Articles Posted in Elder Abuse

South Florida Senior and Retirement Financial Exploitation and Financial Fraud Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: What is diminished financial capacity? “Diminished financial capacity” is a term used to describe a decline in a person’s ability to manage money and financial assets to serve his or her best interests, including the inability to understand the consequences of…

Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Florida Annuity Fraud, Mismanagement and Twisting Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: Annuity Basics: An annuity is a contract in which an insurance company agrees to make a series of payments in return for a premium (or premiums) that you have paid. Many consumers buy annuities so that they…

SEC Halts Investment Scheme Targeting Military Personnel The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against a man living in central Texas accused of telling false tales about his stockbroking experience to lure current and former U.S. military personnel into investing with him. The SEC alleges that Leroy Brown Jr.…

Boca Raton, Florida Senior, Retirement and Elder Financial Abuse and Financial Exploitation Attorney: Social Media and Investing – Tips for Seniors: More and more older Americans are using social media every day, including to help guide investment decisions. Whether it is to research particular stocks, to find background information on financial professionals, to gather up-to-date…

10 Ways for Seniors to Protect Themselves From Fraud – South Florida Senior and Retirement Financial Abuse and Exploitation Attorney: Know who you’re dealing with. Try to find a seller’s physical address (not a P.O. Box) and phone number. With internet phone services and other web-based technologies, it’s tough to tell where someone is calling…

Refund and Recovery Scams – Boca Raton, Florida Fraud and Misrepresentation Attorney Refund and Recovery Scams Which Promise You That You Will Get Your Money Back: Phone Scams: Scam artists buy and sell “sucker lists” with the names of people who already have lost money to fraudulent promotions, many focusing on elder or retired individuals.…

Boca Raton and Delray Beach, Florida – Investment Scam, Investment Fraud, Misrepresentation and Elder Financial Abuse FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: When it comes to making an intelligent investment decision, nothing is fool-proof. However, there are some basic sales tactics that should turn your “red light” on. Some of the most common include: The “Phantom…

Luciano Andres Battioli – Boca Raton, Florida Account Executive Conversion and Theft FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) is a self-regulatory authority assigned the responsibility, by the Securities and Exchange Commission, to license, regulate and discipline securities broker/dealers and their employees, including account executives. In the event that FINRA…

Wealth Strategy Partners, LC, Harvey Altholtz, Stevens Resource Group, LLC and George Stevens – Boca Raton, Florida Investment Fund and Investment Advisor Fraud and Mismanagement Litigation and Arbitration Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. Wealth Strategy Partners, LC, et al., Civil Action No. 14-CV-02427-JDW-TGW SEC Charges General Partner and Investment Advisers to the Stealth and…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Oscar F. Villarreal, Civil Action No. 14-cv-01891 Former Cleveland-Area Investment Promoter Oscar F. Villarreal Indicted On September 16, 2014, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio obtained a Grand Jury indictment charging Oscar F. Villarreal with ten counts of wire fraud, seven counts of money laundering, one…