U.S.

Department of Justice

Annual Report to Congress on

Department of Justice Activities
to Combat Elder Fraud
and Abuse
October 18, 2021
“Te COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated injustices faced by far too many of the most
vulnerable among us, including older Americans and elderly people around the world. For too long, elderly
people have faced abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Even before the beginning of the worst pandemic in more
than a century, a study supported by the Justice Department’s National Institute of Justice found that at least
one in 10 older Americans are victims of some form of elder abuse each year.”

“[T]he Department of Justice reafrms its commitment to ending elder abuse in all its forms. Today we also
recognize the Justice Department attorneys, investigators, grantmakers, policymakers and professional staf
who work tirelessly every day with our partners both outside and inside every level of government across the
United States and around the world to advance the cause of elder justice.”

“In the days ahead, the Justice Department will continue to use all its available tools to prevent and combat
elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation – from enforcement actions to public awareness campaigns, and from
training and technical assistance to victims’ services and legal aid. Within the department, the Elder Justice
Initiative will step up eforts to seek and deliver justice for older Americans through a coordinated approach.
It will continue to lead and work with the Elder Justice Coordinators in all 94 U.S. Attorneys’ ofce, across
our law enforcement and grantmaking components, and alongside the department’s recently-revived Ofce
for Access to Justice.”

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AT T O R N E Y G E N E R A L M E R R I C K B . G A R L A N D
S t a t e m e n t o n Wo r l d E l d e r Ab u s e Aw a r e n e s s D a y
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 Table of Contents
Foreword .......................................................................................................................................ii

Introduction.................................................................................................................................1

Programmatic Highlights .....................................................................................................3

Elder Justice Case Highlights............................................................................................15

Public Outreach, and Professional

Resources and Training.........................................................................................................47

Victim Support............................................................................................................................63

Data and Research ...................................................................................................................75

Looking Forward.......................................................................................................................84

Appendix A: Elder Justice Criminal

and Civil Cases...........................................................................................................................89

Appendix B: Elder Justice Training

and Outreach Events............................................................................................................110

Appendix C: Elder Justice Projects

and Grants .................................................................................................................................154

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 Foreword
by Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta

Te Department of Justice is committed to using all of its tools

to ensure that seniors receive the support and protections
they deserve. Every year, millions of older Americans are
abused, neglected, and fnancially exploited, ofen by those
who are entrusted to care for them. Tis is unacceptable.
Te COVID-19 pandemic took a devastating toll on the
health and lives of older adults and exposed that too many
of them – especially those living on fxed incomes – are
socially isolated and economically vulnerable. Te victims of
the crimes described in this Annual Report are our parents,
grandparents, neighbors, and loved ones. Te Department
will do all it can to protect our nation’s seniors.
As highlighted in this Annual Report, the Department has aggressively pursued justice for
elders in a wide variety of felds – from nursing homes that provide grossly substandard care,
to multinational fraud schemes that target older adults, to guardians and others who abuse
their positions of trust. And the Department has actively sought to mitigate the economic
hardships caused by such crimes by protecting victims’ assets and returning forfeited funds
to victims of fnancial scams targeting older adults. To enhance our federal law enforcement
eforts, the Department has formed strong collaborative relationships with state and local
law enforcement and has developed in-person and online trainings to assist them in their
investigations of elder abuse and fnancial exploitation.
Tese law enforcement responses are critical to combatting elder abuse, but they cannot be
the only response. Indeed, many abuses against older adults go unreported because victims
are scared, lack support, or simply do not know who to call. Te Department has engaged
in public education campaigns and direct outreach to older adults to help them recognize
the warning signs of potential abuse and fnancial scams and to prevent those crimes from
happening. Te Department has also increased direct support for our seniors by providing
legal services to hundreds of older crime victims, particularly those in rural communities,
through the Elder Justice Civil Legal Services Program Fellows and by managing the National
Elder Fraud Hotline, which connects experienced case managers with callers reporting
suspected fraud. Te Department has provided trainings and webinars on elder abuse and
fnancial exploitation to hundreds of civil attorneys, prosecutors, judges, investigators, and
other elder justice professionals in multiple disciplines, to ensure that they can appropriately
respond to the specifc needs of older adults.
Finally, the Department has supported programs that seek to restore the safety and dignity
of victims of elder abuse through individual advocacy, crisis intervention, emergency shelter,
and civil legal assistance.
Te Department’s holistic approach of enforcement, training, education and outreach, and
victim services is essential to empowering seniors to prevent crimes and to providing them
with the necessary resources and support when those crimes do occur. We know more needs
to be done, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to strengthening the Department’s
eforts to ensure that our seniors live safe and secure lives.

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 Introduction
by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco

Tis past year, Americans faced a number of signifcant challenges,

many with direct and sometimes disproportionate impacts on
older adults. Te COVID-19 pandemic, for example, afected older
Americans hard: the data show that although persons older than
65 comprise roughly 17% of the population in the United States,
that group accounted for more than 78% of COVID-19 deaths.
Te pandemic has also led to the rise of pandemic-related fraud
schemes that prey on the sick and vulnerable, including older
Americans. Te ravages of the opioid epidemic, too, directly
impacted older adults, who may use prescription opioids to relieve
chronic conditions, such as arthritis, or pain caused by medical
procedures like surgery. In addition, older Americans continue to
be abused, neglected, or targeted by a seemingly endless array of
elder fraud schemes.
In the face of these historic challenges, the Department has acted aggressively to protect all Americans,
including older adults, and bring to justice those who seek to harm them. Te Department and
its partner agencies undertook an historic enforcement initiative to disrupt and detect pandemic-
related fraudulent schemes directed at government relief programs. And in May of 2021, the
Attorney General established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to marshal the resources
of the Department, in partnership with agencies across government, to enhance eforts to combat
and prevent pandemic-related fraud, including false cure and vaccine schemes. Te Department
has also pursued those who contributed to the opioid epidemic, including opioid manufacturers,
pharmacies, pain management clinics and physicians. In addition, the Department has investigated
and prosecuted the use of false information or stolen identities to obtain government benefts, as
well as bad actors targeting older adults and other members of our society as part of phishing scams,
fraudulent investment opportunities, or advance fee scams. To date, the Department has prosecuted
hundreds of defendants involved in causing well over $600 million in losses to the government and
consumers, including the elderly.
As refected in this Report, the Department has brought the same intensity, creativity, and resources
to bear in its eforts to combat abuse, neglect, and fnancial exploitation and fraud directed specifcally
at older Americans. Te Department, through its Elder Justice Coordinators, Assistant United States
Attorneys, and Trial Attorneys, brought over 220 criminal and civil enforcement actions, in 46 federal
judicial districts, against conduct that targeted or disproportionately afected older adults. Tese
included matters involving tech support fraud, romance scams, and telemarketing fraud; and matters
involving guardians or persons with powers of attorney who abused their authority and defrauded
their wards—including cases against nursing homes that provided their residents with grossly
substandard care and deprived them of the skilled nursing care to which they were entitled. Te
Department also conducted more than 400 elder justice training and outreach events during the past
year. Tese events are critical to raising public awareness of fraud schemes and scams so older adults
and their families can avoid being defrauded in the frst place. Tey also serve the important objective
of supporting our state and local law enforcement partners and enhancing their capacity to identify,
investigate, and respond to elder abuse and fraud.
Given the number of older adults reaching retirement age, it is unlikely that schemes targeting older
Americans or other forms of elder abuse and neglect will abate in the near future. Accordingly, we
must remain vigilant and steadfast in our commitment and eforts to achieve justice for all older
Americans.

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 Programmatic Highlights
A. Overview from fraud victims and forwarding it
to fraud organizers, many of whom are
Te Department is proud of its many located abroad. Some money mules know
accomplishments over the past year they are assisting fraudsters, but others are
documented in this report. In this section, unaware that their actions enable fraudsters’
a number of programmatic highlights are continued eforts. Many schemes that target
described. Fraud and abuse against older older Americans—such as lottery fraud,
adults continues unabated, if not exacerbated, romance fraud, technical support fraud,
during the pandemic and the ongoing opioid and government and business imposter
crisis. In the face of these unprecedented schemes—use money mules.
challenges, the Department’s response in
turn has been unrelenting and robust. Learn Eight United States law enforcement agencies
about the Department’s enforcement actions joined the 2020 Money Mule Initiative.
around money mules, how the Department Led by the Department’s Consumer
is assisting older victims, new online elder Protection Branch, the FBI, and the U.S.
abuse training for law enforcement, public Postal Inspection Service, the participating
outreach eforts designed to prevent abuse agencies included the Department of
and fraud, a frst-ever report by the FBI’s IC3 Labor Ofce of Inspector General, Federal
on elder fraud, and the Department’s embrace Deposit Insurance Corporation Ofce
of the new Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness of Inspector General, U.S. Immigration
to Prevent Elder Abuse Act of 2020 that and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland
amended the Elder Abuse Prevention and Security Investigations, Social Security
Prosecution Act of 2017, designed to increase Administration Ofce of Inspector General,
access to justice for victims with Alzheimer’s U.S. Secret Service, and U.S. Treasury
disease and related dementias. Inspector General for Tax Administration.
Te United States efort was conducted
B. Enforcement simultaneously with a Europol campaign,
the European Money Mule Action. As part
Money Mule Initiative of the efort, agencies also engaged with
consumer groups and private industry to
In the fall of 2020, the Department joined increase awareness about money mules and
its law enforcement partners in the United the role they play in victimizing American
States and abroad in a coordinated action consumers.
period that tackled the pervasive problem of
money mules. Money mules are individuals During the two month efort, law enforcement
who assist fraudsters by receiving money agencies took action against approximately

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2,300 money mules, far surpassing last FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
year’s efort, which acted against over 600 Recovery Asset Team
money mules. Actions occurred in every
state in the country. Law enforcement served Te FBI established the IC3 Recovery Asset
approximately 2,000 individuals with letters Team (RAT) in February 2018 to streamline
warning them that they were facilitating communication with fnancial institutions
fraud and could face civil or criminal and assist FBI feld ofces with freezing funds
consequences for continuing their actions. for victims who made transfers to domestic
Agents conducted over 450 interviews and accounts under fraudulent pretenses. Te
on 30 instances seized funds or facilitated RAT functions as a liaison between law
the return of victim funds. enforcement and fnancial institutions as
they conduct statistical and investigative
Over a dozen U.S. Attorney’s Ofces fled analysis.
criminal or civil actions against money
mules during the campaign. For instance, the From July 2020 – June 2021, IC3 RAT
U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the Central District processed 1412 complaints, with a reported
of California indicted three individuals loss of $389,047,768.74. RAT was able to
for collecting parcels containing victim successfully freeze $279,568,471.30 from the
proceeds in a government imposter scheme. total reported loss, leading to a 72% success
Te U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the Western rate. Of the 1412 incidents worked by RAT,
District of Texas indicted an individual 118 incidents involved victims over the age
for facilitating a lottery fraud scheme, and of 60 (excluding individuals reporting on
the U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the Eastern behalf of a business). Te reported loss for
District of Virginia charged a money mule these victims totaled $18,034,615.52. RAT
who laundered gif cards purchased by fraud was able to freeze $13,585,586.34, for a
victims. Additionally, U.S. Attorney’s Ofces success rate of 75%.
and the Consumer Protection Branch fled 17
civil actions seeking court orders requiring
money mules to stop facilitating fraudulent Money Laundering and Asset Recovery
activity. Section: Using Asset Forfeiture to
Compensate Older Victims
C. Victim Assistance and Recovery
Asset forfeiture is a critical tool in the recovery
While preventing elder abuse or fraud from of illicit gains arising from fnancial crimes
taking place in the frst place is always the best such as fraud, embezzlement, and thef. Te
outcome, the Department is committed to Department’s Asset Forfeiture Program plays
helping victims where such crimes do occur. a critical role in disrupting and dismantling
Below are some examples of the Department’s illegal enterprises, depriving criminals of the
eforts at helping victims of elder abuse, proceeds of illegal activity, deterring crime,
neglect, and fnancial exploitation and fraud. and restoring property to victims.

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Returning forfeited funds to victims has than $365 million in forfeited funds to over
been a key part of the Department’s Asset 148,000 victims, all of whom received full
Forfeiture Program. Te 2018 Attorney compensation for their losses. In this case,
General’s Guidelines on the Asset Forfeiture three specifc scams were directed towards
Program states that one of the primary goals of older adults including grandparent scams,
the forfeiture program is to “recover[] assets where the fraudster would pose as the victim’s
that may be used to compensate victims,” relative in need of immediate money to avoid
and “[w]henever possible, prosecutors personal harm; lottery or sweepstakes scams,
should use asset forfeiture to recover assets where the fraudster would tell the victim that
to return to victims of crime….”1 Since 2000, they had won a large cash prize but had to
the government has transferred more than pay fees such as taxes to claim the prize; and
$10 billion in forfeited funds to victims. romance scams, where the fraudster would
pose as an online love interest and request
Te Department’s Money Laundering and funds for a visit or for another purpose. In
Asset Recovery Section (MLARS) has each of these scams the fraudsters convinced
coordinated signifcant victim recoveries their victims to send money through Western
in cases with older victims. In the Bernard Union.5
Madof securities fraud case, the Department
has distributed almost $3.7 billion in forfeited In addition to the large-scale forfeitures and
funds to nearly 40,000 victims, including victim recoveries, forfeiture is also used to
many older victims.2 Te total recovery compensate victims of fnancial crimes and
from all sources of compensation represents scams specifcally targeting older adults. In
over 80% of their losses.3 MLARS has also the past year alone, MLARS has returned
coordinated signifcant victim recoveries over $800,000 in forfeited funds to victims
from the civil forfeiture paid by Western of a variety of elder fraud schemes, including
Union Company for its role in facilitating grandparent scams, romance scams, power
a fraud scheme involving persons posing as of attorney scams, investment fraud, and
victims’ family members needing assistance check cashing scams.
or promising prizes or job opportunities.4 To
date, the Department has distributed more

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Department of Justice, Ofce of the Attorney Gen., Attorney General’s Guidelines on the Asset Forfeiture Program, Part
V.D (2018).
2
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/acting-manhattan-us-attorney-announces-additional-distribution-more-488-
million-victims
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Id.
4
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-begins-third-distribution-forfeited-funds-compensate-victims-fraud-
scheme (June 30, 2021).
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Id.

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Ofce for Victims of Crime: Increasing Since 2020, through a cooperative agreement
Access to Justice through the Equal with Equal Justice Works, Elder Justice
Justice Works Elder Justice Civil Fellows, who are newly minted civil legal
Legal Services Program Fellows attorneys, have been providing holistic legal
services in-person or virtually so that they
can obtain justice for their clients and help
Te Ofce for Victims of Crime’s restore their dignity, safety, and fnancial
Transforming America’s Response to Elder well-being. While Elder Justice Fellows
Abuse: Mobilizing Attorneys for Older handled a variety of client issues, from
Victims of Abuse & Financial Exploitation fnancial exploitation and public benefts
program provides increased legal services fraud to protective orders, one of the vexing
for older victims of crime, particularly issues remains that of guardianship abuse.
in rural areas, to educate attorneys and Some of the Elder Justice Fellows reported
allied professionals about the needs of older clients discovered that their homes
older victims, and to increase coordinated are in foreclosure and they are deep in debt
multidisciplinary responses in supporting because the power of attorney or guardian
older victims of crime. Tere are 22 Elder failed to pay any bills and was withdrawing
Justice Fellows placed in 16 legal services the automatic deposits of pensions and
organizations throughout the United States social security for their own use as soon as
(see Map below). the funds went into the bank account.

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Some Elder Justice Fellows were unique in Initiative, in collaboration with the National
their eforts to gain access to isolated clients Center on Elder Abuse and the National
as a result of the pandemic-caused shut White Collar Crime Center, developed the
down, by volunteering for Meals on Wheels EAGLE Online Training. Law enforcement
– to ensure outreach materials were making ofcers can now for the frst time receive one
it directly to those older clients potentially in hour of POST credit in 36 states9 through
need of civil legal services. Between July 1, the IADLEST (International Association of
2020, and December 31, 2020, a total of 478 Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and
older crime victims were provided with direct Training) National Certifcation ProgramTM
legal services and hundreds of others were at no cost.
provided legal information or were directed
to appropriate external services. During
the same time period, the grantee provided
25 trainings to nearly 600 professionals,
conducted 217 outreach activities, and
developed 46 new partnerships. For World
Elder Abuse Awareness Day, two Fellows
shared their experiences empowering older
adults.6

D. Training and Resources

Elder Justice Initiative: IADLEST-Certifed

EAGLE Online Training

To support the eforts of state and local

law enforcement, in October 2020 the
Department released the EAGLE Online Attesting to the value of the EAGLE Online
Training.7 EAGLE stands for Elder Abuse Training is a detective in the Sublette County
Guide for Law Enforcement. Te EAGLE8 (Wyoming) Sherif ’s Ofce who authored
itself is a web-based module to assist law an article in the Ofce of Community
enforcement while in the feld or at their Oriented Policing Services’ (COPS Ofce)
desk. Based on the EAGLE, the Elder Justice Community Policing Dispatch e-newsletter

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Yang-Green, A. Shedding Light on Elder Abuse & Exploitation during the Pandemic. June 15, 2021. Equal Justice Works.
Available at: https://www.equaljusticeworks.org/news/shedding-light-on-elder-abuse-exploitation-during-the-pandemic/
7
https://www.nw3c.org/online-training/online-course-detail/488
8
https://eagle.usc.edu/
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https://iadlest-ncp.org/
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https://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/06-2021/exposing_the_scammers.html

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titled “Exposing the Scammers: A Wyoming Initiative released a 2021 WEAAD webpage,11
Sherif ’s Ofce Fights Financial Crimes featuring President Biden’s WEAAD
Against Seniors.”10 Sublette County Proclamation,12 highlighting Attorney General
Detective Travis Lanning recounts how an Garland’s WEAAD Proclamation,13 and
older adult in his community experienced a recognizing the unprecedented hardship
fnancial scam. As these are complex cases, experienced by older adults in the midst of
Detective Lanning recognized the need the global pandemic and the opioid crisis,
for training in fnancial scams targeting two unparalleled historic events contributing
older adults, noting in small communities to the victimization of older adults.
law enforcement ofen is unable to attend
in-person training. However, the EAGLE
Online Training aforded an opportunity
for even a small community like Sublette
County to obtain training in recognizing and
responding to fnancial crimes committed
against older adults. Also as a result of the
training and increased awareness among
law enforcement, Sublette County identifed
the need to develop a public awareness
campaign that has resulted in additional
older community residents stepping forward
to reveal their fnancial victimization,
providing an opportunity to investigate and
assist with recovery.

