DOJ: Defendants victimized elderly in QLaser fraud scheme
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 01, 2017
Elderly individuals and others paid $4,000 to $13,000 for devices they falsely were told could treat more than 200 medical conditions, according to the Department of Justice. Now three people alleged to...
Former Sunwest CEO’s 15-year prison sentence commuted on Trump administration’s final day
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 22, 2021
Jon Michael Harder, the former CEO of Sunwest Management convicted of defrauding assisted living community investors of millions of dollars, had his sentence commuted in a last-minute move by now-former...
Philip Esformes has 20-year sentence in fraud case commuted by President Trump
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 23, 2020
In one of two cases with assisted living connections, President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Philip Esformes, the former assisted living and skilled nursing facility owner who was sentenced...
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...