Banks Attempting to Protect Elderly from Financial Predators
It is common for elderly consumers to receive telephone calls that attempt to scam them out of their money. Scams ranging from fake bank calls to imaginary grandchildren — allegedly ...
Illinois Bill Could Outlaw Anonymous Complaints Against Nursing Homes
State Representative Mike Unes has sponsored a bill that would require callers with complaints against nursing homes to provide a name. The bill aims to weed out false reports, but ...
Minnesota Bill Would Let Families Install Cameras in Private Nursing Home Rooms
A bill proposed in Minnesota would allow families to monitor their loved ones with cameras without retaliation from the nursing homes in question. The families would need to notify ...
Wisconsin Health Overhaul Could Save $300M, But Lacks Specifics
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services recently released a proposal to overhaul the state’s long-term care programs in order to save up to $300 Million. However, many are skeptical ...
Tennessee Elder Abuse Legislation to Require Background Checks
Legislation in Tennessee made to curb elder abuse is gaining traction. The legislation would require all workers in elderly care to undergo a background check prior to being hired.
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Banana Importer Charged with Embezzling $750k in Retirement Funds
Thomas Hoey, a banana importer, has been charged with embezzling over $750,000 from his employees’ retirement plan. He apparently used this money to go on lavish vacations and to ...
Wells Fargo Schemer Pleads Guilty
Ronald Reed plead guilty to bank fraud in the wake of a massive scheme involving Wells Fargo customers. Reed and three others supposedly used customer information to create fake forms ...
Republican Representatives Attempt to Introduce Bill Targeting Medicaid
Republican Representative Joe Pitts (Penn) is attempting to introduce the Common Sense Savings Act, which would alter the way certain Americans qualify for Medicaid. The bill aims ...
Federal Government Urges Kansas to Address Medicaid Backlog
Kansas Medicare applicants have been waiting for months to have their applications processed. Citizens are spending up to an hour and a half on the phone waiting for the Kansas Medicaid ...
Pennsylvania Pension Fund Dismissed from Investment Fraud Lawsuit
A New York City federal appeals court affirmed a previous ruling that excluded Pennsylvania’s Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) as a plaintiff from a fraud lawsuit. ...