E. Public Outreach Also to commemorate WEAAD, the

Department co-hosted a webinar with
2021 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day our federal partners titled “Coming
(WEAAD) Back Strong afer COVID-19: Federal
Elder Justice Innovations and Resources”
Te Elder Justice Initiative
(6/9/2021), featuring fve federal agencies
Since 2006, the elder justice community commemorating WEAAD and describing
has commemorated World Elder Abuse their respective tools and resources. Te
Awareness Day (WEAAD) to raise awareness webinar had 342 attendees, and is now
about elder abuse. In 2021, the Elder Justice publically available.14

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https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day
12
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefng-room/presidential-actions/2021/06/14/a-proclamation-on-world-elder-abuse-
awareness-day-2021/
13
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/statement-attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-world-elder-abuse-awareness-day
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https://trea.usc.edu/resource/coming-back-strong-afer-covid-19-federal-elder-justice-innovations-and-resources/

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U. S. Attorney’s Ofces’ WEAAD multimedia production frm located in West
Commemorations Virginia, to create a video titled “Financial
Scams – Deceit and Devastation.”15 Tis
Many of the U.S. Attorney’s Ofces engaged partnership also led to the production of
in WEAAD commemorations as well. Several public service announcements designed
ofces produced press releases and posts to to further educate the public about these
social media; the U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for schemes. Community awareness is the
the Southern District of Florida participated frst, and perhaps most important, step in
in a community Farm Share Drive-Trough, engaging the public in helping to prevent
handing out elder abuse fyers to food this form of elder abuse.
recipients; the U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the
District of Maryland participated in an AARP F. Data and Research
Tele-Town Hall describing government
imposter scams, spoofng, gif card scams, Te FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint
romance scams, COVID-19 related scams, Center’s First-Ever Elder Fraud Report
and explaining how the Ofce is working
to address fraud committed against older Te FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center16
adults; and the U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the (IC3) receives and tracks thousands of
District of Puerto Rico hosted a WEAAD complaints daily, reported by victims of
webinar for nursing home administrators, fraud. Tis reporting is key to identifying,
caregivers, and service providers. Tese are investigating, and holding those responsible
just a few of the ways U.S. Attorney’s Ofces accountable for their actions. In 2020, IC3
commemorated WEAAD. A complete listing created the frst annual Elder Fraud Report17
of these outreach (and training) events is – a summary of complaints submitted by or
available in Appendix B. on behalf of victims aged 60 and over. Each
year, millions of older Americans fall victim
Te U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the Southern to some type of fnancial fraud or internet
District of West Virginia scheme, such as romance scams, tech
support fraud, and lottery or sweepstakes
Fraud schemes which exploit older adults scams. Criminals gain their targets’ trust or
are the fastest growing form of elder abuse. use tactics of intimidation and threats to take
In an efort to raise public awareness of these advantage of their victims. Once successful,
elder fraud schemes, in June 2021, the U.S. scammers are likely to continue their
Attorney’s Ofce for the Southern District eforts because of the prospect of signifcant
of West Virginia partnered with Pikewood fnancial gain.
Creative, an award-winning video and
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XiTUXfXfxo
16
https://www.fi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/the-fis-internet-crime-complaint-center-ic3-marks-its-20th-year
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https://www.ic3.gov/Media/PDF/AnnualReport/2020_IC3ElderFraudReport.pdf

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In 2020, IC3 received a total of 791,790 basis, several crime types showed signifcant
complaints with reported losses exceeding increases from 2019. Te number of identity
$4.1 billion. Based on the information thef victims increased approximately 176%,
provided in the complaints, approximately extortion victims were up approximately
28% of the fraud victims identifed were 90%, and non-payment/non-delivery victims
over the age of 60, resulting in approximately increased by 88%.
$1 billion in losses to older adults. Tis
represents an increase of approximately $300 In addition to the 2020 Elder Fraud Report,
million in losses reported in 2020 versus IC3 also published a tri-fold brochure18
what was reported by victims over age 60 in entitled “Elder Fraud.” Te brochure, which
2019. is available for distribution to the public,
describes common fraud schemes afecting
older adults and steps older adults may take
to protect themselves.

Last year, residents of California, Texas,

Florida, and New York fled the greatest
number of fraud complaints submitted
by older Americans, with losses totaling
approximately $362 million. Confdence
fraud/romance scams ($281 million),
Business Email Compromise/Email Account
Compromise (BEC/EAC) ($169 million),
and tech support scams ($116 million) were
responsible for the greatest loss amounts,
followed closely by investment fraud totaling
approximately $98 million. On a per-victim

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https://www.ic3.gov/Content/PDF/Elder_Fraud_Tri-fold.pdf

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G. Legislative Updates Embracing the Act’s intent, the Department
steadfastly supports the goal of increasing
EAPPA Amendment: Promoting access to justice for persons with ADRD and
Alzheimer’s Awareness to Prevent is currently engaged in determining what
Elder Abuse Act of 2020 training and resources would most beneft
the feld. Te Department has in the past
Signed into law December 22, 2020, the developed training and resources around
Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness to this issue and a sampling of those eforts is
Prevent Elder Abuse Act (P. L. 116-252) has described below.
as its purpose:
Te Department’s ADRD Training, Tools
To amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Resources
and Prosecution Act to improve the
prevention of elder abuse and exploitation Elder Justice Professionals: Law Enforcement
of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease Law enforcement is an important constituency,
and related dementias. and therefore the Department has developed
a law enforcement page21 on the Elder Justice
According to the Alzheimer’s Association,19 Website, hosting training and tools to
6.2 million Americans age 65 and older are investigate cases involving older adults and
living with Alzheimer’s dementia (p. 19), persons with ADRD, including:
age being the strongest risk factor (p. 13). • Safe Return: Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias Guide for Law Enforcement22
(ADRD) contributes to diminished fnancial (Alzheimer’s Association)
capacity,20 increasing the risk of fnancial • A Booming Problem: Alzheimer’s,
exploitation, and potentially placing the Dementia, and Elder Abuse23 (COPS
assets of older adults in jeopardy. At times, Ofce)
cases involving persons with ADRD are • Approaching Alzheimer’s: First
Responder Training Program24
declined by local, state and federal criminal
(Alzheimer’s Association)
justice professionals. • Communicating with Someone with
Dementia25 (Alzheimer’s Association)

19
https://www.alz.org/media/Documents/alzheimers-facts-and-fgures.pdf
20
Triebel, K. L., Gerstenecker, A., & Marson, D. C. (2018). Financial and medical decision-making capacity in mild
cognitive impairment and dementia. In G. E. Smith & S. T. Farias (Eds.), APA Handbook of Dementia (pp. 219–235).
American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000076-011
21
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/law-enforcement-1
22
https://www.alz.org/national/documents/SafeReturn_lawenforcement.pdf
23
https://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/05-2015/alzheimers_dementia_elder_abuse.asp
24
https://www.alz.org/professionals/frst-responders
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https://www.alz.org/help-support/caregiving/daily-care/communications

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Elder Justice Professionals: Prosecutors Elder Justice Professionals: Te Elder Justice
Initiative Webinar Series
Te Department is committed to ensuring
Te Elder Justice Initiative’s (EJI’s) renowned
federal, state and local prosecutors have webinar series features several webinars
the training and tools to robustly and on this topic, presented by elder justice
appropriately respond to victims of elder experts from across the country, designed
abuse, including victims with ADRD. Te to ensure elder justice professionals have
Prosecutors page26 consistently receives the a clear understanding of these issues and
most page views on the Elder Justice Website, the tools to respond appropriately and
along with the Elder Abuse Statutes page.27 compassionately. In addition to attendance
Te Prosecutor Training Video Series, hosted at the live webinar, the recorded version of
these webinars is available free of charge on
on the Prosecutors page, features several
both the Elder Justice Website and the EJI
short (5 – 15 minute) segments on issues YouTube Channel. Titles include:
relevant to this Act. Titles include:
• Te Neuroscience Behind Financial
• Dementia and Mild Cognitive Scams36 (July 14, 2020)
Impairment28 • What Data Reveals About
• Cognitive Capacity and Consent29 Administering Capacity Assessments37
• Cognitive Capacity Evaluation and (October 8, 2020)
Screening Tools30 • Increasing Access to Capacity
• Consent and Other Common Defenses31 Assessments via New Technologies38
• Overcoming Defenses32 (October 26, 2018)
• Undue Infuence33 • Digging Deeper: When Consent is Not
• Cognitive Capacity Evaluators and Consent39 (September 6, 2018)
How to Find Tem34 • Responding to Elder Abuse Victims
• Working with Older Victims: When with Alzheimer’s Disease or Other
the Victim has Dementia35 Dementias40 (July 19, 2018)

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https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/prosecutors-0
27
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/elder-justice-statutes-0
28
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/dementia-and-other-mild-cognitive-impairment
29
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/cognitive-capacity
30
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/cognitive-capacity-evaluation-and-screening-tools
31
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/consent-and-other-common-defenses
32
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/overcoming-defenses
33
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/undue-infuence
34
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/cognitive-capacity-evaluators
35
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/when-victim-has-dementia
36
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/neuroscience-behind-fnancial-scams
37
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/what-data-reveals-about-administering-capacity-assessments
38
https://www.ovcttac.gov/videos/dspPlayVideo.cfm?video=EJI_Increasing_Access_to_Capacity_Assessments_10262018.
mp4&folder=migrate-ac
39
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/digging-deeper-when-consent-not-consent
40
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/responding-elder-abuse-victims-alzheimer-s-disease-or-other-dementias

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 • Forensic Interviewing With Older • Assessing Cognitive Capacity in Elder
Adults41 (December 8, 2017) Abuse Cases42 (August 21, 2017)

41
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/forensic-interviewing-older-adults
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https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/assessing-cognitive-capacity-elder-abuse-cases

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 Elder Justice Case Highlights
A. Overview 9, 2020, an indictment of Rita Copeland for
eight counts of wire fraud and one count of
During the reporting period of July 1, 2020, aggravated identity thef.
to June 30, 2021, the Department engaged
in a wide range of enforcement related Rita Copeland operated an entity known as
activities in 229 criminal and civil cases that “Veteran Services of the Commonwealth.”
targeted or disproportionately afected older She purported to provide caregiving,
adults in 46 federal judicial districts (see
contracting, and rental assistance services
Appendix A for a complete listing of cases).
to various veterans from 2016 through 2019.
Approximately 10% of the cases were civil
Copeland allegedly caused a number of
in nature.43 In addition to the cases detailed
in Appendix A, the Department is actively victims to apply for Home Improvements
pursuing other matters that we are unable to and Structural Alterations grants through
include in this report due to their procedural the Department of Veterans Afairs. Such
status (e.g., they are fled under seal or are in grant payments are to be used for certain
the grand jury stage). Case examples within designated improvements to the residences
each of nearly 20 fraud categories, as well as of veterans. Copeland allegedly failed to
Americans with Disabilities Act settlement perform all of the promised work and used
agreements and resolutions, are described a portion of these payments to her own
below. beneft, diverted the income and retirement
fund payments of another veteran to a bank
B. Case Highlights account that she had opened, and allegedly
obtained fraudulently and diverted loan
Fraud Cases
funds and used the credit and debit cards
of an older victim. Finally, Copeland also
Veteran Fraud
allegedly engaged in a rental fraud scheme,
U.S. v. Copeland (Eastern District of Virginia)44 purporting to link veterans with landlords,
but then diverting rental and security deposit
Te U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the Eastern payments to her own beneft.
District of Virginia announced on October

43
Tese civil matters do not include actions taken by the Civil Rights Division.
44
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/portsmouth-woman-charged-fraud-scheme-targeting-veterans

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In the Eastern District of Virginia, we are frmly committed
to protecting elderly and vulnerable adults from fnancial
exploitation. Working closely with our federal, state, and
local partners, we have prosecuted impactful cases through
which we have safeguarded elders, including veterans and
disabled individuals, recovered and returned victim funds,
and dismantled overseas groups targeting Americans with
false promises of lottery payouts and threats of imminent
arrest. We are conducting outreach campaigns to educate
our community on how to identify and report these
destructive schemes. We will continue to use every means
available to advance the cause of elder justice and hold
accountable those who defraud vulnerable victims out of
their hard-earned retirement funds.

Raj Parekh, Former Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern

District of Virginia

Money Mules fraud scams, and business email compromise

schemes. When fraud proceeds were
U.S. v. Richardson (District of Columbia)45 deposited into Richardson’s accounts, he and
a co-conspirator executed an agreed-upon
Te U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the District of plan on how to distribute the fraudulent
Columbia announced that Julien Richardson proceeds as quickly as possible to evade
was sentenced on January 26, 2021, to 40 detection.
months of imprisonment for conspiring to
commit money laundering. In the course of the conspiracy, victims lost
over $549,000. For his part in the scheme,
From April 2016 through February 2018, Richardson received 15% of the proceeds.
Richardson conspired to launder money
on behalf of others who had stolen money U.S. v. Hong (Eastern District of Virginia)46
from numerous victims. Richardson created
aliases and shell companies, which he used On November 20, 2020, the U.S. Attorney’s
to open bank accounts. Tese newly created Ofce for the Eastern District of Virginia
accounts were used to receive and launder announced that Jin Hong pleaded guilty to
fraud proceeds from a variety of schemes, his role in fraud schemes where victims are
relative impersonation schemes, lottery induced to purchase gif cards.

45
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/new-york-man-sentenced-prison-money-laundering
46
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/chinese-national-pleads-guilty-role-11-million-fraud-scheme

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Hong was part of a wire fraud conspiracy in the rest to others involved in the fraudulent
which members of the conspiracy contacted schemes, including to individuals in Ghana.
victims by telephone or through social Te victims tricked into sending money to
media and assumed fctitious identities. Te Clark’s accounts included fve individuals
conspirators falsely claimed to be from the who were victimized through Internet-
Internal Revenue Service or an employee based romance fraud, as well as corporate
of a fnancial institution and falsely told and government victims, specifcally, Clark
victims they were entitled to money or under received two deposits from the Social
some form of immediate fnancial threat, Security Administration afer fraudsters
such as having their personal identifcation compromised the Social Security Numbers of
information compromised by known two victims and directed the Social Security
criminals. Hong and his co-conspirators Administration to send money to Clark
used these ruses and others to trick the instead of the intended benefciaries. Clark
victims into purchasing gif cards and then received one fraudulent deposit from a life
sending the gif cards’ redemption codes to insurance company afer computer hackers
them. Hong, along with co-conspirators and compromised the company’s computer
others, then used the fraudulently obtained systems and directed the company to send
redemption codes to purchase goods totaling Clark an insurance disbursement intended
approximately $1.1 million. for somebody else. Clark received over
$250,000 in fraudulently obtained funds
U.S. v. Clark (District of Delaware)47 between July 2017 and August 2018. 

Te U.S Attorney’s Ofce for the District of Technical Support Fraud

Delaware announced in March 2021, that
Mark Clark was sentenced to 27 months in U.S. v. Leyva (Southern District of New York)48
prison afer pleading guilty to one count of
bank fraud. For almost four years, Romana Leyva
Clark opened personal and business bank conspired with a criminal fraud ring that
accounts at numerous fnancial institutions used popup messages to convince victims
in his own name and in the name of other into thinking that their computers were
individuals, including his own deceased infected with malware and that by calling the
relatives, for the purpose of receiving number listed on the message they would
fraudulently obtained wire transfers from be connected with a well-known, legitimate
fraud victims. Once the victims’ money technology company. Instead, people who
hit Clark’s accounts, he would convert a called the listed phone number reached
portion of it for his own use and distribute conspiracy members located in India who

47
https://www.justice.gov/usao-de/pr/liberian-man-sentenced-27-months-bank-fraud
48
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/las-vegas-woman-pleads-guilty-10-million-tech-support-fraud-scheme-exploited-
elderly

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 Te Consumer Protection Branch is committed to protecting
America’s seniors from fraud. Working closely with our partners,
we will continue to work tirelessly to impede, investigate, and
prosecute fraudsters and those who knowingly aid them.

Gustav W. Eyler
Director
Consumer Protection Branch, Civil Division

tricked victims to pay fees ranging from schemes related to phony technical support
several hundreds to thousands of dollars to services. Four defendants (described below)
fx non-existent problems with their devices. received multiyear sentences for their
Te fraud ring, at times, revictimized people conduct; a ffh was sentenced to time served.
whom they had previously tricked into Defendants’ schemes included the use
paying for unnecessary services. of popup messages designed to convince
victims they needed to pay for technical
On June 16, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for support services, as well as “refund scams.”
the Southern District of New York announced In a refund scam, victims are contacted and
that Leyva pled guilty to conspiracy to told that they are entitled to a refund for
commit wire fraud and conspiracy to previously paid fees. Trough manipulation
intentionally damage a protected computer. – usually the display of false bank account
Leyva’s role in the scheme was to provide balances on the victims’ computer screens
U.S.-based infrastructure for the scheme. – the operators convinced the victims that
Leyva opened corporate entities, recruited sums far in excess of the refund amount had
others to open corporate entities, and assisted accidentally been deposited into the victims’
others in setting up bank accounts, including accounts. Because the victims had not in fact
coaching them to make misrepresentations received any money, those who “returned”
to bank employees when necessary. Leyva money were actually sending more of their
admitted she was a leader or organizer of own money to the fraudsters.
the conspiracy, which generated more than
$10 million in proceeds from at least 7,500 U.S. v. Sachdeva (District of Rhode Island)50
victims.
On November 9, 2020, Chirag Sachdeva was
U.S. v. Nahrang (District of Rhode Island) 49
sentenced to thirty-three months in federal
prison afer his guilty plea to seven counts of
Te U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the District wire fraud. Sachdeva had access to personal
of Rhode Island secured guilty pleas from information that had been surreptitiously
fve individuals who played various roles in taken from victims’ computers while they

49
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ri/pr/fve-tied-millions-dollars-telemarketing-fraud-convicted
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-ri/pr/telemarketing-fraudster-sentenced-second-awaits-sentencing

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were being exploited as part of a technical fve-year long operation of a call center in
support fraud scheme. Sachdeva admitted he India that deceived victims into paying for
sought to use information from the victims, technical support services. Asri’s call center
all of whom were over the age of 65, to steal victimized approximately 1,950 victims
additional money. who paid approximately $940,995, falsely
believing their computers were at risk.
U.S. v. Kumar (District of Rhode Island)51
On February 12, 2021, Manish Kumar was U.S. v. Zahid (Southern District of
sentenced to twenty-four months in prison. Mississippi)54
He previously pled guilty to conspiracy to
commit wire fraud, four counts of wire fraud, Te U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the Southern
and two counts of aggravated identity thef. District of Mississippi announced on April
Kumar routed victim telephone calls to call 26, 2021, that Neman Zahid pled guilty to
centers in India. He also provided call center money laundering. Zahid assisted leaders
operators with a bank account to which of a fraud ring that sent emails or telephone
victims could send money, which was then messages falsely advising consumers that
forwarded to Kumar and his co-conspirators. their computers were infected with malware
or otherwise compromised. Once given
U.S. v. Nahrang (District of Rhode Island)52 permission to access remotely the victims’
computers, conspirators from the United
On March 17, 2021, Sahil Nahrang was
States or abroad would pilfer victims’
sentenced to three years in prison following
his guilty plea to conspiracy to commit wire personal identifcation information and
fraud and ten counts of wire fraud. Nahrang bank account passwords. Victims ofen were
owned and operated an India-based call older adults. 
center that used fraudulent popup messages
and engaged in refund scams. Nahrang Zahid aided the conspirators by incorporating
also assisted other call centers with similar a company called US Professional Support,
schemes by routing calls to fraudulent call Inc., and opening bank accounts for the
centers and providing some of them with business. Conspirators would then use the
bank account information through which business names and the bank accounts to
victim payments fowed. transfer and remove money obtained from
victims during the scam.
U.S. v. Asri (District of Rhode Island)53
On May 27, 2021, Himanshu Asri was
sentenced to three years in prison for his

51
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ri/pr/telemarket-fraudster-sentenced-two-years-prison
52
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ri/pr/telemarket-fraudster-sentenced-federal-prison
53
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ri/pr/telemarketing-fraudster-sentenced-federal-prison
54
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdms/pr/carthage-man-pleads-guilty-telemarketing-crimes

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West Virginia has the third-oldest population in the United States.
In the Southern District of West Virginia, we honor and cherish
our elderly population. Tis ofce is committed to identifying,
investigating, preventing, and prosecuting fnancial fraud which
targets the elderly. Te fnancial and emotional impact of these
crimes can leave devastating long-term efects.

Lisa G. Johnston, Former Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern

District of West Virginia

Romance Fraud Ojedokun and other conspirators opened

bank accounts, called “drop accounts,” in
U.S. v. Ojedokun (District of Maryland)55 order to receive millions of dollars from
the victims. According to the evidence,
Sentenced in March 2021 to nine years in Ojedokun and his co-conspirators laundered
prison, Banjo Ojedokun was prosecuted by money received from the fraud victims
the U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the District by buying used cars and shipping them to
of Maryland and convicted of money Nigeria, among other methods. In addition,
laundering afer a jury trial. According to the evidence at trial showed that the
evidence presented at trial, members of the conspirators engaged in other types of fraud,
conspiracy searched online dating websites including a fraudulent employment scam in
to initiate romantic relationships. Tey which the victim was led to believe she had
phoned, e-mailed, texted, and used Internet been hired by a company, and was instructed
chat messenger services to form romantic to deposit the proceeds of a fraudulent
relationships with the victims, who lived check into a drop account controlled by the
throughout the United States. Witnesses conspirators.
testifed that members of the conspiracy
used false stories and promises to convince U.S. v. Osei (District of Massachusetts)56
the many victims to provide money to the
conspirators, including fake hospital bills, On February 26, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s
plane trips to visit the victims, problems with Ofce for the District of Massachusetts
overseas businesses, and foreign taxes. Te announced the arrest of Ghanian national
loss to the eight victims who testifed at trial Kof Osei who had been indicted on seven
was well over $1 million and the overall total counts of making a false statement to a bank,
loss was substantially higher. six counts of wire fraud, and two counts of
money laundering.

