A bipartisan bill intended to help protect older adults from financial exploitation and fraud is on its way to the president’s desk to be signed into law.
Another defendant in American Senior Communities fraud case agrees to plead guilty
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 27, 2017
Another defendant in the alleged $16 million fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme involving former executives of American Senior Communities has agreed to plead guilty to charges against him.
Big senior living stories of 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 23, 2019
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
Justice Department acts to dismantle fraud schemes targeting elderly
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 22, 2016
The Justice Department and additional agencies Thursday announced enforcement actions and the execution of search warrants to combat a global network of mass mailing fraud schemes that they said collectively...
Second defendant agrees to pay $2.25 million to settle fraud charges against long-term care investment...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 09, 2020
The second defendant in a scheme to defraud investors in the Orthodox Jewish community who invested in assisted living communities and nursing homes throughout the Midwest has settled his case with the...
Feds raid office of purported senior living developer, allege fraud
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 06, 2017
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security raided the offices of a purported senior living community developer on Wednesday, alleging a multimillion dollar scheme to defraud the federal government through...
Financial official recommends checks and balances after CCRC employee allegedly pockets $118,000
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 06, 2020
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office is reminding senior living companies and other organizations to include checks and balances in their financial processes to help ensure that fraud doesn’t occur,...
Woman gets 18 months after taking funds for ALF that never opened
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 08, 2016
A Tennessee woman who obtained state funds to renovate a home she said would become an assisted living facility but then used the money to upgrade the building for her daughter and herself has been sentenced...
SEC announces new legal action related to Brogdon case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 09, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced new legal action in a case involving Atlanta-based businessman Christopher F. Brogdon, who was charged in late 2015 with fraud in connection with his...
Canadian extradited to U.S. in $27 million ransomware case affecting senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 14, 2022
A Canadian national indicted in 2020 in a $27 million ransomware fraud case affecting the senior living industry recently was extradited to the United States to face those charges.