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Elder Fraud

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  • News
  • November 2, 2017

Houston RIA charged in $1.9M elder swindle gets five years

Texas regulators say Lawrence DeShetler bilked five clients, two of whom were in their 80s.

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  • News
  • August 21, 2017

Awareness of senior financial fraud rises with incidence

Survey of state securities regulators says most cases are undetected until too late.

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Advisers should get behind a bill to strengthen senior financial protection

Push by advisers could help tug this needed legislation out of the doldrums and on to the president's desk.

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Elder financial abuse grows more prevalent in annuity, life insurance products

Insurance products represent a huge pot of money for fraudsters as baby boomers retire at a rapid clip

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Broker-dealer sales practices to seniors focus of Massachusetts sweep

Survey intended to inform regulators, prevent financial abuse of elders.

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  • News
  • December 29, 2010

Rep settles charges he hoodwinked elderly nuns

SEC claims broker churned accounts of the Sisters of Charity

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Registered rep gets 68 months in jail for stealing $1M from elderly

A New Jersey financial adviser who admitted stealing more than $1 million from eight elderly clients has been sentenced to 68 months in federal prison.