55
https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/nigerian-national-sentenced-nine-years-federal-prison-money-laundering-
conspiracy-related
56
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/ghanaian-national-arrested-wire-fraud-and-money-laundering-arising-17-million-
romance

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According to the indictment, from Moore and others engaged in a fraudulent
approximately 2016 to at least 2020, Osei scheme to defraud unsuspecting victims
opened bank accounts in the greater by perpetrating an online romance scam.
Boston area using fake identity documents. Te indictment alleges that Moore and
Tose bank accounts were used to receive his co-conspirators generally targeted
fraudulently obtained funds from a victims through Facebook and other social
number of victims of romance scams, media platforms with false promises of a
in which perpetrators created fctitious romantic relationship. Moore and others
online personas to develop online romantic allegedly communicated with the victims via
relationships with individuals in the United emails, text messages, and phone calls, and
States, and then leveraged those relationships purported to be in a romantic relationship
to obtain money and/or property. Once the with the victims, when in reality no such
fraudulently obtained funds reached the relationship existed. Te indictment alleges
accounts, it is alleged that Osei generally that Moore and his co-conspirators used a
withdrew the money in cash, used the funds number of lies to obtain the victims’ money,
to purchase cashier’s checks, or spent the including that the money was needed to
money on personal purchases. Altogether, obtain travel documents or to release funds
the fraudulent accounts received $1.7 held by customs ofcials.
million.
Te indictment further alleges that Moore
lied to agents when he was questioned at
U.S. v. Moore (Western District of North
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Carolina)57
about the source of the $75,000 in cash found
in his possession, and later, Moore made false
On March 2, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Ofce
statements and representations on a federal
for the Western District of North Carolina form in an attempt to conceal that the money
announced that Michael Moore was arrested had come from a defrauded victim.
for wire fraud for his involvement in an
online romance scam that targeted older Telemarketing Fraud
adults. He was also charged with making
false statements to an agency of the United U.S. v. Rahm; U.S. v. Timmerman; U.S. v.
States. According to the indictment, Moore Mathias; U.S. v. Olberg; U.S. v. Oelrich; and
and his co-conspirators obtained over $1.5 U.S. v. Wilson (District of Minnesota)58
million and victimized at least 30 people.
Between June 2020 and April 2021,
According to allegations contained in the over sixty defendants were charged by
indictment, beginning in January 2016, information or indictment in the District of

57
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/liberian-national-arrested-federal-charges-connection-online-romance-scam-
targeting
58
https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/sixty-defendants-charged-300-million-nationwide-telemarketing-fraud-scheme;
see also https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/california-woman-63rd-defendant-charged-nationwide-telemarketing-
scheme

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Minnesota for their roles in a $300 million signing the consumer up for an entirely new
nationwide telemarketing scheme targeting and expensive magazine subscription. Other
more than 150,000 older and vulnerable telemarketers used a “cancellation” script
victims across the United States. Te charges that targeted consumers who had previously
included conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, fallen prey to the scheme by falsely claiming
and violating the Senior Citizens Against to be calling from the magazine “cancellation
Marketing Scams Act of 1994. department” and ofering to consolidate
and cancel existing magazine subscriptions.
According to allegations in the indictments Tese telemarketers also ofered a lump-
and court records, the defendants participated sum payment amount in order to pay of the
in telemarketing schemes over the course consumer’s existing balance. However, the
of 20 years through dozens of fraudulent telemarketer’s magazine company actually
magazine sales companies located across had no relationship with the consumer and
the United States as well as in Canada and there was no balance owed to the company.
the Philippines. Tese fraudulent magazine
companies operated telemarketing call Te defendants charged for their role in
centers from which their employees made these schemes included scheme leaders,
calls using deceptive sales scripts designed fraudulent magazine company owners,
to defraud consumers by inducing them call center managers, telemarketers, and
to make large or repeated payments to the lead brokers. Te leaders of the scheme
companies in connection with purported provided a variety of services to owners
magazine subscriptions. of the fraudulent magazine companies to
facilitate the scheme. Tese services included
Te call centers at these fraudulent the provision of sofware that tracked
magazine companies used lead lists of orders, sales, and customer information as
potential customers to target victims and well as lead lists of potential consumers to
the telemarketers used sales scripts to call victimize as part of the scheme. Te leaders
and fraudulently induce the victims to make also sent out confrmation letters, invoices,
payments to the magazine companies. Many and collection letters to consumers who
of the telemarketers made use of a “renewal” had been victimized by the fraudulent
script in which the telemarketer falsely magazine companies. Te owners of
claimed to be calling from the consumer’s the telemarketing companies provided
existing magazine subscription company these lead lists and fraudulent scripts to
about an existing magazine subscription telemarketers and call center managers who
package. Te telemarketer fraudulently trained the telemarketers to use the scripts to
ofered to reduce the monthly cost of the induce consumers to provide money to the
consumer’s existing subscription when, fraudulent magazine companies. Te scheme
in reality, the telemarketer’s magazine also involved lead brokers who bought and
company had no existing relationship with sold lead lists of consumers to the fraudulent
the consumer and was actually fraudulently magazine companies.

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 Targeting criminals who steal from seniors, who will likely
not ever be able to earn back those stolen funds, is a priority
for our ofce in Los Angeles. Whether it’s home-grown Ponzi
investment schemers, overseas phone-based scam artists, or
U.S.-based groups who launder the gif card numbers that
seniors were tricked into buying, our ofce prosecutes all
facets of elder fraud to bring the responsible parties to justice.
Using an all-tools approach, our elder justice team engages
in outreach both to provide education and support to our
wonderful local and state partners, and to provide consumer
education to empower members of the public to spot and
avoid scams.
Tracy Wilkison, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central
District of California

As of August 2021, thirty-three defendants have prosecuted a series of cases involving

have pleaded guilty to charges. Tese the owners and operators of call centers
defendants include fraudulent magazine located in Peru and other South American
company owners, call center managers, and countries that use Internet-based telephone
telemarketers. One of the defendants who calls to lie to and threaten Spanish-speaking
pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to commit victims in the United States. Te callers ofen
mail fraud, Michael Oelrich, owned several falsely accuse the victims of failing to accept
companies involved in fraudulent magazine delivery of certain products and claim the
sales and admitted to defrauding thousands victims owe thousands of dollars in fees and
of victims out of more than $100 million. that court proceedings would be brought
Another defendant who owned multiple against them. In truth, the victims – many of
companies, Brian James Williams, admitted whom were older adults – had never ordered
to defrauding thousands of victims and the products or agreed to make payment.
agreed to pay more than $29 million in
restitution to all identifed victims. U.S. v. Henrry Milla Campuzano, et al.
(Southern District of Florida)59
Telemarketing Fraud Targeting Spanish-
Speaking Americans In October 2020, fve Peruvian nationals
were extradited to Miami to face charges
Te Department’s Consumer Protection related to a series of call centers that they ran
Branch and the U.S. Postal Inspection in Peru from 2011 through 2018. Tese fve
Service, with support from the U.S. Attorney’s defendants were part of a seven-defendant
Ofce for the Southern District of Florida, indictment fled in June 2018 in the

59
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/fve-peruvians-extradited-overseeing-call-centers-threatened-and-defrauded-spanish-
speaking

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Southern District of Florida. Like many of U.S. v. Guerra, Hidalgo Marchan, Hermoza,
these fraudulent call centers, the defendants et al. (Southern District of Florida)61
supervised call centers where callers falsely
threatened Spanish-speaking victims in On September 3, 2020, the U.S. District
the United States with legal consequences Court for the Southern District of Florida
for failing to pay for and accept delivery of sentenced Johnny Enso Hidalgo Marchan,
products the victims never ordered. Te of Lima, Peru, to 100 months in prison for
callers posed as lawyers, court ofcials,
his role overseeing a Peruvian call center that
federal agents and representatives of a “minor
extorted and defrauded United States victims.
crimes court” in attempting to convince the
victims to pay these illusory fees. Earlier in 2020, Hidalgo’s co-defendants,
Rodolfo Hermoza and Francesco Guerra
U.S. v. Adrianzen (Southern District of were sentenced to 88 months and 90 months
Florida)60 in prison, respectively. Te three defendants
were extradited from Peru in December 2019
On May 21, 2021, the U.S. District Court to face a 37-count indictment charging them
for the Southern District of Florida with conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and
sentenced Angel Adrianzen to 121 months other charges.
in prison for conspiring with the operators
of Peruvian call centers to threaten and Grandparent Fraud
defraud Spanish-speaking United States
consumers. Adrianzen’s co-conspirators at
the Peruvian call centers falsely threatened U.S. v. Pla and Palmer (Northern District of
victims with court proceedings, negative Ohio)62
marks on their credit reports, imprisonment,
or immigration consequences if they did not In July 2021, the U.S. District Court for
pay for the purportedly delivered products. the Northern District of Ohio sentenced
John Tyler Pla and Johnny Lee Palmer
Adrianzen assisted these fraudulent call to, respectively, thirty-seven months and
centers by receiving victims’ payments and thirty-three months in federal prison for
shipping products to the victims, despite orchestrating a “grandparent scam” and
knowing that the call centers used fraudulent
causing losses of approximately $383,000 to
and extortionate tactics to extract money
eight older victims between July and August
from vulnerable victims. Adrianzen was also
convicted of and sentenced for two counts of of 2020. Te district court also ordered the
possession of child pornography for images defendants to pay restitution in the amount
found on his laptop computer and cell phone of $383,932 to their victims. A grand jury
during the investigation of the fraud scheme. had charged Pla and Palmer with conspiracy
60
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdf/pr/california-resident-sentenced-121-months-prison-facilitating-telemarketing-
conspiracy
61
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-peruvian-men-sentenced-signifcant-terms-incarceration-overseeing-call-centers
62
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/two-forida-men-sentenced-running-grandparent-scam-northern-ohio

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to commit wire fraud and wire fraud in fraud, mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit
November 2020, and they pleaded guilty to money laundering. All fve defendants
those charges in March 2021. had previously been charged by criminal
complaint.
Te indictment and other court records
refect that, as part of this scheme, unknown According to the indictment and other court
co-conspirators called older victims claiming documents, defendants would travel to a
to be a relative, such as a grandchild, or an city, identify unoccupied residences where
attorney for the relative, and falsely told overnight packages could be sent, and relay
the older victims that the relative had been those addresses to other co-conspirators
arrested and needed money in order to who placed calls to older victims. Tese
bail out of jail. Te caller would also make callers falsely told the older victims that their
arrangements with the older victim for a grandchild or other relative had some form of
courier to pick up the money in person for legal, medical, or other emergency and that
the purported bail. Pla and Palmer then the grandchild or relative urgently needed
rented vehicles and traveled to the victims’ money. Te callers, who ofen claimed to be
residences to collect the money in person. an attorney, police ofcer, or other authority
As part of the scheme, Pla and Palmer fgure, told the victims to send an overnight
traveled from Tampa, Florida, to multiple delivery of cash, ofen between $5,000
states, including Ohio, Iowa, and Wisconsin, and $15,000, to one of the addresses that
to pick up money from victims. Pla and had been provided by the defendants. Te
Palmer kept a portion of the victims’ money defendants tracked the overnight package of
for themselves, but passed the remaining cash to these addresses, picked it up shortly
amounts to co-conspirators. afer delivery, and then took their cut of
the proceeds before sharing it with the co-
U.S. v. Renard, et al. (Southern District of conspirators.
Indiana)63
One of the older victims had been allegedly
In April 2021, a grand jury in the Southern told that her daughter had been in an
District of Indiana charged Darlens Renard accident and was in legal trouble because a
and four co-defendants for their role in gun was found in her vehicle. In addition to
a scheme to defraud at least sixty older asking for money, the caller told the victim
victims out of at least $350,000 in cash by that there was a “gag order” in her daughter’s
fraudulently convincing them that their case to prevent her from sharing the story
relatives were in serious trouble and in dire with others. As instructed, the victim sent a
need of money. Te indictment charged the total of $12,500 in cash to addresses utilized
defendants with conspiracy to commit mail by the defendants.

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Te Southern District of Indiana continues to root out and bring to
justice fraudsters who seek to exploit senior Hoosiers. We work closely
not only with our federal law enforcement partners, but also with state
and local police both here in Indiana and throughout the country, to
unravel these complex, multi-layered fraud schemes. One investigation
alone involved six federal agencies, over a dozen state and local police
organizations, and organized crime law enforcement from Montreal,
Canada. Tis kind of collaboration, along with targeted outreach in
our community—including both awareness-raising among seniors and
proactively warning unwitting money mules of their behavior—disrupts,
deters, and prevents these pernicious schemes.
John E. Childress, Acting U.S. Attorney for the
Southern District of Indiana

Similarly, another of the older victims was falsely representing that the victims had won
allegedly told that her grandniece was a lottery or sweepstakes and demanding
involved in a vehicle collision that badly taxes or other fees before the victims could
injured children in the other vehicle. Te receive the prize. Brown was convicted afer
caller said he needed $9,000 in cash to be a seven-day trial before a jury.
sent immediately for medical bills and legal
fees. Te next day, afer sending the money, According to the evidence presented at
the victim received another call asking for trial, in April 2013, Brown and two co-
another $9,000. Te victim agreed to send conspirators began contacting victims, falsely
the money but happened to speak with telling them that they were representatives of
her grandniece later that day and learned Company 1 or Company 2, which sponsored
the caller’s story was a scam. Te victim a lottery or sweepstakes. Brown and his co-
contacted law enforcement, which led to the conspirators misrepresented to victims that
investigation that resulted in the charges in they had won a prize sponsored by Company
this matter. 1 or Company 2, but in order to collect the
prize, the victims had to pay advance fees
Lottery and Sweepstakes Fraud and taxes to Brown or his co-conspirators.
Te conspirators directed the victims to send
U.S. v. Brown (District of Maryland)64 the advance fees and taxes electronically,
or through an interstate mail carrier to
Te U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the District of “runners” who received the fraudulent
Maryland announced on May 6, 2021, that proceeds and provided them to Brown and
Keno Romario Brown was sentenced to eight his co-conspirators. Evidence was presented
years in prison in connection with a scheme that Brown used physical abuse to control at
to defraud more than 100 older adults by least one of the runners.

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Te trial evidence proved that to launder the products to co-conspirators. Fernandez
fraud proceeds, Brown and a co-conspirator instructed his co-conspirators how to
obtained debit cards using the personal transfer or deliver the fraud proceeds to him
information of older individuals without in Argentina or Jamaica, where Fernandez
their knowledge or consent and deposited resided.
fraud proceeds onto those debit cards.
Mass-Mailing Fraud
U.S. v. Fernandez (District of Connecticut) 65

U.S. v. Quaglia and Fraser (District of

Te U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the District Nevada)66
of Connecticut announced on February 3,
2021, that Stieve Fernandez pled guilty to On September 1, 2020, the Consumer
conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, Protection Branch obtained an indictment
stemming from a lottery scam that defrauded against Canadian nationals Alex Quaglia
an older Connecticut victim of nearly $1.2 and Patrick Fraser. Quaglia, whose scheme
million. allegedly began as early as 2000, was charged
with one count of conspiracy to commit mail
From approximately 2015 to 2018, Fernandez fraud and seven counts of mail fraud. Fraser
and others defrauded an older Connecticut was charged with conspiracy to commit mail
resident in a lottery scam. As part of their fraud with Quaglia, as well as a separate
scheme, Fernandez spoke to the victim on conspiracy charge related to a similar scheme
the telephone and used various pseudonyms, he operated afer breaking from Quaglia’s
including “Damian Jackson,” “Jesse Jackson,” operation in 2015. Fraser was also charged
and “Huckleberry Finn.” During the phone with six counts of mail fraud.
calls, Fernandez falsely claimed that the
victim had won a lottery or sweepstakes Te schemes allegedly caused millions of
and was required to pay fees purportedly dollar in losses, collected from thousands of
to cover taxes, insurance, handling, and victims, many of whom were older adults.
other charges related to the winnings. According to the indictment, Quaglia and
Fernandez directed the victim to pay fees in Fraser mailed deceptive mailing pieces that
various ways, including by mailing checks falsely promised large cash prizes in exchange
and money orders to co-conspirators in for payment of a fee. In reality, victims had
Florida and Canada; wiring funds to bank won no prize. Quaglia, Fraser, and their co-
accounts controlled by co-conspirators; and conspirators pocketed the money victims
purchasing and sending precious metals sent.

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U.S. v. Chavez, et al. (Western District of each  to enroll in the fraudulent programs,
North Carolina)67 only to receive nothing in return.

In April 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Ofce Government Imposter Fraud

for the Western District of North Carolina
sought and secured a temporary restraining U.S. v. Chaudhari (Northern District of
order against three Florida residents and Illinois)68
three companies to stop them from further
operation of a predatory mass mailing In August 2020, a grand jury in the Northern
scheme and from continuing to violate the District of Illinois returned an indictment
criminal mail fraud statute. According to charging Hirenkumar P. Chaudhari with
the complaint, Keivy Chavez a/k/a Kamilo money laundering and making false
Correa, Jhon F. Palacio a/k/a Richard statements to a fnancial institution for
Diamond, Sr., and John Doe a/k/a Tom his role as a money mule in a government
Jowarski, through several fctitious business imposter scheme. Chaudhari pleaded guilty
entities including KC Promotions a/k/a to one of the money laundering charges in
Miracle Profts, TJ Ads, and CS Enterprises, January 2021.
allegedly engaged in an ongoing chain letter
mass mailing fraud scheme. As part of his guilty plea, Chaudhari
acknowledged that he fraudulently opened
According to the complaint, the defendants a bank account in order to receive funds
made material misrepresentations and from an older victim who transferred over
fraudulent statements through deceptive $900,000 out of her own bank and retirement
mass mailings in the form of chain letters and accounts afer being told by people falsely
Internet advertisements, to induce victims claiming to be associated with the Social
to enroll in one or more of their fctitious Security Administration and United States
“money-making” programs, including the Department of Justice that her identity had
“Cash and Gold Tycoon Program” and the been stolen and that she needed to transfer
“MAJOR BUX! HUGE BUZZ!! Money the money for safety purposes. Chaudhari
Making Program.” Te complaint states admitted to using a false name and fake
that the defendants induced the victims by identifcation document to open the account
promising exponential profts in the form of that received the older victim’s money as well
cash, commission payments, and gold coins using false names and documents to open a
and silver bars, among other things. Many number of other accounts at diferent banks
victims relied on the defendants’ fraudulent to receive the proceeds of similar government
misrepresentations and paid over $1,000 imposter schemes.

