As tax day approaches, criminals posing as IRS agents are taking to the phones to try to scam senior citizens out of their retirement money. Elder law attorneys at Pintas & Mullins detail how the telephone scam works and how to protect your loved ones. The Fraud Watch Network recently issued a press released outlining …
Nursing Home Head Charged with $100K Theft
Elder abuse lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report that a former nursing home administrator was recently arrested and jailed for allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from her elderly residents. The woman, Pamela Britt of Champaign, Illinois, was arrested in mid-June 2013 on 12 felony counts of theft, theft by deception and forgery, and financial exploitation …
Nursing Home Residents At Higher Risk of Online Hackers
Billions of dollars are stolen from the American elderly every year, and nursing home residents are at particularly high risk. In the wake of so many online data breaches, many are wondering who is most at risk of such attacks and how to be better protected. Nursing home negligence lawyers at Pintas & Mullins highlight …
$48 Million Settlement in Nursing Home Fraud Whistleblower Case
Most nursing homes throughout the U.S. accept residents who use Medicare and Medicaid as their health insurance provider. These programs enable nursing home administrators to bill the federal government for therapy sessions, medications and other required health care services so they can be reimbursed. Unfortunately, this system is often abused by nursing homes lacking in …