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11. Whistleblowers Allege Kickbacks at Diagnostic Laboratories - Case Settles
October 22, 2013
Diagnostic laboratories, a California based medical laboratory agreed to pay $19.4 million to settle a whistleblower case. The money will be paid to federal and state governments. The two whistleblowers alleged that their employment was terminated at the company after they reported kickbacks and s...
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12. California Law Just Got Tougher For Those Who Would Commit Financial Elder Abuse
October 22, 2013
California is anticipated to pass three new bills that would strengthen elder abuse laws in the state. Among other things, the definition of undue influence would be updated as it relates to financial elder abuse. Notary Publics are now required to report suspected financial elder abuse when they...
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13. Jury Awarded a Large Verdict Against North American Company for Life and Health in an Annuities Fra
October 18, 2013
A California senior citizen was awarded a large verdict in 2008 in an annuities fraud lawsuit against North American Company for Life and Health. It was alleged that North American Company for Life and Health induced the senior citizen into purchasing a deferred annuity that he would never collect ...
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14. Financial Professionals Are on the Front Lines in the Fight Against Financial Elder Abuse
October 18, 2013
A Wells Fargo financial professional recently helped to save a client from losing money in a scam targeting senior citizens. The 78-year old client thought that he won an overseas lottery. Instead, he became a victim of financial elder abuse via a typical lottery scam. The Wells Fargo professiona...
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15. Sweepstakes Scams Are a Form of Financial Elder Abuse
October 14, 2013
Sweepstakes scams continue to rack up victims, despite warnings to the public. Often, senior citizens are the target of these types of scams. Thus, sweepstakes scams are a form of financial elder abuse. In a typical sweepstakes scam, a fraudster contacts an elderly victim and informs them that th...
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16. Quest Diagnostics Accused of Defrauding Medicaid in Whistleblower Lawsuit
October 11, 2013
A recent whistleblower lawsuit accused Quest Diagnostics of defrauding a state Medicaid program. Quest Diagnostics is an operator of medical laboratories in the United States. The whistleblower lawsuit alleges that Quest diagnostics defrauded a state Medicaid program by billing it at higher rates ...
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17. California Pair Allegedly Conned Elderly Woman in a Financial Elder Abuse Case
October 11, 2013
A California duo allegedly committed financial elder abuse by swindling an elderly mentally ill woman out of thousands of dollars. The defendants are a couple who reside in Riverside County. They allegedly befriended the elderly mentally ill woman and talked her into giving them money and goods. ...
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18. Largest SEC Whistleblower Payout Announced of $14,000,000
October 07, 2013
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced its largest reward to date for $14 million dollars. The whistleblower who received the award gave information to the Securities and Exchange Commission that lead to an enforcement action that recovered substantial funds. Whistleblowers who ...
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19. Theft By Bank Managers On the Rise
October 07, 2013
You don't expect the manager of a major bank to walk off with hundreds of thousands of dollars of your money, yet this appears to be a crime perpetrated with increasing regularity against elders in California. Oakland banker Linda Sue Foss was recently charged by the Alameda County District Attorne...
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20. Warner Will Pay $53 Million to the Government for IRS Tax Evasion
October 04, 2013
The founder of Beanie babies, Ty Warner, was recently charged with tax evasion. The charge stems from his ownership of offshore accounts that were not reported to the IRS. He says that he will plead guilty and pay the $53 million fine for IRS tax evasion. According to Warner’s attorney, a plea ag...
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