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U.S. v. Pathan, Parmar, and Patel (Eastern once the investigation was completed and
District of Virginia)69 the victim was cleared of involvement in
criminal activity.
Tree participants in an overseas-based
robocall scheme that defrauded thousands Shehzadkhan Khandakhan Pathan pleaded
of victims out of millions of dollars pleaded guilty to conspiracy and aggravated identity
guilty between January and February thef charges in January 2021. As refected
2021 in the Eastern District of Virginia. in court documents, Pathan operated a
Shehzadkhan Khandakhan Pathan, call center in India from which automated
Pradipsinh Dharmendrasinh Parmar, and robocalls were made to victims in the United
Sumer Kantilal Patel were charged with three States. Afer establishing contact with victims
co-defendants in June 2020 with conspiracy through these automated calls, Pathan
to commit mail and wire fraud, mail fraud, and other “closers” at his call center would
wire fraud, and aggravated identity thef for convince victims to send money bulk cash
participating in a conspiracy that targeted a through physical shipments and electronic
number of older victims. money transfer by, among other means,
impersonating law enforcement ofcers
As refected in court records, the scheme from the FBI and DEA and representatives of
involved automated phone calls falsely other government agencies, such as the Social
claiming that the recipient had some sort Security Administration, to threaten victims
of serious legal problem, such as a potential with severe legal and fnancial consequences.
criminal charge or tax problem, and that In addition to operating the call center,
there would be drastic consequences such Pathan recruited and supervised several
as arrest or fnancial penalties if the victim money mules who he directed to receive
did not act immediately and call a particular money sent by victims. Pathan assigned
phone number for further instruction. Upon various aliases to these individuals and
calling the number identifed in the robocall, supplied them with hundreds of counterfeit
a conspirator reinforced the need for the identifcation documents to facilitate their
victim to take immediate action and coerced receipt of victim cash shipments and money
the victim into sending cash or transferring transfers. Pathan then directed the money
funds via wire service. For example, in some mules to send the money to himself and
instances, the conspirator told the victim to other conspirators through various means,
send cash to an address supposedly belonging including cash deposits into numerous
to a law enforcement or other government bank accounts and via informal money
agency as a demonstration of good faith transmitters known as Hawalas. In total,
while a criminal investigation was ongoing Pathan participated in defrauding over 4,000
and that the money would be returned victims of at least $8 million.

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Pradipsinh Dharmendrasinh Parmar Matthes to sixty-three months in prison for
and Sumer Kantilal Patel pleaded guilty his carrying out a $2.6 million investment
to conspiracy charges in February 2021. scheme that defrauded twenty-seven
Parmar collected money on behalf of the victims, many of whom were older adults.
robocall conspiracy that victims had sent Matthes was charged with wire fraud in
either by a parcel delivery carrier or through November 2020 and pleaded guilty to those
a wire service. Upon receiving the victims’ charges. Matthes was a prominent member
money, Parmar deposited these funds into of a local community who solicited family,
bank accounts as directed by the conspiracy’s friends, and community members to use his
leader, Pathan. As part of his guilty plea, services as an independent broker-dealer
Parmar admitted that over a two-year period for Mutual of Omaha Investor Services,
from March 2017 to April 2019, he traveled Inc. According to court records, over the
to thirty states and collected at least 4,358 course of six years, Matthes persuaded his
wire transfers sent by victims, with losses clients, which included his own parents and
totaling at least $4,312,585. Additionally, a cognitively disabled individual, to invest
Parmar, working for Pathan and another in fctitious Mutual of Omaha accounts
individual, received and attempted to receive which he claimed would perform better for
at least ninety-one packages of bulk cash them. Instead, Matthes diverted over $2.6
sent by victims from several states, totaling million into his personal accounts to enrich
at least $1,593,591. himself and lulled his clients into believing
their investments were performing well
Patel retrieved over 250 individual wire by manufacturing fake quarterly earnings
transfers from 230 individual victims on statements for the non-existent accounts.
behalf of Pathan between October 2018 and
March 2019. Tese wires totaled $219,520.98. U.S. v. Maerki (Eastern District of
Patel also received eight packages of cash Virginia)71
sent by victims via FedEx, with four of the
eight packages known to have contained a In March 2021, the U.S. District Court for
total of $56,200 in cash. the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced
Kent Maerki to sixteen years in prison for
Investment Fraud his participation in a nationwide investment
fraud conspiracy that cost victims over $23
U.S. v. Matthes (Eastern District of million in total losses. Maerki had been
Wisconsin)70 indicted by a grand jury along with fve co-
defendants in March 2019 on charges of
Te U.S. District Court for the Eastern conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud
District of Wisconsin sentenced Edward E. and pleaded guilty in November 2020.

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Maerki and his co-conspirators controlled of conspiracy, wire fraud, securities fraud,
numerous entities that sold purported and money laundering in connection with
“franchises” and “private equity” an investment scheme that signifcantly
opportunities through salesmen across the impacted older victims. Te indictment
country. Trough these salesmen, Maerki alleges that the three defendants persuaded
and his co-conspirators targeted individuals or attempted to persuade investors to
at or near retirement and made numerous provide them with wire transfers, checks,
material misrepresentations and omissions and cash totaling more than $28 million
to sell them illiquid, highly speculative under the fraudulent pretense of investing
investment vehicles. Maerki, who had been in the foreign exchange and cryptocurrency
barred by a federal court in 1984 from selling markets.
securities, continued to sell the investments
without disclosing that the U.S. Securities According to the indictment, Jali was
and Exchange Commission, the Virginia the sole owner of a purported wealth
State Corporation Commission, and the management and fnancial literacy company,
Arizona State Corporation Commission which did business as “1st Million,” that
were investigating the conspirators for fraud. ofered 2-month guaranteed investment
contracts to investors. Tese investment
Many of the victims targeted in this scheme contracts, entitled “Corporate Guarantees,”
were older adults. Unsuspecting investors allegedly represented that the investor’s
cashed out 401(k) retirement plans and other principal would be invested in foreign
retirement accounts to invest in companies currency or cryptocurrency and guaranteed
founded by Maerki, without knowledge returns ranging from 6% to 35% of the
that signifcant portions of their money initial investment. Jali, Frimpong, and
were being transferred to other companies Johnson recruited victims to invest in these
controlled by members of the conspiracy. contracts by holding promotional events at
As a result, some individual investors lost upscale hotels and event spaces, attending
hundreds of thousands of dollars from their church-sponsored events intended to
retirement savings. Te total amount of target investments from churchgoers, and
victim losses exceeded $23 million, and over representing themselves as religious men
$4 million of those fraudulently obtained more interested in the philanthropic fnancial
funds went to Maerki. freedom of others than personal fnancial
gain. Te three of them allegedly presented
U.S. v. Jali, Frimpong, and Johnson (District themselves as “pastors,” and told prospective
of Maryland)72 investors that the wealth management
company’s work was in furtherance of
In August 2020, a federal grand jury in God’s mission as it helped churches and
the District of Maryland indicted Dennis their members achieve personal wealth and
Mbongeni Jali, John Erasmus Frimpong, fnancial freedom.
and Arley Ray Johnson on federal charges
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To encourage individuals to invest, Jali, used to invest in foreign currency and
Frimpong, and Johnson allegedly falsely cryptocurrency markets, when in fact,
stated that: investors’ principal would be investors’ money was used to pay earlier
held in a trust account protected from investors and diverted for the personal use of
any fnancial instability of 1st Million or Jali, Frimpong, and Johnson. To increase the
market volatility; that 1st Million and its amount of money obtained from investors,
traders, including Jali and Frimpong, were the defendants allegedly promised higher
fully licensed and qualifed to pursue their guaranteed rates of return to 1st Million
investment activities by all relevant federal investors who invested greater amounts of
regulators, including the Securities and money in the investment contracts. Tey also
Exchange Commission, and had extensive promised investors that they could increase
experience trading on Wall Street; that the the returns on their investments, typically by
fnancial condition of the company was 0.5% per month, for every new investor they
healthy and earning astronomical profts; successfully recruited to 1st Million.
and that the investors’ money would be

Trough the work of our Elder Justice Task Force, we are bringing far-reaching
and impactful prosecutions targeting romance scams, investment fraud, and fake
COVID-19 treatments. During the pandemic, we have been engaging the community
safely through virtual presentations, tele-town hall events, and providing fiers to
seniors with their meals in an efort to warn them about novel and developing fraud
schemes. We are committed to protecting the elderly, who have been subjected to
an onslaught of fraud schemes during the pandemic, and we are determined to hold
accountable those who seek to proft of them – no matter where these criminals are
located throughout the world.
Erek L. Barron, U.S. Attorney for the
District of Maryland

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Identity Tef Guardians

U.S. v. Kayla Figelski (District of U.S. v. Jefrey Siegmeister (Middle District of

Massachusetts)73 Florida)74  

A former law frm employee, Kayla Figelski, In February 2021, former Florida state
pleaded guilty in May 2021 in connection attorney Jefrey Siegmeister, who had been
with a scheme to embezzle funds from appointed guardian for an older Florida man,
her employer’s bank accounts, including was indicted for engaging in a scheme to
accounts maintained on behalf of the law defraud the person subject to guardianship
frm’s older clients. As refected in court and his estate by, among other things,
records, Figelski wrote checks to herself transferring the victim’s assets for his own
from her law frm’s operating account beneft, fling materially false documents
and conservatorship accounts, forged her with the court to conceal those transfers,
employer’s signature on the checks, and then and by creating a Last Will and Testament
either deposited the checks into her personal for the victim which designated Siegmeister’s
bank account or cashed the checks in order relative as the sole benefciary of the victim’s
to convert the proceeds to her own use. She estate.
also altered bank statements mailed to the
law frm in order to conceal her thef from U.S. v. Gloria Byars (Eastern District of
the frm and its client accounts. As part of Pennsylvania)75
her guilty plea, Figelski admitted to forging
more than $795,000 in checks to herself In June 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the
from her employer’s checking accounts, Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced
including conservatorship, trust and estate that Gloria Byars, 60, and two Virginia co-
administration accounts her employer conspirators were indicted for stealing over
maintained for its older clients and their $1 million dollars from older individuals
estates. She also acknowledged causing subject to guardianship. Working as an
substantial harm to one or more victims ofce manager for a private guardianship
of her ofense. A grand jury previously frm and then as a private guardian with her
returned an indictment charging Figelski own company, Byars allegedly stole large
with bank fraud and aggravated identity sums from dozens of older adults under
thef in connection with her embezzlement guardianship between 2012 and 2018 by
scheme in January 2020. writing unauthorized checks to accounts she
controlled and by taking valuable gold coins.
Fraud Perpetrated By Individuals with a She was charged with conspiracy, bank fraud,
Legal Relationship to the Older Adult wire fraud and money laundering.

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 Te U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
is focused on aggressively pursuing bad actors who perpetrate
fraud and abuse against some of the most vulnerable citizens:
seniors,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams.
“Whether it is a group scamming grandparents by telling them
their grandchildren are in legal trouble, a fnancial advisor
stealthily robbing someone of their retirement nest egg, or even
a nursing home operator providing substandard care – we are
working hard to ensure seniors are not taken advantage of, and
are treated with dignity and respect.”

Jennifer Arbittier Williams, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern

District of Pennsylvania

Power of Attorney her victim’s fnances.  Henny then began

transferring and spending the victim’s funds
U.S. v. Henny (Northern District of Iowa)76 for her own purposes. Te power of attorney
form required Henny to act loyally for the
On August 5, 2020, Kimberly Henny pled victim’s beneft and not to make any gifs to
guilty to one count of wire fraud. Evidence herself, but Henny used the power attorney
at Henny’s plea and sentencing hearings to drain her victim’s accounts and cash out
established that, between 2014 and 2016, her annuities, and then to make purchases
Henny stole $494,724.12 from her victim, an for Henny’s own beneft, including a
older widow who lived in an assisted living vacation, hair and spa expenses, and for rent
facility and later a nursing home. Henny’s and furniture.
victim had dementia, was legally blind, and
had difculty hearing. On June 25, 2021, the district court sentenced
Henny to 70 months of imprisonment.
As part of her fraud scheme, Henny used Te District Court Judge observed at
a power of attorney to gain access to her Henny’s sentencing that her victim was
victim’s bank accounts and annuities. Te “highly vulnerable” and perhaps one of
victim already had a power of attorney the most vulnerable victims he had seen
in favor of one of the victim’s children, in a case.  Henny was also ordered to make
who lived out of state. In 2015, however, $494,724.12 in restitution to her victim’s
knowing that the victim clearly lacked the children. She must also serve a three year
capacity to understand her actions due to term of supervised release upon her release
severe cognitive and physical disabilities, from prison.
Henny obtained a power of attorney over

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In 2016, the Northern District of Iowa was selected as one of 10
districts in the nation to form an Elder Justice Task Force. Since then
we have worked with our federal, state, and local law enforcement
partners to bring justice to those who prey upon the elderly. We
will continue to investigate and prosecute these cases, which
ofen include the misuse of powers of attorney, guardianships,
and conservatorships to efectuate and conceal the perpetrator’s
fraudulent activity. With a growing elderly population, these
prosecutions are important to demonstrate to fnancial predators
that the Department of Justice is committed to prosecuting these
ofenses.”
Sean R. Berry, Acting U.S. Attorney for the
Northern District of Iowa

Trusting Relationship 2019). Beginning approximately in January

2018, Hampton deceptively convinced the
U.S. v. Karl Hampton and Deborah Hampton older victim that he was her son or godson
(Middle District of Tennessee)77 and that he would care for her personally and
fnancially. He then used his infuence over
In June 2021, a grand jury in the Middle her to convince her to sign over her power of
District of Tennessee indicted Karl Hampton attorney and to name him in her revocable
and his wife, Deborah Hampton, for their living trust and in her will.
participation in an elaborate scheme to
defraud an older widow out of $1.7 million.
Afer becoming her power of attorney,
Te indictment charged Karl Hampton with
Karl Hampton methodically drained
mail and wire fraud, conspiracy to commit
approximately $1,240,438.06 from the
money laundering, and money laundering,
woman’s bank accounts and, together with
and charged Deborah Hampton with
his wife, used the money for their own
conspiracy to commit money laundering and
money laundering. Both had previously been beneft and expenditures. Te expenditures
arrested pursuant to arrest warrants issued by Karl and Deborah Hampton included
in connection with a criminal complaint. spending between $1,000 and $1,500 per day
on lottery tickets, the purchase of a Lexus
According to court documents, Karl SUV, and a 4.3-karat diamond ring. Karl
Hampton devised and executed a scheme Hampton also liquidated two investment
to defraud an older victim whom he met accounts of the woman’s deceased sister in
while providing exterminator services for the amount of $246,645 and used the money
her home (between January 2016 and May for his own beneft.

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Karl Hampton also took a $500,000 line of According to court documents and evidence
credit in the woman’s name at SunTrust, presented at trial, from January 2015 through
using her security accounts at SunTrust as September 2019, Graves conspired with
collateral. Karl Hampton then wrote checks Williams and Harrison to engage in a scheme
to himself, purchased cashier’s checks, to defraud an older widow. Graves provided
took out cash withdrawals, and transferred housekeeping services for the victim and,
money out of the woman’s bank account and along with her co-conspirators, isolated the
into a bank account in the name of Falcon victim from her friends and family, induced
Company, which he set up and controlled. In the victim to give them power and control
January 2020, Karl Hampton used $170,000 over her personal afairs, and fabricated a
of the money from the line of credit to power of attorney purporting to give Graves
purchase an ownership interest in his own and Williams control over the victim’s
name in a pest control business located in fnancial afairs. Once they gained access
Franklin. and control, Graves, Williams, and Harrison
moved the victim out of her residence in
U.S. v. Graves and Harrison (Western Indian Land, South Carolina, frst to an
District of North Carolina)78 apartment in Charlotte, and later to a rental
home in Mint Hill, refusing to let the victim’s
In May 2021, the U.S. District Court for the friends and family know where she was
Western District of North Carolina sentenced living.
Donna Graves and Gerald Maxwell Harrison
to, respectively, ninety-seven months As part of the scheme, Graves, Williams,
and thirty-six months imprisonment in and Harrison engaged in numerous illegal
connection with a scheme to steal $300,000 and unauthorized fnancial transactions that
from an older victim with dementia. Graves substantially depleted the victim’s money and
was convicted of conspiracy to commit property. Specifcally, the co-conspirators
wire fraud and money laundering at trial emptied the victim’s bank accounts and used
in October 2020 and Harrison pleaded the money to pay for personal expenses,
guilty in May 2020 to wire fraud conspiracy, and “maxed out” at least one credit card in
interstate transportation of stolen property, the victim’s name. Te co-conspirators also
and money laundering conspiracy. A third fraudulently transferred or attempted to
co-conspirator, Elizabeth Robin Williams, transfer the victim’s Indian Land residence
previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud to themselves by creating a quit claim deed
conspiracy, interstate transportation of stolen purporting to gif the residence to Harrison;
property, and money laundering conspiracy they then attempted to sell the residence and
and is currently awaiting sentencing. intended to split the proceeds amongst each

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other. Tey also pawned the victim’s jewelry, to her clients’ social security numbers, date of
and they stole the victim’s federal benefts. birth, bank accounts, credit cards, and other
Additionally, Williams unlawfully used the information. Ten, without the knowledge or
victim’s money to set up other businesses consent of her clients, Cofer allegedly used
in her name, including a business selling the information to steal money from bank
handbags online and a business selling accounts, open unauthorized credit card
weight loss-related services. As a result of accounts, deposit unauthorized checks, make
the fraudulent scheme, the co-conspirators herself an authorized user on credit accounts,
defrauded the victim of approximately make unauthorized purchases of items such
$300,000. as a mannequin head and wig stand, pay her
mobile phone, insurance, and other bills, and
In addition to defrauding the older victim, send money to a prison inmate, among other
Graves and her co-conspirators failed to things.
provide the victim with proper medical care,
which greatly diminished the victim’s health. Financial Industry (Institutions and
Furthermore, once the victim’s money was Securities) Employee
depleted, the co-conspirators abandoned the
victim, who was later moved to a nursing U.S. v. Ramon Herrera (District of New
home in New York, where she passed away Jersey)80
in large part due to the mental and physical
deterioration she had sufered in the hands of In May 2021, the U.S. District Court for the
Graves and her co-conspirators. District of New Jersey sentenced Ramon
Herrera to twenty-seven months in federal
Home Health Aide prison for defrauding older and other
customers of a fnancial institution out of
U.S. v. Jamie Jakie Cofer (Southern District nearly $500,000. Te U.S. Attorney had
of Florida)79 charged Herrera in an information with
wire fraud and Herrera pleaded guilty to the
In January 2021, Jamie Jakie Cofer, a home charge in October 2019.
health aide, was charged in a twenty-
two count indictment for stealing older According to court documents and statements
clients’ identities, banking, and credit card made in court, Herrera used his position
information and using it to commit fnancial as a registered broker and fnancial advisor
fraud. In particular, the indictment and a at a clearing services company associated
previously fled criminal complaint allege that with a bank to meet and learn confdential
starting in January 2019, Cofer gained access information about the bank’s customers, for

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whom he was ostensibly providing advice unauthorized transactions from the victim
and brokerage services. Herrera caused the accounts for his personal beneft. To efect
customers he was advising, many of whom the unauthorized wire transfers, Carter
were older adults or communicated with caused the submission of an internal bank
Herrera in Spanish, to sign blank withdrawal authorization form that falsely stated that
slips that Herrera then completed and Carter had received verbal client instructions
presented to bank tellers to withdraw funds from each victim authorizing the transfer at a
from the customers’ accounts in the form of specifc date and time. Carter caused the wire
cashier’s checks. Herrera then applied the transfers to be sent to his personal accounts
cashier’s checks against the various personal and used the money to pay for his lifestyle
accounts that Herrera and a family member expenses, including Carter’s mortgage, credit
maintained at the bank. In total, Herrera stole card bills, and country club membership fees.
more than $450,000 from approximately 40 Carter’s fraud was frst discovered when a
customers. victim and her adult daughter attempted
to obtain a bridge loan from the fnancial
U.S. v. Carter (District of Maryland)81 institution to cover relocation expenses to
an assisted living facility in Florida until the
In March 2021, the U.S. District Court for sale of victim’s home was completed. When
the District of Maryland sentenced Michael they applied for the loan, the victim and
Barry Carter to fve years in prison on her daughter discovered that an $800,000
charges of wire fraud and investment fraud loan had already been obtained in the
in connection with a scheme to steal more victim’s name, without Victim 1’s knowledge
than $6 million from clients, including older or permission. Te fnancial institution
clients. Te court also ordered Carter to pay determined that the disbursement of the
a money judgement in the amount of his net loan proceeds went to Carter’s personal bank
proceeds from the scheme, which was at least account and that Carter used his personal
$4,355,110. e-mail address in furtherance of the fraud.
Te fnancial institution then learned that
According to court records, Carter worked as Carter had transferred approximately $5
a fnancial adviser in the wealth management million in unauthorized funds associated
section of the fnancial institution and was with clients of the fnancial institution.
registered to sell securities and act as an
investment adviser. He managed and had During the course of the scheme, Carter
authority over multiple investment accounts made at least ffy-three unauthorized
maintained by customers of the fnancial transfers from his clients’ accounts to his
institution. From at least October 2007 to own accounts. In addition, Carter embezzled
at least July 2019, Carter made numerous more than $50,000 from a non-proft

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sports organization located in Loudoun dwindling investment accounts were caused
County, Virginia. In all, Carter stole at least solely by stock market activity.
$6,149,162.77. Prior to his ofenses being
detected, Carter caused $1,794,052.38 to be In October 2015, Stow began
returned to the victims. Afer learning that misappropriating funds from this client’s
his fraud had been discovered, in October IRA account by forging wire transfer letters
2019, Carter also repaid the non-proft of authorization to permit transfers from
organization for its loss. Of the total amount the client’s IRA account to a SunTrust bank
repaid, $1,118,318.52 was repaid through account that Stow owned jointly with his
transfers Carter made from other victim wife. To accomplish the transfers, Stow sold
accounts. securities in the client’s IRA account.

