenly, we had the power of AI at our fingertips, utilizing it to help proofread and improve our ...

A mentor once told me that we take better care of our pets than we do older victims of mistreatment. As a researcher, I have sat across from people, including grown men, crying while recounting ...

TO HELP OLDER PEOPLE WITH A NUMBER OF FINANCIAL CHALLENGES. ORGANIZERS. WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN CHATHAM COUNTY SAY THEY ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN SCAMS, SO THEY’VE COME ON TO HERE, ...

The letter, dated Nov. 21, was sent to senators Bill Hagerty (R‑TN) and Ruben Gallego (D‑AZ), who reintroduced the bipartisan legislation in September. The legislation to delay transactions would ...

PALOS HILLS, IL — An elderly woman was swindled out of her life savings in an elaborate financial exploitation scheme targeting senior citizens, reports said. Palos Hills officers responded to the ...