U.S. v. Stow (Middle District of Tennessee)82 At the time of this client’s death at the age
of 98 in March 2018, Stow had made 74
In May 2021, the U.S. District Court for the unauthorized transfers and had stolen more
Middle District of Tennessee sentenced a than $900,000 from him. Within weeks
former Vice President at a fnancial services of this client’s death, Stow stole $32,000
company for stealing $933,500 from two older from another older brokerage customer,
clients. Stow was charged in June 2020 with by transferring money from the customer’s
securities fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated brokerage account to another SunTrust bank
identity thef and pleaded guilty in August. account that Stow owned.

According to Court records, beginning U.S. v. Hardy (Eastern District of Michigan)83

in 1982, Stow acted as the registered
representative for three brokerage accounts In April 2021, a grand jury in the Eastern
owned by a client who was a retired airline District of Michigan returned an indictment
pilot and WWII era veteran. Stow changed charging a former bank teller, Alan Lee Hardy,
investment frms several times and the client with bank fraud for stealing money from
elected to move his accounts with Stow each the account of an older bank customer. As
time, ultimately transferring his accounts to alleged in the indictment, Hardy fraudulently
Raymond James when Stow joined the frm withdrew $32,000 in cash from the older bank
in 2013. Over time, Stow inserted himself customer’s account. Hardy accomplished
into the fnancial afairs of this client and in the withdrawal by submitting a forged
the later years of the client’s life, he visited withdrawal slip in the older customer’s name
him at his home. Relatives at the hearing and taking the money out of the account.
testifed that the client died believing that his

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U.S. v. Tigler (Eastern District of Louisiana)84 other legitimate banking transactions to
create the fraudulent counter checks and
In March 2021, a grand jury in the Eastern then forged the signatures of customer’s on
District of Louisiana returned an indictment the counter checks in an efort to conceal her
charging Karen Farrell Tigler in connection embezzlement scheme. Tigler used legitimate
with a scheme to steal nearly $350,000 from checks drawn on an older customer’s account
the account of an older bank customer. Te in order to prepare fraudulent counter checks
indictment charged Tigler with bank fraud,
that were supposedly to be used for, among
signing false tax returns, and making false
other things, “roofng,” “market/garden
statements to federal agents.
work,” “light fxtures/cleaning,” “extras
According to the indictment, Tigler used plumbing,” “misc. work,” “renovations,” and
her position with the bank to embezzle “maintenance.” Tigler also lied to the FBI
approximately $349,556 from an older in an efort to conceal her embezzlement of
customer’s account by using 100 counter funds from the older customer’s account and
checks to debit funds from the account. failed to report income from her scheme on
Tigler accessed personal information from her tax returns.

Just as technological innovation has provided fraudsters with

a wider array of possible schemes, it has also increased the
likelihood that these scammers exist beyond the borders of
our district. As such, the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX) has
partnered with banks to identify accounts and activity that are
indicative of fraudulent activity, wherever the perpetrators may
reside. By teaming up with both our law enforcement partners
and the private sphere, EDTX has been able to take down fraud
rings that not only directly target the elderly, but also schemes
that disproportionately afect the senior community, such as
romance scams, phony tech support sites, and “boiler room”
call centers. By leveraging our partnerships and utilizing all
available resources, EDTX can relentlessly pursue those who
prey upon our most vulnerable.

Nicholas J. Ganjei, Acting U.S. Attorney for the

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Disrupting Conduct that Facilitates Fraud and businesses and misled victims over the
phone. Te callers were engaged in various
Robocall-Facilitated Fraud: VoIP Carriers fraud schemes, including Social Security
Facilitating Fraudulent Robocalls impersonation, IRS impersonation, and loan
scams. Estimated losses attributed to calls
U.S. v. E Sampark and Gupta (Northern passed through the defendants’ network total
District of Georgia)85 over $20 million.

In November 2020, the U.S. Attorney’s U.S. v. Palumbo et al. (Eastern District of
Ofce for the Northern District of Georgia New York)86
announced a frst-of-its-kind indictment
against India-based Voice over Internet Te Consumer Protection Branch and the
Protocol (“VoIP”) provider, E Sampark, and U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the Eastern District
its Director, Gaurav Gupta, who pushed out of New York announced in August 2020 that
tens of millions of scam calls to American they secured a permanent injunction barring
consumers on behalf of India-based phone two individuals and two companies that had
scammers. Te U.S. Attorney’s Ofce also transmitted massive volumes of fraudulent
secured a civil permanent injunction that robocalls from conveying any telephone calls
prevents E Sampark and Gupta from further into the United States telephone system.
victimizing United States consumers through
the use of the servers located in Florida. According the civil complaint, Nicholas
and Natasha Palumbo and their companies
According to the indictment and complaint, received millions of fraudulent internet-
Gupta directed and operated E Sampark, based calls every day from entities located
d/b/a VG-Tech Serve Private Limited, a Voice abroad and facilitated consumers receiving
over IP (“VoIP”) company that allegedly sent those calls. Defendants allegedly knew the
calls from criminal India-based call centers to calls included government- and business-
victims in the United States, both directly and imposter robocalls, including calls
through VoIP providers located in the United purporting to come from the Social Security
States. Gupta and E Sampark maintained Administration, threatening call recipients
approximately sixty servers in Florida that with arrest or asset seizure if they did not
the company used at times to connect immediately transfer funds to the caller.
criminal India-based callers with American Defendants also sold United States telephone
consumers. From May 2015 to June 2020, the numbers to foreign entities, which were used
defendants passed tens of millions of scam as call-back numbers, to give the impression
calls from India into the United States. Te the fraudsters were located in the United
callers purported to be government agencies States.

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Under the injunction’s terms, defendants Epsilon sold consumer lists to a number of
are barred from using the United States mass-mailing fraud schemes that sent false
telephone system to deliver prerecorded “sweepstakes” and “astrology” solicitations
messages, carrying VoIP calls destined for to consumers. Tose solicitations stated that
phones in the United States, providing any each consumer recipient had won a large prize
United States phone numbers to individuals or individualized psychic service that they
or entities, and from serving as an employee, could obtain by paying a fee. In reality, the
agent, or consultant for person or entity solicitations — as known to Epsilon employees
engaged in those activities. — were mass-produced mailings and victims
who paid a fee received nothing of value. As
Data Companies and List Brokers refected in the consumer lists sold by Epsilon
Facilitating Mass Mailing Fraud to the perpetrators of the fraud schemes, the
schemes disproportionately afected older
U.S. v. Epsilon Data Management, LLC and other vulnerable individuals.
(District of Colorado)87
Epsilon admitted that it knowingly sold
On January 19, 2021, the Consumer data associated with more than 30 million
Protection Branch and the U.S. Attorney’s American consumers to clients engaged in
Ofce for the District of Colorado fled a fraudulent mass-mailing schemes. Te DPA
criminal information charging Epsilon Data provides $150 million in penalties and victim
Management with conspiracy to commit compensation. Te majority of the funds,
mail and wire fraud for selling millions of $127.5 million, will be used for compensating
Americans’ information to the perpetrators victims of the mass mailing schemes that
of elder fraud schemes. Te parties also fled Epsilon facilitated. Te DPA also includes
a deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA”) substantial compliance measures designed
that resolved Epsilon’s criminal liability. to prevent Epsilon from facilitating fraud
schemes in the future.
Epsilon is one of the largest marketing
companies in the world. It uses sophisticated U.S. v. KBM Group LLC d/b/a/ iBehavior
data modeling to identify consumers most (District of Colorado)88
likely to respond to its clients’ marketing
materials. In connection with the DPA, On June 14, 2021, the Consumer Protection
Epsilon admitted that, from July 2008 Branch and the U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for
through July 2017, Epsilon and its employees the District of Colorado fled a criminal
knowingly sold modeled lists of consumers information charging KBM Group LLC with
to clients engaged in fraud. In particular, conspiracy to commit mail fraud along with

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a deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA”) worked with clients engaged in mail fraud
that resolved its criminal liability. from 2005 until September 2016, when the
Consumer Protection Branch obtained
KBM Group LLC is a competitor to Epsilon a permanent injunction that prohibited
and is another large marketing company that Macromark from working with mass mailers
uses data analytics in its “iBehavior” database sending deceptive prize notifcation and
to provide its clients with modeled lists of psychic mailings. Macromark also admitted
potential consumers who may be interested that the lists it provided to fraudulent clients
in their products. KBM Group facilitated resulted in losses to victims of at least $9.5
numerous elder fraud schemes over the past million.
decade through the sale of such lists to the
perpetrators of many of the same schemes In April 2021, Norman Newman, a list broker
that Epsilon facilitated. and senior vice president at Macromark,
Inc., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit
Te DPA in this case provides $42 million mail and wire fraud. In pleading guilty,
in penalties and victim compensation, with Newman admitted to knowingly assisting
$33.5 million in victim compensation and an clients in obtaining victim lists for deceptive
$8.5 million criminal fne. KBM Group also mass mailing campaigns. Newman’s clients
agreed to implement signifcant compliance sent fraudulent letters that appeared to be
measures designed to prevent it from personalized when, in actuality, the same
facilitating fraud schemes in the future. letters were sent to thousands of consumers
on the lists that Newman provided. Te
U.S. v. Macromark and U.S. v. Newman
89 90
deceptive mail pieces tricked consumers into
(District of Connecticut) paying fees for falsely promised cash prizes
and purportedly personalized “psychic”
In September 2020, following an investigation services.
by the Consumer Protection Branch and
the U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the District of Nursing Home Cases
Connecticut, a Connecticut list brokerage
frm, Macromark, Inc., pleaded guilty to False Claims
conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud
for providing lists of potential victims to U.S. v. SavaSeniorCare LLC (Middle District
multiple fraudulent mass mailing schemes. of Tennessee with the Civil Division)91
Macromark admitted that, for more than 11
years, it helped fraudulent mailers acquire In May 2021, SavaSeniorCare, LLC and
lists of potential victims and sell their own lists related entities (Sava) agreed to pay more
of victims to other mass mailers. Macromark than $11.2 million to the government and

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certain states to resolve civil False Claims Act C. Americans with Disabilities Act
allegations that Sava caused its skilled nursing
facilities (SNFs) to bill the Medicare program Te Civil Rights Division (CRT) contributes
for rehabilitation therapy services that were to the advancement of elder justice through
not reasonable, necessary or skilled, and its enforcement of the Americans with
that Sava billed the Medicare and Medicaid Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). According
programs for grossly substandard skilled to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American
Community Survey, 24.1% of people
nursing services. Te settlement resolved
between the ages of 65 and 75, and 47.1%
allegations that between October 2008 and
of people age 75 and older, reported having
September 2012, Sava knowingly submitted some type of disability in 2019. CRT works
false claims for rehabilitation therapy services to protect the rights of older Americans with
as a result of a systematic efort to increase disabilities by, for example, ensuring that
its Medicare billings through corporate-wide counties, cities, towns, and villages comply
policies and practices, by exerting signifcant with the ADA and eliminate physical and
pressure on its SNFs to meet unrealistic communication barriers that prevent people
fnancial goals. Te settlement also resolved with disabilities from participating fully in
allegations that between October 2008 and community life. CRT’s Project Civic Access
September 2012, Sava knowingly submitted has ensured the accessibility of a broad range
false claims to Medicaid for coinsurance of public facilities, from libraries and parks to
amounts for rehabilitation therapy services courthouses and polling places, in localities
for benefciaries eligible for both Medicare in all 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico and
the District of Columbia. CRT also works to
and Medicaid and for whom Sava also
ensure that people with disabilities, including
allegedly submitted or caused the submission
older Americans, are not unnecessarily
of false claims to Medicare for those services. institutionalized, in accordance with the
Te settlement further resolved allegations ADA’s requirement that public entities
that between January 2008 and December administer their services, programs, and
2018, Sava knowingly submitted false claims activities in the most integrated settings
for payment to Medicare and Medicaid for appropriate to the needs of individuals with
grossly and materially substandard and/ disabilities.
or worthless skilled nursing services. In
connection with the settlement, Sava entered During the reporting period, the Department
into a fve-year chain-wide Corporate entered into 65 ADA settlement agreements
Integrity Agreement with the Department and an additional 23 informal ADA
of Health and Human Services Ofce of resolutions, many of which beneft older
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For example, in December 2020, the entering, a nursing facility have a meaningful
Department entered into an eight-year choice about where to live, including in their
settlement agreement with the State of North own homes. Te state will provide these
Dakota. Te agreement resolved complaints services to more than 2,500 people, helping
alleging that North Dakota unnecessarily them to assess their options, decide where
institutionalizes people with physical they would like to live, and arrange for
disabilities, including older adults, in nursing community-based services. Tese services
facilities, instead of providing them the include assistance in fnding accessible
services they need to live in the community. housing and assistance with daily activities
It requires North Dakota to expand services such as bathing and dressing.
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 Public Outreach, and Professional
Resources and Training
A. Overview B. Public Outreach

Te Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Elder Justice Website

Act identifes the need for training and
resources for a variety of elder justice Te Elder Justice Website92 is the
professionals, including those at the state Department’s central hub for elder justice
and local level. Te Department provides training, resources and information on elder
and/or supports the development of abuse and fnancial fraud, with nearly half a
training, resources, and tools to maximize million page views between July 2020 and
the ability of federal, state, and local elder June 2021. Te Department uses its website
justice professionals to respond vigorously
to provide information directly to older
and efectively to elder abuse, neglect, and
Americans. Terefore, the website provides
fnancial exploitation and fraud committed
information and resources for older adults
against older Americans. Some of these
eforts are described below. A complete and their loved ones in four sections of
listing of the Department’s training events is the website: About Elder Abuse93 provides
provided in Appendix B. warning signs and scenarios for diferent
types of abuse; the Neighborhood Map94
Simultaneously, the Department recognizes provides access to diferent types of help in
the importance of raising public awareness every state; Report abuse95 connects older
about elder abuse to prevent and identify adults with reporting agencies in each state;
victimization against older adults. and fnally, a series of informative elder
Components throughout the Department abuse pamphlets is available in English and
are actively engaged in outreach eforts Spanish.96 Te public outreach section of the
throughout the year. Several examples are website is also available in Spanish.97
provided below, and a detailed list of public
outreach events that components within the
Department arranged or participated in is
available in Appendix B.

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93
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/about-elder-abuse
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https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/support/resources-neighborhood
95
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/fnd-support-elder-abuse
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National Elder Fraud Hotline From the launch through June 31, 2021,
the hotline received 16,048 calls,98 10,958 of
Te Department launched the National which reached hotline staf.
Elder Fraud Hotline on March 3, 2020. Te
hotline, managed by the Ofce for Victims On June 30, 2021, in commemoration
of Crime, helps older adults who may be of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
victims of fnancial fraud. Te hotline is (WEAAD), staf from the National Elder
stafed with experienced case managers Fraud Hotline provided examples of common
who provide personalized support to assist types of fnancial fraud that occur among
callers in reporting suspected fraud to the the older adult population, along with tips
relevant agencies and ofer resources and on how to identify a scam. Presenters also
referrals to other appropriate services as provided ideas for caregivers to help identify
needed. If requested, case managers will also when an older adult may be experiencing
help submit a complaint form to the FBI, the a fraudulent situation and how to address
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) for it with the older adult. During the session
Internet-facilitated crimes, or the Federal with 152 participants, presenters received 80
Trade Commission (FTC), when applicable. questions.
Case management staf have previous
experience as adult protective services social Since August 2020, nine webinars about the
workers/investigators; ombudsmen; victim National Elder Fraud Hotline have been
advocates specializing in elder abuse and hosted by various organizations, including
fnancial crimes and exploitation; clinical the Executive Ofce for United States
supervisors; mental health counselors and Attorneys, the National Adult Protective
case managers; housing coordinators; and Services Association, and Te University
health and social services case managers. All of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Reaching
staf have experience in the human services over 750 participants, presenters covered
feld and expertise in providing telephonic frequently asked questions and common
case management, coordination, and scams. See Appendix B for details.
referrals.
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Resource Guide

Each year, the Ofce for Victims of Crime

(OVC) produces the National Crime
Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource

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Guide to help communities and victim National Elder Fraud Hotline Awareness
assistance providers promote awareness Resources
of crime victim issues by providing a wide
array of outreach tools and sample materials. In April 2021, through an interagency
In 2021, the Resource Guide99 featured a agreement with the U.S. Postal Inspection
public awareness poster (in English100 and Service, the National Crime Victims’ Rights
Spanish101) that highlighted elder fraud Week Teme Poster and complementary
and the National Elder Fraud Hotline. hotline fyer were displayed in thousands of
Te posters, downloaded over 250 times, post ofces throughout the Nation. Te fyer
are available for customization by local included the phone number for the National
programs. In April 2021, hard copies of Elder Fraud Hotline.
this poster were disseminated to over 9,000
constituents nationwide. U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the Southern
District of West Virginia Public
Additionally, OVC ofered a sample letter to Messaging Campaign
the editor on protecting older adults from
fraud during the pandemic, which included In conjunction with the observance of
a referral to the National Elder Fraud World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the U.S.
Hotline. Tis section of the Resource Guide Attorney’s Ofce for the Southern District of
was downloaded over 250 times. West Virginia released a public messaging
campaign in June, 2021, featuring “Financial
Scams -- Deceit and Devastation.”102 Te
YouTube video presents the stories of two
victims of fnancial scams, along with
professionals describing ways to avoid
victimization. Reporting to IC3 is advised
and the National Elder Fraud Hotline
number is provided as a resource.

99
https://ovc.ojp.gov/ncvrw2021/overview
100
https://ovc.ojp.gov/ncvrw2021/resource-guide/elder-fraud-awareness-poster-508.pdf
101
https://ovc.ojp.gov/ncvrw2021/resource-guide/elder-fraud-sp-508.pdf
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FBI’s Public Awareness Eforts FBI feld ofces provided elder justice-related
presentations to retirement community
In support of the Department’s elder justice members and behavioral health specialists,
eforts, the FBI conducted various forms fnancial advisors, fnancial institutions, and
of community outreach to raise public adult protective services organizations in
awareness of elder fraud and abuse and order to speak directly to potential victims,
provided training, resources, and tools to as well as those who may be witnesses to their
caregivers and those who provide services to victimization. Many feld ofces provided
older adults. Given the impact of COVID-19, interviews on local and national media
the FBI leveraged its relationships with outlets featuring information regarding
media outlets in order to increase its reach topics such as imposter, romance, and
kidnapping scams. Ofces efectively utilized
and turned to virtual mediums where it
Twitter to efciently bring awareness to elder
could not safely conduct in-person events.
fraud matters. Te FBI also communicates
with the public by issuing Public Service
Announcement (PSAs) such this one: FBI
Warns of a Grandparent Fraud Scheme
Using Couriers.103

Several ofces created dedicated working

groups and liaison relationships amongst
local police departments, private sector
partners, and DOJ colleagues to address
elder fraud from multiple viewpoints.
Continuing its innovative approach to
outreach, the FBI participated in an AARP
podcast titled “Te Perfect Scam,” in a two-
part episode highlighting a case involving an
80-year-old victim of an international scam.
Lastly, several ofces provided presentations
at colleges and universities, where students
eager to supplement their income ofen turn
to money mule activity, thus facilitating
elder fraud. A complete listing of the FBI’s
training and outreach eforts can be found in
Appendix B.

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C. Elder Justice Professionals: • Programs For Older Adults Who Have
Training and Resources Experienced Financial Exploitation106
(March 4, 2021)
All Elder Justice Professionals • Law Enforcement Investigations of
Financial Exploitation and Fraud of
Elder Justice Website Older Americans107 (November 18,
2020)
As noted above, the Elder Justice Website104 is • Big Risks, Big Rewards: Overcoming
the Department’s central hub for elder justice Obstacles to Elder Abuse
training, resources and information on elder Prosecutions108 (October 22, 2020)
abuse and fnancial fraud, with nearly half • What Data Reveals About
a million page views between July 2020 Administering Capacity
and June 2021. Te Elder Justice Website Assessments109 (October 8, 2020)
supports the Department’s enforcement and • Te Neuroscience behind Financial
programmatic eforts to combat elder abuse, Scams110 (July 14, 2020)
neglect, and fnancial exploitation and fraud
that target the nation’s older adults. Te Elder Justice Initiative YouTube Channel
website’s primary audience includes elder
justice professionals such as prosecutors, law In addition to the Elder Justice Website, the
enforcement ofcers, victim specialists, and Elder Justice Initiative (EJI) hosts its own
multidisciplinary teams. YouTube Channel111 as an additional avenue
for outreach. Te Webinar series described
Elder Justice Initiative Webinar Series above, and all of its digital media, are
available on the EJI YouTube Channel.
Each year, the Elder Justice Initiative
hosts a series of webinars on cutting-edge
topics taught by seasoned elder justice
professionals. In this reporting period, new
webinars included:

• Tackling Transnational Robocall

Scams: Te Importance of State and
Federal Partnerships105 (April 13,
2021)

104
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice
105
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/tackling-transnational-robocall-scams-importance-state-and-federal-
partnerships
106
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/programs-older-adults-who-have-experienced-fnancial-exploitation
107
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/law-enforcement-investigations-fnancial-exploitation-and-fraud-older-
americans
108
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/big-risks-big-rewards-overcoming-obstacles-elder-abuse-prosecutions
109
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/what-data-reveals-about-administering-capacity-assessments
110
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/neuroscience-behind-fnancial-scams
111
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC430DwoDeZmhjjWxH3eVxTA/featured

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Ofce for Victims of Crime Elder Justice quality of life. To ensure elder abuse
Resources victims receive the services they
need, each state has implemented
Te Ofce for Victims of Crime (OVC) adult protective services (APS), a
develops publications and multimedia government agency to receive reports
products on emerging issues, promising of elder abuse and (if eligible) arrange
practices, policy developments, and training for services to mitigate or eliminate
and technical assistance and skills-building the abusive situation. However, not all
tools to help improve responses to victims professionals are familiar with APS.
of crime. Te products from an array of You are invited to read this two-page
OVC’s national scope training and technical fyer, Adult Protective Services: What
assistance discretionary grants, awarded You Must Know,113 to learn about
under OVC’s FY 2017 Field-Generated working with APS, a critical partner
Innovations in Addressing Elder Abuse and in the fght against elder abuse.
Financial Exploitation grants, are available
on the Elder Justice Website.112 Specifc Professions

National Organization of State Ofces of Judges Training and Resources

Rural Health (NOSORH) Newsletter
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court
In October 2020, the Elder Justice Initiative Judges/Futures Without Violence Webinars
drafed a short article for the NOSORH for Judges
Newsletter alerting the 50 State Ofces of
Rural Health administrators to elder abuse As part of the Enhancing Judicial Skills
and sharing a resource describing adult on Abuse in Later Life project, the Ofce
protective services that could be shared with on Violence Against Women’s technical
their constituents. Te short article reads: assistance providers held in-person judicial
education events for judges from the Abuse in
Approximately 20% of older adults Later Life grantee communities and potential
experience some form of elder abuse grantee communities. Due to COVID-19,
(physical abuse, psychological abuse, the project transitioned from in-person
sexual abuse, fnancial exploitation, events to state-specifc virtual trainings to
caregiver neglect) each year. Te efects assist judges in recognizing and responding
of elder abuse on older Americans are to cases of elder abuse. Te complete list of
devastating and lead to diminished webinars is provided in Appendix B.

112
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/mdt-resources
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https://ncea.acl.gov/NCEA/media/publications/APS-Fact-Sheet.pdf

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Prosecutors Training and Resources Law Enforcement Training and Resources

Prosecutor-Investigator Community SAFTA Training with Michigan Law

Enforcement
Te Prosecutor-Investigator Community
is formally called Te National Elder & SAFTA (Senior Abuse Financial Tracking
Dependent Adult Abuse Community,114 and Accounting) Tool115 was developed to
an online forum hosted by the California provide law enforcement with a simplifed
District Attorneys Association (CDAA) on tool for investigating suspicious fnancial
its Sidebars platform, where prosecutors patterns and prosecuting cases of elder
and investigators from across the country fnancial exploitation. Te toolkit includes
can come together and collaborate on the SAFTA tool (an Excel macro-enabled
issues involving elder abuse prosecution. worksheet), a training guide, and subpoena
Te Community provides opportunities template. In November 2020, the Elder
for discussion, access to resources, and a Justice Initiative arranged through Scott
mechanism to learn about upcoming events. Teter, Division Chief, Michigan Ofce of
Attorney General, to provide a training on
Annual Elder Abuse and Community Action SAFTA for Michigan law enforcement. Te
training was delivered by SAFTA’s creator,
Seminar
Karen Webber of Webber CPA, PLLC,
with assistance from SAFTA’s Technical
On October 30, 2020, the Elder Justice
Assistance Provider James Foley, Vice
Initiative participated in the Annual
President of Curriculum Development &
Elder Abuse and Community Action
Training at the National White Collar Crime
Seminar for Stark County and surrounding
Center (NW3C). Te training was recorded
Ohio counties, discussing elder abuse
and is available on the MI-TRAIN Online
investigations and prosecutions and the value
Learning Site for Michigan state police and is
of multidisciplinary teams. Te audience was
also available on the Elder Justice Initiative’s
comprised of over 200 attendees, including
judges, prosecutors, adult protective services, YouTube Channel.116
victim witness advocates, law enforcement
ofcers, and other court personnel.

114
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/national-elder-dependent-adult-abuse-community
115
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/safa-senior-abuse-fnancial-tracking-and-accounting-tool-toolkit
116
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/safa-training-law-enforcement

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Law Enforcement Elder Justice Resource
Guide and Spark Video

In May 2021, in commemoration of Police

Week the COPS Ofce and the Elder Justice
Initiative released the Elder Justice Resource
Guide for Law Enforcement, with the
following note to law enforcement:

We thank members of law enforcement

for their service and sacrifce. To
help support law enforcement in
their service to older Americans, the
Department’s Elder Justice Initiative
and Ofce of Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS) have
prepared a resource guide for law
enforcement ofcers. We hope this
guide will be useful and support their
eforts.

Te Elder Justice Resource Guide for Law

enforcement116 is a catalogue of elder
justice resources for law enforcement. Te
Guide contains links to relevant training, As another dissemination tool, the
tools and resources necessary to efectively Department released a spark video,118
respond to elder abuse, neglect, and fnancial providing an attention-grabbing description
exploitation and fraud. of many of the Department’s elder justice
resources.

Tese two resources were released together

in an e-blast through each of our national
law enforcement partners as well as at least
one law enforcement training entity in each
state.

118
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/eji-law-enforcement-elder-justice-resources-video

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You Are Not Alone (YANA) Podcast call video to assist law enforcement in
interviewing older adults simply titled
In November 2020, the COPS Ofce in “Interviewing Older Adults.”121 Developed
collaboration with the Elder Justice Initiative by law enforcement professionals for law
released a podcast for law enforcement titled enforcement professionals, the seven minute
“You Are Not Alone: A Law Enforcement video provides information on tips to most
Approach to Monitoring the Needs of efectively interview older adults.
Vulnerable Citizens.”119 Te podcast
describes the You Are Not Alone (YANA)
Program as implemented in the Paradise
Valley (Arizona) Police Department. YANA
provides older community residents living
alone with a connection to law enforcement
volunteers who regularly check on residents Series of Tree Law Enforcement Flyers on
to ensure their health and safety and reduce Working with Adult Protective Services
the risk of fnancial exploitation. Tese
older residents can live independently, but As part of the Department’s eforts to address
do not have the support network should an rural disparities, the Elder Justice Initiative
emergency occur. Tis program provides collaborated with the Administration for
peace of mind for older community residents Community Living, the National Center
while promoting independence so important on Elder Abuse’s EAGLE, and the Adult
for successful aging. Te program is an Protective Services Technical Assistance
automated, proactive approach that supports Resource Center (APS TARC) to develop
these citizens without overburdening three one-page fyers122 specifcally for
department resources, making this readily law enforcement on working with adult
reproducible program a valuable public protective services. Te series is based on
service for any community. Te 28-minute the belief that our response to elder abuse
podcast was sent electronically to more than is stronger when law enforcement and adult
10,200 subscribers and also is available on the protective services work together. Te series
COPS Ofce Elder Justice Training Portal.120 included:

EAGLE Interviewing Older Adults Roll Call • What is Adult Protective Services?123
Video • Adult Protective Services: Your Partner
in Combatting Elder Abuse124
In partnership with the National Center • Law Enforcement: Building Stronger
on Elder Abuse, the Elder Justice Initiative Cases with Elder Abuse
released in November 2020 a new roll Multidisciplinary Teams125
119
https://cops.usdoj.gov/html/podcasts/the_beat/12-2020/Te_Beat_Mcghee.mp3
120
https://copstrainingportal.org/elder-justice-resources/
121
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM6htsLe604
122
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/working-collaboratively
123
https://www.justice.gov/fle/1387136/download
124
https://www.justice.gov/fle/1401716/download
125
https://www.justice.gov/fle/1387136/download

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To commemorate WEAAD, the fyers were Te COPS Ofce partnered with the
launched in June 2021. Te fyers were National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
released through all of our national law to highlight their new resources to
enforcement organization partners as well help communities prepare for the 2021
as at least one law enforcement training World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
organization in each state. In addition to (WEAAD).128 Te article also featured
the Department’s dissemination, each of the WEAAD Warrior, Douglas County
our partners have released the fyers to their (Nevada) Sherif ’s Ofce Good Neighbor
constituents ensuring wide dissemination. Program, which the COPS Ofce funded
in July 2020. In April 2021, the article was
COPS Ofce Community Policing Dispatch sent electronically to more than 9,580
Articles subscribers.

Te Community Policing Dispatch126 is the • Exposing the Scammers: A Wyoming

award-winning e-newsletter of the Ofce Sherif ’s Ofce Fights Financial Crimes
of Community Oriented Policing Services Against Seniors129
(COPS Ofce). Te Dispatch has published a As also referenced in Programmatic
number of elder justice articles over the past Highlights, a Wyoming detective shares
year, including: his experience with NW3C’s EAGLE
Online Training, touting how benefcial
• Countdown to World Elder Abuse online training is for small communities
Awareness Day Featuring WEAAD and how that training was used to
Warriors127 develop community outreach to address

126
https://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/about.html
127
https://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/04-2021/countdown_weaad.html
128
https://eldermistreatment.usc.edu/weaad-home/
129
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 fnancial scams afecting older residents Jolee Porter, Assistant U.S. Attorney,
in the community. In June 2021, the Northern District of Georgia, currently
article was sent electronically to more detailed to the Transnational Elder
than 9,580 subscribers. Fraud Strike Force at the U.S. DOJ
Consumer Protection Branch; Jon
• Law Enforcement Working with Adult Heslep, Senior Special Agent, Ofce of
Protective Services130 the Inspector General, Social Security
In commemoration of 2021 WEAAD, Administration; and Margaret Moore,
the National Center on Elder Abuse Detective, Aiken (South Carolina)
authored a short article on WEAAD, Department of Public Safety. In March
elder abuse, and alerting readers to a 2021, the article was sent electronically
newly released series of three fyers for to more than 9,580 subscribers.
law enforcement on working with adult
protective services, as described earlier, • Law Enforcement Investigations of
including links to the three fyers. In June Financial Exploitation and Fraud of
2021, the article was sent electronically Older Americans
to more than 9,580 subscribers. Tis article announced an upcoming
webinar titled “Law Enforcement
• Protecting Your Community from Phone Investigations of Financial Exploitation
Scammers131 and Fraud of Older Americans.” Te
Tis article announced an upcoming announcement conveyed that Fairfeld
webinar titled “Tackling Transnational (Connecticut) Police Chief Gary
Robocall Scams: Te Importance of MacNamara (ret.) would host a lively
State and Federal Partnerships.” Te discussion with three widely respected
article conveyed that the webinar would and highly experienced fnancial
discuss what the scams are and how they exploitation detectives and investigators
work. Te Webinar delved into local and and that attendees would learn tips for
state law enforcement’s vital role in the identifying evidence, undue infuence,
fght against these scams. It also described and how to manage issues such as
investigative techniques that state and capacity, to name a few. Training,
local law enforcement can use in the fght tools, and resources developed by the
against transnational scammers. Finally, U.S. Department of Justice to facilitate
it touched upon public education tools fnancial exploitation investigations
that can help community members were reviewed. Te stellar panel of
protect themselves from scammers. Te presenters included:
article also identifed the presenters as

130
https://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/06-2021/aps_fyers.html
131
https://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/03-2021/protecting_your_community_from_phone_scammers.html

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 • Skip Swain, Detective, Fresno and is working with state and local triads
County (California) Sherif ’s Ofce on national training. Since the launch in
Elder Abuse Unit January 2021, the NSA hosted a webinar
• Charles Szatkowski, Detective, titled “Understanding the Challenges Tat
Colorado Springs Police Department Afect the Older Adult for Law Enforcers”
• Gary MacNamara, Chief of Police in May 2021 and has been producing a
(ret.), Fairfeld (Connecticut) Police quarterly newsletter. To date, the website has
Department had 1,253 hits, and the newsletter goes out to
• Vonda Matthews, Policy Analyst, 814 recipients.
COPS Ofce, U.S. Department of
Justice Civil Legal Attorneys Training
• Andy Mao, Coordinator, Elder
Justice Initiative, U.S. Department of OVC’s Online Civil Legal Aid Training
Justice
OVC’s Training and Technical Assistance
In November 2020, the article was Center provides a series of online training
sent electronically to more than 9,580 modules for civil legal aid attorneys132
subscribers. that ofer a variety of information, tools,
and resources to identify and respond to
COPS Ofce Funds the Re-Establishment of elder abuse, including Domestic Violence
the National Association of Triads and Sexual Assault; Financial Fraud and
Exploitation; Practical and Ethical Strategies;
Te COPS Ofce funded the National and What Lawyers Need to Know. In 2020,
Sherifs’ Association (NSA) to re-establish there were 5,154 total completions for all
the National Association of Triads. Triad four training modules.
is a national community policing concept
that partners law enforcement agencies Multidisciplinary Teams Training and
with older adult volunteer groups and older Resources
adult–related community services to educate
older adults on crime and fraud, to reduce Elder Justice for All - Protecting the Elderly
crime against the elderly, and to eliminate and the Disabled
the unwarranted fear of crime. Tere are
about 680 Triad Councils in 32 states with On June 11, 2021, the Elder Justice Initiative
approximately 17,000 volunteers throughout participated in the Ohio Elder Justice for All
the United States. Te newly revamped - Protecting the Elderly and the Disabled Live
National Association of Triads is serving as a Interactive Webinar, initially discussing elder
clearinghouse of information, best practices, abuse and fnancial exploitation generally,
and trends in crimes targeting older adults and then turning its focus to building

132
https://www.ovcttac.gov/ElderAbuse/index.cfm?nm=wbt&ns=ot&nt=ea

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Financial Abuse Specialty Teams (FASTs) resources for elder justice MDTs. Several
for Lorain and Stark Counties. Te attendees additional resources were released over the
included over 200 judges, prosecutors, past year.
attorneys, law enforcement, adult protective
services and other social workers, and other Adapting Your MDT to a Virtual
frst responders. Environment Series of Flyers

National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later In response to COVID-19, the MDT TAC

Life Collaborative Community Responses developed three fyers to assist MDTs in
Training transitioning to online meetings. Te fyers
were developed to accompany an MDT TAC
A series of webinars was arranged by the webinar titled “Adapting Your MDT to a
National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Virtual Environment.”133 Te fyers provide
Life for the Ofce on Violence Against tips and items to consider when developing
Women’s Abuse in Later Life grantees. materials for virtual team meeting. Launched
Grantees are required to establish or support in August, 2020, the three fyers included:
multidisciplinary collaborative community
responses to victims of abuse in later life, • Hosting a Virtual Elder Abuse
including domestic violence, dating violence, MDT134
sexual assault, stalking, fnancial exploitation, • Teleconferencing Considerations135
and neglect. Te webinars address enhancing • Virtual Meeting Facilitation Tips136
victim safety and improving ofender
accountability by working collaboratively. A
complete list of the webinars is available in
Appendix B.

Multidisciplinary Team Technical

Assistance Center

Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) are

considered best practice when responding to
elder abuse. To facilitate a multidisciplinary
response, the Elder Justice Initiative
launched the Multidisciplinary Team
Technical Assistance Center (MDT TAC) in
2016, providing consultations, training and

133
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/adapting-your-mdt-virtual-environment
134
https://www.justice.gov/fle/1304531/download
135
https://www.justice.gov/fle/1304526/download
136
https://www.justice.gov/fle/1304521/download

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MDT Quick Start Guide in communicating with and learning from
one another. Tis community includes a
Te MDT TAC launched in July 2020 the traditional moderated listserv, a documents
Quick Start Guide, designed to complement library for sharing relevant resources, and
the Elder Abuse MDT Guide and Toolkit137 provides the ability for members to message
by giving a quick overview of the most each other directly. Tis project is one of
signifcant steps needed to create a strong a series of resources created by the Elder
MDT.138 As a digital document, each section Justice Initiative to enhance communication
is hyperlinked to corresponding content in and collaboration among elder justice
the Guide so that users can take a deeper dive projects across the country and support
into the material most relevant to their needs. the development and sustainability of elder
abuse MDTs.

Elder Justice Network Locator Map

Elder justice professionals across the country

are striving daily to improve outcomes for
abused older adults through coordinated
prevention, intervention and policy teams.
Identifying these teams and making
meaningful connections between those doing
similar work is challenging. Te MDT TAC
Elder Abuse Multidisciplinary Team Peer launched the Elder Justice Network Locator
Support Community Map140 in October 2020, a tool designed to
shine a light on elder justice teams of all types
In collaboration with the California District across the country and foster collaboration
Attorneys Association (CDAA), the MDT by making it easier to identify such teams.
TAC launched in July 2020 a peer support Te Map hit a milestone in January 2021,
community139 to facilitate elder justice MDTs with 300 teams joining the Map.

137
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/mdt-toolkit
138
https://www.justice.gov/fle/1284316/download
139
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/national-elder-abuse-mdt-peer-support-community
140
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/elder-justice-network-locator-map

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 Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement
Collaborations

In addition to multidisciplinary teams, the full

force of the Department’s enforcement eforts
is exponentially enhanced by collaborations
MDT Highlighted Network Blog Post
with state and local law enforcement. A
cursory review of Appendix B reveals
Te MDT TAC is proud to feature the
accomplishments of MDTs through the MDT signifcant eforts towards establishing and
Highlighted Networks141 section of the Elder maintaining these critical connections,
Justice Website, featuring teams on a rotating both formal and informal, that facilitate the
basis that demonstrate a promising practice, Department’s ability to hold federal ofenders
a unique model, or have something novel and accountable. One example of this types of
of value to ofer others in the feld. Currently, collaboration is depicted in the webinar
the Ohio I-Teams are the featured team. (listed earlier) titled “Tackling Transnational
Te state of Ohio has a unique approach to Robocall Scams: Te Importance of State and
MDTs, also known as interdisciplinary teams Federal Partnerships.”142 Te Department
(I-Teams). On December 14, 2020, the MDT is sincerely appreciative of the many
TAC released a blog post disseminating partnerships formed with state and local law
information about the Highlighted Networks enforcement.
feature.

https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/highlighted-networks
141

https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/video/tackling-transnational-robocall-scams-importance-state-and-federal-
142

partnerships

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 Victim Support
A. Overview Highlights

U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the District of

Te Department is committed to directly and
Rhode Island
indirectly assisting older victims of crime.
Victim Specialists at the federal level provide During the reporting period, the Elder
direct victim services, and formula grants to Justice Coordinator and Victim Witness
states support victim services programming Coordinator in the U.S. Attorney’s Ofce
at the local level. Whether directly or for the District of Rhode Island (USAO-
indirectly, the Department provides RI) participated in weekly virtual meetings
resources to help victims recover and regain hosted by Age-Friendly Rhode Island
their sense of well-being. Outlined below (AGRI), a coalition of community and
are the many ways in which the Department government agencies; healthcare and social
is fulflling this commitment. A complete service providers; advocacy and faith-based
list of victim services grants is available in organizations; and business, academic,
Appendix C. and municipal leaders; who are committed
to communication, collaboration, and
strengthening support systems for older
B. Executive Ofce for U.S. Attorneys adults. Tey also conducted three virtual
Victim Witness Program presentations for AGRI during the reporting
period. In July 2020, the USAO-RI Elder
Victim Witness personnel work closely with Justice Coordinator and Victim Witness
prosecutors, law enforcement, and other staf Coordinator partnered with the Ofce
members to ensure that elder abuse victims of the Rhode Island Attorney General
are treated with respect, know their rights, Elder Abuse Unit to give a presentation
and understand their role within the criminal on elder abuse and fraud. In January 2021,
justice system. In addition to assisting older the Elder Justice Coordinator and Victim
victims in the federal system, Victim Witness Witness Coordinator worked with the U.S.
personnel assist Elder Justice Coordinators Postal Inspector to present information
in public outreach eforts. Below are several on fraud, responsiveness to victims, and
examples of this important work. the prosecution process, for 75 elder-

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specifc providers of AGRI’s Social Isolation information and assistance following the
Workgroup. In May 2021, the Victim campaign.
Witness Coordinator provided AGRI with
a brief presentation on “grandparent scams” U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the Western District
in response to an increase in these types of of Washington
crimes in the district. In U.S. v. Susan Tompson, the U.S.
Attorney’s Ofce for the Western District
U.S. Attorney’s Ofce for the District of of Washington (USAO-WAW) secured a
Puerto Rico conviction against the defendant for wire
fraud, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 1343.
On December 1, 2020, the U.S. Attorney’s Te defendant completed 139 unauthorized
Ofce for the District of Puerto Rico (USAO- wire transactions in which she transferred
PR) launched an elder fraud education funds from the victim’s bank account into
and prevention public service campaign to her personal bank account. Te defendant
raise awareness about the diferent types had access to the victim’s bank accounts
of fraud associated with the COVID-19 because she volunteered to assist the victim
pandemic. Te campaign was designed to with online banking, knowing the victim was
advise older adults and their loved ones on unable to manage or use the online banking
how to avoid becoming victims of these and bill pay systems that the victim’s spouse
scams and to inform the public about their created before passing away. Te older victim
options for reporting suspected fraud. Te preferred to attend the sentencing hearing
campaign included a press release, radio and provide an oral victim impact statement
spots, interviews, newspaper ads, and the in person. Tis prompted the Assistant U.S.
implementation of an elder fraud hotline. Attorney to fle a motion to continue the
Te USAO-PR Victim Witness Coordinator sentencing hearing. When the court denied
played an important role in the development the government’s motion, the USAO-WAW
and implementation of the campaign. Victim Witness Specialist helped prepare
Specifcally, the Victim Witness Coordinator the victim to deliver the statement remotely.
assisted the Public Afairs Specialist in Knowing that the victim’s discomfort with
preparing the educational materials and technology was a vulnerability that enabled
helped organize a meeting with agency heads the defendant to commit her crime, the
to launch the media campaign. Additionally, Victim Witness Specialist worked with
the Victim Witness Coordinator assisted the victim to ease the victim’s anxiety.
with preparation of press releases and Specifcally, the Victim Witness Specialist
organization of a press conference. Te conducted practice sessions with the
Victim Witness Coordinator has worked victim, using the technology required for
to address the needs of numerous citizens the victim to participate virtually in the
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strengthened the victim’s confdence. Te assistance, transportation, and emergency
victim successfully mastered the technology shelter--to over 349,000 new victims aged 60
and provided the victim impact statement to and older in fscal year (FY) 2020. Trough
the court through video conferencing. Afer these programs, OVC hopes to improve
the defendant was sentenced, the government case outcomes while minimizing additional
successfully identifed additional assets trauma and restoring safety and security to
belonging to the defendant, which increased older victims of crime and holding more
the amount of funds available for restitution ofenders accountable. Additional highlights:
to the victim. (Reporting Period Note: the
defendant was sentenced in late June 2020, • Te number of victims aged 60 and
meaning that the Victim Witness Specialist’s older served by VOCA-funded victim
work to prepare the victim occurred prior service providers in FY 2020 decreased
to the reporting period. However, the 3 percent from the number served in FY
government’s eforts to fnd and direct 2019, while the number of organizations
additional funds for the victim’s restitution serving individuals aged 60 and older
occurred during the reporting period.) in FY 2020 increased by 4 percent from
FY 2019.
C. Ofce for Victims of Crime
• VOCA-funded victim assistance
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Formula organizations allocated $86 million to
Grant Program specifcally serve victims of elder abuse
in FY 2020, representing a 24 percent
OVC’s Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) increase from FY 2019.
Formula grant program provides funding
for crime victim compensation and victim • In each quarter of FY 2020, an average
assistance, which is awarded through of 27,676 victims sought services for
subgrants to state and local agencies and elder abuse or neglect.
local service providers. VOCA also supports
direct services to crime victims in every • In FY 2020, elder abuse or neglect;
state, territory, and the District of Columbia. identity thef, fraud, or fnancial crimes;
In FY 2020, 7,183 VOCA-funded programs and domestic or family violence were
served 9,659,895 total victims (which the most common victimization types
includes new and returning individuals) of victims aged 60 and older.
who received direct services. Of the total,
there were 5.4 million unique individuals • Tere were 11,496 individuals aged 60
identifed as new clients served throughout and older who applied for compensation
the year. VOCA awards to the states totaled benefts in FY 2020.
more than $1.6 billion. More than 5,750
VOCA-funded organizations provided • In FY 2020, VOCA-funded organizations
services--ranging from individual advocacy, paid 1,153 compensation claims related
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 A Statement from Kristina Rose, New Director of the Ofce for Victims of Crime
As the new Director of the Ofce for Victims of
Crime (OVC), I am extremely proud of our ongoing
eforts to more comprehensively address elder abuse
and provide services for older victims of abuse and
fnancial exploitation. Since 2017, OVC has awarded
more than $23 million to provide direct services to
older citizens who experienced abuse, neglect, and
fnancial exploitation; and to support the advocates,
service providers, researchers, and policymakers
across the Nation who address these seniors’ rights
and needs. Looking ahead, OVC has committed $3.75
million for Fiscal Year 2021 to fund multidisciplinary
teams for older victims of fnancial exploitation and
abuse. One of my goals as OVC Director is to ensure that all crime victims, especially older
victims, have an array of service options available to them so they can choose the assistance
that best meets their needs. Tese options need to be easily accessible in order to lessen the
burden that is too ofen placed on crime victims to navigate a very complex system. It is
critical that we prioritize supporting older survivors so they can fnd the justice they seek
– and in whatever form that may take.

Kristina Rose, Director, Ofce for Victims of Crime

Discretionary Grants the safety and confdentiality of victims. Te

grantees are described below.
Enhancing Services for Older Victims of
Abuse and Financial Exploitation 1. Te Network for Victim Recovery of
DC — District’s Older Victim Services
In October 2020, OVC funded 12 grantees (DOVS) Project (2020-V3-GX-0059)
with nearly $6 million under the OVC
Te Network for Victim Recovery of
FY 2020 Enhancing Services for Older
DC (NVRDC) proposes to increase its
Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation
capacity to provide direct service to elder
solicitation that is focused on combating abuse and fnancial exploitation victims by
elder fraud and preventing further harm to implementing the District’s Older Victim
vulnerable victims. Te 12 grantees support Services (DOVS) Project. NVRDC expects
communities providing direct services to to improve outcomes, minimize additional
older victims of abuse and exploitation, using trauma, and restore safety and security
trauma-informed approaches that protect to older victims of abuse and fnancial

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exploitation in the District of Columbia for integrating behavioral health services
through the provision of direct services for elder victims within Fort Apache
(including crisis response, case management, Indian Reservation by leveraging mental
and legal services) as well as resources health professional staf, meeting space,
for service providers and criminal justice and materials to provide evidence-based,
stakeholders, and participation in program trauma-informed, and resilience-grounded,
reporting to help beneft the feld nationally, mental health treatment services to elders
as well as inform future plans in DC. and their caregivers. ABHS will enhance the
current wrap-around service delivery model
2. End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin — to ensure continuous delivery of direct
Enhancing Services for Older Victims of services, from assessment to discharge, by
Abuse and Financial Exploitation Project establishing and developing partnerships
(2020-V3-GX-0052) with both the White Mountain Apache Tribal
(WMAT) Court and Social Services, Indian
Te End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin Health Services Whiteriver Service Unit,
Enhancing Services to Older African and WMAT Elder Services Program. ABHS
American Victims of Abuse and Financial will develop psychoeducational trainings/
Exploitation project is designed to meet handouts to engage and raise community
the needs of older victims in Milwaukee awareness about abuse of older victims and
and service providers and criminal justice the impact to their mental health. ABHS will
stakeholders in the feld by 1) increasing develop and implement strategic planning
access for older African American victims in to sustain victim service integration eforts
Milwaukee to culturally specifc/responsive post-grant award, improve victim outcomes,
and age-relevant, and trauma-informed maintain data, and share best practices and
direct services and advocacy within the lessons learned.
justice system, social services agencies, and
community organizations, and 2) flling gaps 4. Vera House, Inc. — Expanding
in resources within the feld around how to Community-Based Options to Respond
remove barriers that are preventing older to Elder Abuse (2020-V3-GX-0033)
African American victims from accessing
culturally specifc service providers and
Vera House, Inc., in partnership with
improve older victims access to these vital
Christopher Community Inc., the New York
victims supports.
State Center for Court Innovation (Upstate
3. Apache Behavioral Health Services — Ofce), and the Syracuse University College
Enhancing Services for Elder Victims of Law, Elder and Health Law Clinic, will
of Abuse and Financial Exploitation expand the Community-Based Options to
(2020-VO-GX-0236) Respond to Elder Abuse (CORE) program.
Existing community-based services will
Te Apache Behavioral Health Services be enhanced for victims of elder abuse in
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who may be reluctant to use, or unable to exploitation of older adults, minimizing their
access, existing services in three low-income trauma, and providing training and resources
housing buildings in an area of concentrated for law enforcement and social service
and systemic urban poverty in Syracuse, New agencies to improve outcomes for elder abuse
York. survivors in Los Angeles County, particularly
in high-poverty and rural communities.
5. Fairbanks Native Association — Elder First, Bet Tzedek will continue its Elder
and Senior Abuse, Financial Exploitation, Abuse Restraining Order (EARO) Clinic.
Intervention and Prevention Services Now in its fourth year at the Los Angeles
Program (2020-VO-GX-0257) Superior Court, the Clinic is a vital provider
of direct trauma-informed services to protect
Fairbanks Native Association (FNA) abuse victims. Bet Tzedek will also expand
will expand and cover gaps in services the program to include a new virtual remote
in the Elder and Senior Abuse, Financial access EARO Clinic, which will fll critical
Exploitation, Intervention and Prevention accessibility gaps, since older victims’ unique
Services Program. Te project will serve the needs include inaccessible transportation
Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) area, and building environments, declining
a high poverty community with Qualifed physical and cognitive health, mobility
Opportunity Zones in Interior Alaska with limitations, and vulnerability to COVID-19.
a population of 96,849. Te overall goals of Second, Bet Tzedek will establish a new in-
FNA’s Enhanced Services for Older Victims person EARO Clinic in Antelope Valley, a
of Abuse, Financial Exploitation Intervention high-poverty, rural area in the northeastern
and Prevention Program are twofold. Te reaches of Los Angeles County where, as in
frst goal is to decrease the rate of abuse and many rural communities, older residents face
exploitation of FNSB seniors by improving unique challenges around transportation,
outcomes and minimizing trauma. Te mobility, and lack of access to direct legal
second goal is to support, promote, and aid for victims of elder abuse or exploitation.
expand community partner opportunities Tird, Bet Tzedek will expand its existing
in FNSB for Senior Abuse Financial elder abuse, fraud, and scams prevention and
Exploitation Intervention and Prevention response program known as ‘For the Sake of
Services, to ensure older victims of abuse and our Elders’ to serve all senior communities in
exploitation have increased access to services the county, with a particular focus on rural
and are treated with dignity and respect. and high-poverty areas. Fourth, Bet Tzedek
will develop a new training and formalized
6. Bet Tzedek — Innovative Legal Aid for collaboration program for law enforcement
Elder Abuse and Exploitation Victims in and social agency personnel, enabling better
Los Angeles County (2020-V3-GX-0062) identifcation of elder abuse and referral
of victims to the proper resources. Tis
Bet Tzedek proposes an innovative project program will be implemented with Los
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Division, Glendale and Torrance police strengthen existing relationships, create new
departments, and a variety of social services partnerships, establish service links where
agencies, such as the Los Angeles County none exist, increase victim accessibility to
Department of Workforce Development, free civil legal services, improve identifcation
Aging and Community Services. Bet Tzedek of legal needs, and increase referrals to
will design the programs to be replicable and LSLA. Finally, the Justice for Older Adults
scalable, and will disseminate its results and program will also increase awareness within
lessons learned from the project to ensure the broader victim services community and
the most widespread possible improvement beyond about the vital role that civil legal
in outcomes for older crime victims. services play in the recovery of victims/
survivors.
8. Lone Star Legal Aid — Justice for Older
Adults (2020-V3-GX-0050) 9. Minnesota Elder Justice Center
Enhancement of Services — Legal
Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) will implement Representation for Older Victims of Abuse
Justice for Older Adults in 25 counties of and Financial Exploitation (2020-V3-
East Texas to provide free civil legal services GX-0030)
for victims of elder abuse and fnancial
exploitation to help them stay in their homes; Minnesota Elder Justice Center (MEJC)
maintain autonomy and maximize choice; proposes to support older victims of abuse
obtain protection; prevent continuation of and exploitation by providing one full-time
abuse and exploitation; establish fnancial and one half-time staf attorney to directly
security; and to otherwise maintain or represent victims of elder abuse in need of
establish a safe and stable later life. LSLA legal services. Teir service area includes the
will do this through multiple strategies, state of Minnesota, and the legal services they
including community outreach, partner propose would be available at no cost (pro
training, reciprocal referrals, intake, and bono) to victims statewide. In particular, they
legal assistance. LSLA will also conduct will direct their services to older victims of
ofce hours at strategically selected partner elder abuse, which can include a wide variety
locations, where project staf will provide of victimizations, including but not limited
on-the-spot intake and legal services, giving to physical abuse, sexual assault, neglect,
geographically underserved survivors maltreatment, harassment, and fnancial
quicker and easier access to legal services, exploitation. MEJC will expand services
especially for persons who cannot travel to victims of elder abuse and fnancial
to an LSLA branch ofce, who do not have exploitation by ofering legal representation
a phone to call the ofce for intake, or who to such victims. Representation to victims
experience literacy and other challenges that of elder abuse will be provided in a range
require face-to-face contact. LSLA will make of legal matters including secure housing,
critical advances in the Texas victim service benefts eligibility, access to protective orders,
delivery system for older adults. It will and fduciary restructuring (revocation).

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Non-legal advocacy including issue spotting, Alaska Native elders. Project Piqpaqi will
system navigation, safety planning, court contribute to the victims’ feld by increasing
accompaniment, empathetic listening, and resources available to elder service providers
triaged referral will also be provided. and criminal justice stakeholders across
Southcentral Alaska, including tribal
9. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe — Elder’s providers, frst responders, and courts.
Supporting Elders (2020-VO-GX-0258) Under this project, ANJC will hire Victim
Advocate/Case-Manager and Paralegal staf,
Te Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (MIT) will and will contract with Alaska Legal Services
implement a project to empower/train elders Corporation for the provision of Elder Law
to support elders and enhance the services services, including attorney representation.
for the Tribal Community’s Elders. Tis Te ANJC Project Piqpaqi will ofer
project will enhance elder services in the trainings for professionals, criminal justice
Muckleshoot Indian Tribes Service Delivery stakeholders, and community organizations;
Area to minimize trauma and restore safety develop a Southcentral Alaska Elder Justice
and security for Elders. Project objectives Resource Manual; and provide direct service.
include: creating a team to provide support
and guidance to elder victims of abuse and 11. Wayne State University — Successful
fnancial exploitation; providing phone and Aging afer Financial Exploitation
in-person support services for at least 40 (2020-V3-GX-0060)
elder victims per year; enhancing the tribe’s
eforts to provide follow-up/long-term Wayne State University, with its partner
support to elder victims with a total of at least Hillsdale County Senior Services, intends
1,200 contacts per year. to close service gaps in three areas by 1)
enhancing the service delivery program
titled ‘Successful Aging afer Financial
10. Alaska Native Justice Center — Exploitation’ (SAFE), using the fnancial
Piqpaqi (2020-V3-GX-0070) decision-making conceptual framework
and assessment--helping older victims learn
Te Alaska Native Justice Center (ANJC) will how to recover their fnancial footing and
implement ‘Project Piqpaqi’ serving older meet their broad fnancial, emotional, and
victims of abuse and fnancial exploitation cognitive health needs while protecting their
in Southcentral Alaska. Funding will be safety and confdentiality. One goal is to
used to support case-management and civil enable SAFE to become a maturing program
legal assistance staf dedicated to improving at Wayne State University, and thereby
outcomes, minimizing additional trauma, meet the needs of urban African American
and restoring safety and security to older older adults in high-poverty areas; So, 2) in
victims of abuse and fnancial exploitation partnership with Hillsdale County Senior
in Anchorage, Alaska, with emphasis on Services, Wayne State University will create a
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A second goal is to partner with a social Awards for Enhanced Multidisciplinary
service agency in a rural part of the state to Teams
bring SAFE services to their clients; and 3)
using implementation science theory and In FY 2019, and in coordination with the
methods, Wayne State University will create Elder Justice Initiative, OVC funded 13
an organizational readiness guide so that the local multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) under
collaborative eforts conducted with Hillsdale OVC’s FY 2019 Transforming America’s
County Senior Services can be generalized to Response to Elder Abuse: Enhanced
other social service agencies. Multidisciplinary Teams (E-MDTs) for Older
Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation
12. University of Arkansas — Te Roadmap program, totaling $4.9 million. Te program
Initiative: Enhancing Supports for Older focuses on the development or enhancement
Arkansans who are Victims of Abuse of a case review multidisciplinary team
and Financial Exploitation (2020-V3-
to better identify and respond to cases of
GX-0051)
abuse and more comprehensively serve and
support victims of elder abuse and fnancial
Te University of Arkansas will improve the
exploitation.
infrastructure in Arkansas so that improved
services are provided to individuals over
the age of 60 who are victims of abuse or Between FYs 2019 and 2020, the E-MDTs
fnancial exploitation. Te project will use served 508 new individuals out of 17,926 total
three main strategies. 1. Tis project will individuals served. Of the total individuals
create a Multidisciplinary Leadership Team served by the E-MDTs, elder abuse or neglect
and a structure for creating/maintaining was the most common victimization type,
ongoing connections to key stakeholders in accounting for 50 percent of the victimizations
local regions of the state. 2. Tis project will identifed; followed by identity thef, fraud,
provide direct services and infuse information and fnancial crime (8 percent); and domestic
across agencies involved in service provision and/or family violence (7 percent). Te most
to ensure they are trauma-informed, victim- common services provided included referrals
centered, culturally responsive, and fully to other services, supports, and resources
accessible. 3. Tis project will use multiple (17,487 occurrences); crisis intervention
methods for disseminating information, (1,036 occurrences); and hotline/crisis-line
including simple printed information, web- counseling (203 occurrences). Te E-MDTs
based information, visual representation in average 122 partners per quarter, with an
community sites, and infusion of information average of 26 partners receiving funding per
into community-based activities Arkansans quarter.
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National Elder Abuse MDT Training and
Technical Assistance Center • A walkthrough of a risk assessment
model conducted for an Ohio team
In addition to funding the E-MDTs, OVC featured recommendations that were
added an additional $2 million to support incorporated into both their case
the development of the National Elder Abuse presentation and trauma-informed,
MDT Training and Technical Assistance client-centered planning.
Center (National TTA Center) to help
strengthen the capacity of these E-MDTs E-MDTs promote greater awareness of
to better identify and respond to cases of available services, and improve access to,
abuse and more comprehensively serve and and receipt of, services for older victims. Te
support victims of elder abuse and fnancial informal social support for older victims,
exploitation. Since the National TTA Center enhanced monitoring, and follow-up beyond
launched in April 2020, Weill Cornell Medical the crisis period, may reduce the recurrence
and its partners have provided technical of abuse. For these reasons, OVC committed
assistance and training to 13 OVC-funded 2021 funding to add another 10 Enhanced
local teams, leveraging shared expertise, Elder Abuse MDTs under the FY 2021
best practices, innovative strategies, and Transforming America’s Response to Elder
customizing solutions to improve case Abuse: Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams
outcomes for elder abuse and elder fnancial (E-MDTs) for Older Victims of Abuse and
exploitation. Financial Exploitation solicitation.

Te National TTA Center ofers these teams Training for Law Enforcement to Improve
with critical insights that will allow them to Identifcation of and Response to Elder
strengthen their case review process, address Fraud Victims
emerging needs, and improve outcomes.
Examples of accomplishments include: In FY 2020, OVC awarded $1,940,738 to
the National White Collar Crime Center
• A mixed team in Michigan (tribal/ (NW3C) to work with the International
non-tribal) organized a training on Association of Chiefs of Police to develop
tribal communities, paving the way training for law enforcement to improve
for stronger collaboration between identifcation of and response to elder fraud
communities in the region. victims. Tis national-scope training and
technical assistance grant will fund a study of
• A team from Georgia updated their current resources available for, and responses
policies and procedures manual with to, elder fraud in both a rural and an urban
customized suggestions, creating a jurisdiction in two of DOJ’s Transnational
more efective document to guide their Elder Fraud Strike Force districts. It will
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of trainings for law enforcement to improve nationwide. Te Transnational Elder Fraud
responses to elder fraud that are tailored Strike Force brings together the resources
to the particular needs of diferent types ofand expertise of DOJ’s Consumer Protection
jurisdictions. Branch, the U.S. Attorney’s Ofces for
six federal districts, the FBI, the U.S.
Te trainings will be tested, evaluated, and Postal Inspection Service, and other law
revised as needed, and then made available enforcement personnel.
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 Data and Research
A. Overview • A Skeletal Atlas of Elder Abuse:
Establishing Markers of Physical Abuse
An important aspect of the Department’s and Developing a Digital Diagnostic Tool
elder justice response involves data and for Education and Screening144
research. To understand the issues and • Evaluability Assessment of the Weinberg
base policy on sound science, it is critical Center for Elder Justice’s Elder Abuse
to have elder justice data and research. Te Shelter Services145
Department’s data and research activities are
summarized below. For a complete listing Closed Grants
of all the Department’s elder justice grant
awards, see Appendix C. In addition to newly funded research,
in December 2020, two grant-funded
research projects on elder abuse concluded
B. National Institute of Justice
and submitted fnal reports. Te projects
explored two topical areas: (1) defning and
Te National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the
operationalizing poly-victimization among
research arm of the Department. In fscal elderly individuals; and (2) developing a
year 2020, NIJ awarded over $1.5 million taxonomy of case outcomes that can be used
to three grantees to conduct research and to defne success in elder abuse intervention
evaluation on elder abuse and maltreatment research from multiple perspectives.
in three topical areas: (1) elder abuse
reporting pathways, facilitators, barriers and • Defning Late-Life Poly-Victimization
outcomes; (2) forensic research involving and Identifying Associated Mental
the development of elder abuse radiographic and Physical Health Symptoms (Grant
evidence and bioinformatic approaches Number: 2017-VF-GX-0001), awarded to
for use by physicians; and (3) elder abuse the University of Texas, Houston Health
prevention and intervention programs. Science Center
Specifcally, the awards included:
Tis study explored elder abuse poly-
• Pathways to Safety: An Examination victimization to discover common poly-
of Federal and State-Level Barriers and victimization occurrences, their profiles
Facilitators to Elder Abuse Reporting and across the socioecological context, and
Response143 their associations with mental and physical

143
https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/awards/2020-75-cx-0003
144
https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/awards/2020-75-cx-0005
145
https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/awards/2020-v3-gx-0077

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health symptoms and mortality. Te project interviews with 27 EM victims involved
analyzed administrative case data from the in EMRP services in New York City and a
Texas Department of Family and Protective scoping review of existing EMRP evaluation
Services, Division of Adult Protective Services literature. Te analysis produced a fnal
(APS) on all confrmed and unconfrmed taxonomy containing 81 outcomes of success
cases of abuse (i.e., emotional/psychological organized into 25 themes within fve eco-
abuse, neglect, fnancial exploitation, systemic categories (i.e., victim, perpetrator,
physical abuse, sexual abuse) in adults 65 victim-perpetrator relationship, family
years and older between January 1, 2014 system, and home environment). Data from
and December 31, 2018, and matched data this study are archived at the National Archive
from the Center for Medicare Services on of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD). Research
medical diagnoses (i.e., depression, anxiety, fndings were published in Aggression and
Alzheimer’s disease-related dementia) Violent Behavior, and the fnal research
and mortality. Te results of the analysis report will be made available through the
provided a framework for operationally National Criminal Justice Reference Service
defining elder abuse poly-victimization, (NCJRS).
and understanding related factors across
the socioecological context and associations NIJ-Funded Elder Abuse Prevention Grants
with metal and physical health systems and
mortality. Data from this study are archived
In February 2016, NIJ posted a funding
at the National Archive of Criminal Justice
opportunity entitled Elder Abuse Prevention
Data (NACJD), and the fnal research report
Demonstration Project: Planning Phase,147
will be made available through the National
with the opportunity for additional funding
Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS).
for a pilot study of the elder abuse prevention
program. In October, 2016, NIJ awarded
• Developing a Taxonomy To Understand
nearly $800,000 to the Urban Institute and
and Measure Outcomes of Success in
the University of Southern California to
Community-Based Elder Mistreatment
develop and plan rigorous tests of prevention
Interventions (Grant Number: 2017-VF-
programs addressing elder abuse, neglect
GX-0002), awarded to Cornell University
and fnancial exploitation.148 Two years later,
College of Medicine146
NIJ supplemented this funding with nearly
$2 million to conduct pilot tests of these
Tis project developed a victim-centric
programs. Both programs address elder
taxonomy of case outcomes that indicate
abuse prevention, but tailor their content to
EM (elder mistreatment) response program
two diferent populations.
(EMRP) success. Te study drew on

146
https://nij.ojp.gov/library/publications/scoping-review-outcomes-elder-abuse-intervention-research-current-landscape
147
https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/nij-2016-9018
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https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/pr/national-institute-justice-awards-funding-study-elder-abuse

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University of Southern California

During the two-year planning phase,149 the

University of Southern California developed
a prevention curriculum targeting caregivers
of older adults. In addition to developing the
program itself, the pilot test methodology
was developed during this phase.

Te multicomponent curriculum is
administered by trained personnel in the
home following administration of a battery of
questionnaires by a diferent staf member. Te
curriculum is caregiver-centered, with three
required sections followed by a curriculum
Urban Institute
that is customized based on caregiver needs.
Te entire “COACH” (Comprehensive Older During the planning phase (2017-2018),151
Adult and Caregiver Health) intervention is the Urban Institute collaborated with the Area
no longer than 12 weeks. Afer completion Agency on Aging, Region One, in Phoenix,
of the intervention and three months later, Arizona, to develop a 90-day in-home
a staf member administers the battery of intervention called EMPOWER: Building
questionnaires again. Where appropriate, the Late-life Resilience™. EMPOWER aims to
older adult is also administered the battery of provide community-residing older adults
questionnaires. with the resiliency and resources to lead
safe and healthy lives throughout the aging
Having developed the curriculum and process. Urban’s research team also planned
methodology, the pilot study150 began a rigorous, randomized controlled pilot
in February 2020. Adjustments were study of EMPOWER, which they conducted
made during COVID-19 to allow for the from 2019-2021. Nearly 200 low-income
intervention to continue despite in-person older adults in Arizona participated, half of
home visits being prohibited. whom received the EMPOWER program
from trained Area Agency personnel.
Te project is scheduled to be completed Study participants completed baseline and
December 31, 2021. Anticipated fndings follow-up questionnaires regarding home
will be available at that time, including an safety, physical and emotional health, social
analysis of how COVID-19 impacted the connectedness, fnancial wellbeing, and elder
implementation of the program. abuse.
149
https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/awards/2016-zd-cx-k008
150
Te original award was closed early (June 2020), with a portion of the remaining funds converted into a new award:
https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/awards/2020-75-cx-0001
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Te project is scheduled for completion Over the past year, BJS has released three
December 31, 2021, with summary fndings reports of relevance to elder justice.
anticipated at that time, including an
analysis of how COVID-19 impacted the Financial Fraud in the United States, 2017
demonstration. Te Area Agency is already
planning to sustain EMPOWER’s delivery BJS released in April 2021 fndings from the
afer the demonstration, given the positive 2017 Supplemental Fraud Survey (SFS),152
experiences shared by older adult participants the frst data collection of its kind under the
and observations by program facilitators. National Crime Victimization Survey. Te
SFS collected data on the experiences of
adults age 18 and older with seven types of
personal fnancial fraud (excluding identity
thef) during the 12 months preceding their
interview. Te report found that in 2017,
about 3.0 million (or 1.25% of) persons
age 18 or older were victims of fnancial
fraud, with a total loss of $3.2 billion, and
an average loss per victim of $1,090. Of
particular relevance for this report, among
those age 65 or older, 592,990 were victims
of fnancial fraud (1.18% of persons age 65
or older). However, there were no statistically
signifcant diferences in the prevalence rate
of fnancial fraud by the victim’s age.
Moving Forward
Victims of Identity Tef, 2018
Tese pilot tested programs are intended to
BJS released in April 2021 fndings from the
form the basis of a large scale implementation2018 Identity Tef Supplement (ITS)153 to the
and program evaluation, although no funding National Crime Victimization Survey. Te
has been allocated for this endeavor. ITS collected data from persons age 16 and
older about their experience with identity
C. Bureau of Justice Statistics thef during the 12 months preceding the
interview. Te report found that in 2018, an
Relevant Reports estimated 23 million persons (about 9% of
all United States residents age 16 or older)
Te Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is the reported that they had been the victim of
primary statistical agency of the Department. identity thef during the prior 12 months,

152 https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/fus17.pdf
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with a total monetary loss of $15.1 billion. Of information is typically embedded in case
particular relevance for this report, among notes, and variation exists across programs
those age 65 and older, 3,663,570 were in whether and when cases are referred to
victims of identity thef (7.2% of persons age law enforcement. Of particular interest was
65 or older and 15.8% of all identity thef the ability to count abuse cases occurring in
victims). However, those age 65 and older long term care facilities. However, only about
were signifcantly less likely than those age half of APS programs have jurisdiction over
35–49 to be the victim of identity thef.
long term care facilities. Nonetheless, APS
Assessment of Administrative Data on data has the potential to augment current
Elder Abuse, Mistreatment, and Neglect: data about crimes against older adults.
Final Technical Report Recommendations included, for example,
transforming feld notes into standardized
BJS funded the Urban Institute to assess case management system felds to facilitate
whether and how administrative data from greater utility of the APS data. Tis and other
adult protective services (APS) agencies recommendations are outlined in the report.
may be used to develop uniform, national
statistics about elder abuse, and how APS D. FBI’s First-Ever IC3 2020 Elder
data may augment currently available crime Fraud Report
and victimization statistics. Tis efort
began by identifying a set of key indicator Also reviewed in Programmatic Highlights,
statistics and developing a taxonomy for in June 2021 the FBI’s IC3 released the frst
collecting criminal justice data, summarized annual Elder Fraud Report,156 providing a
in a report released by the Urban Institute summary of complaints submitted by or on
in June 2016.154 Building upon that initial behalf of victims aged 60 and over. In 2020,
report, the next phase included interviews IC3 received a total of 791,790 complaints
with APS programs from across the country. with reported losses exceeding $4.1 billion.
BJS released the fnal technical report in June Of these, 105,301 were complaints involving
2021.155 adults age 60 and older, with a total fnancial
loss of nearly $1 billion, or 28% of all fnancial
Te study found both potential for and losses reported to IC3. Te average dollar
challenges to compiling APS-based elder loss among older adults was $9,175, although
abuse statistics across states. Challenges exist 1,921 victims lost more than $100,000 each.
due to variation in elder abuse laws, agencies’ Tese numbers represent an increase of
investigative jurisdictions, and data system approximately $300 million in losses reported
capacity. It is not always easy to discern which in 2020 versus what was reported by victims
APS cases are criminal in nature as that age 60 and older in 2019.

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https://www.urban.org/sites/default/fles/publication/81531/2000813-What-Is-Elder-Abuse-A-Taxonomy-for-Collecting-
Criminal-Justice-Research-and-Statistical-Data.pdf
155
https://www.ojp.gov/pdfles1/bjs/grants/251777.pdf
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Of the 33 types of complaints received by occurs when a criminal demands something
IC3, the top three crime types afecting older of value from a victim by threatening
adults are Extortion (23,100 victims), Non- physical or fnancial harm or the release of
payment/Non-delivery (14,534 victims), and sensitive data. Extortion is used in various
Tech Support (9,429). Extortion may be high schemes reported to the IC3, including
email extortion attacks, hitman schemes,
because it is a tactic that crosses a number of government extortion, and sextortion.
common ofenses. IC3 explains that extortion

In contrast to the most common crime and Tech Support ($116,415,126). Losses
types, the three highest dollar losses due to investment fraud come in fourth at
arise from Confdence Fraud/Romance $98,040,940, at which point the losses drop
($281,134,006), BEC/EAC157 ($168,793,903), of.
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Te report describes in greater detail seven • Elder Abuse in the COVID-19 Era159
common frauds afecting older adults, • Adult Protective Services Study on the
along with specifc ways to protect against Impact of COVID-19: Findings from State
victimization. Administrator Survey and Interviews with
Local APS Staf - Final report160
E. Coordination with the NAPSA • Efects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on
Research to Practice Interest Group Elder Mistreatment and Response in New
York City: Initial Lessons161
Te Elder Justice Initiative coordinates • Elder Abuse in the Time of COVID-19—
with the National Adult Protective Services Increased Risks for Older Adults and Teir
Association (NAPSA) Research to Practice Caregivers162
Interest Group.158 Te Interest Group • Changes in Elder Abuse Risk Factors
compiled the following articles and reports Reported by Caregivers of Older Adults
on elder abuse and COVID-19: during the COVID-19 Pandemic163

158
https://www.napsa-now.org/about-napsa/committees/
159
https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jgs.16496
160
https://apstarc.acl.gov/getattachment/Information-Research/COVID-19/LRC_COVID_19_Final_Report_508.pdf.
aspx?lang=en,-U.~S
161
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0733464820924853
162
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7234937/
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• High Prevalence of Elder Abuse During the • Elder Mistreatment Victims during the
COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk and Resilience COVID-19 Pandemic: Administrative
Factors 164
Data from San Francisco Adult Protective
• Adult Protective Service’s Role in Services166
Addressing Older and Dependent Adult
Abuse in the Age of COVID165

164
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S106474812100018X
165
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.659640/full
166
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10896-021-00305-1

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 Looking Forward
A. Overview entire team must understand: the purpose of
a forensic interview in relation to other types
Although the last reporting period was of investigative interviews, the necessity of
productive, the Department expects to release using a trauma-informed approach when
many elder justice resources and is pleased to working with older victims of abuse, neglect,
preview some of them here. Tese resources and fnancial exploitation and fraud, and the
will further enhance the ability of elder importance of a strengths-based perspective
justice professionals to respond using victim- when working with older adults. Te
centered, trauma-informed approaches curriculum is scheduled for completion in
when working with older victims, help October, 2021.
hold ofenders accountable, and inform the
general public of ways to guard against elder Guardianship Evaluation Worksheet for
abuse, neglect, and fnancial exploitation and Judges and Other Court Personnel
fraud. In addition, this section describes an
emerging trend of the fraudulent use of gif Te Elder Justice Initiative is supporting the
cards, which the Department is proactively University of Southern California to develop
seeking to prevent. the Guardianship Evaluation Worksheet for
judges and other court personnel. Te project
B. New and Soon-to-be-Released is designed to develop an evidence-based,
Training and Resources standardized framework and pragmatic tool
based upon the Abuse Intervention Model
Elder Justice Initiative (AIM) for jurists, court ofcers, and court
investigators to evaluate and assimilate
Project SAFE evidence of decisional capacity and the risk
for elder mistreatment. Te one-page, two-
Te FBI contracted with Modell Consulting sided tool is scheduled for completion in
Group to create Project SAFE (Safe December, 2021.
Accessible Forensic Interviewing for Elders)
to develop a curriculum to guide how the Guardianship Educational Website
forensic interview model can be applied Content and Webinars
to interviewing older adults in possible
criminal or civil matters. Tis curriculum Te Department’s Elder Justice Initiative
is designed to address the many members released in July 2021 plain language content
of an investigative multidisciplinary for the Elder Justice Website specifcally
forensic interviewing team, including law addressing guardianship and mistreatment
enforcement and adult protective services. by guardians. Te content includes an
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and resources, less restrictive options, and in Later Life, Futures Without Violence, and
abuse and mistreatment by guardians. Te the National Council of Juvenile and Family
website makes multiple references and links Court Judges to develop trainings to enhance
to the most recent model guardianship victim safety and ofender accountability.
statute written and adopted in 2017 by
the Uniform Law Commission, called the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later
Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship Life Online Training Modules for Law
and Other Protective Arrangements Act167 Enforcement
(UGCOPAA). Te landing page168 for the
guardianship web content links to four other Te National Clearinghouse on Abuse
comprehensive pages. in Later Life developed a series of online
training modules for law enforcement.
Relatedly, on September 30, 2021, the Te 23 short e-learning modules ofer law
Elder Justice Initiative hosted a webinar on enforcement ofcers, investigators, and other
guardianship for professionals and the public. frst responders an opportunity to access
Afer presenting background information, training on elder abuse at any time, from
the webinar used case scenarios to highlight anywhere. Te information in these modules
key issues in guardianship policy and practice, will enhance investigative skills, help law
and link them to recommendations of the enforcement work efectively with older
Fourth National Guardianship Summit,169 victims, and provide tools that can help keep
held in May, 2021. victims safe and hold ofenders accountable.
Te modules were released to current Abuse
Ofce on Violence Against Women FY in Later Life grantees on July 14, 2021, and
2021 Training and Technical Assistance will be available to potential grantees when
they are ofcially released in November, 2021.
Te Ofce on Violence Against Women
(OVW) develops curricula, publications, National Institute on the Prosecution of
and multimedia products on identifying, Elder Abuse
prosecuting, adjudicating, and addressing
elder abuse, neglect, and fnancial OVW in partnership with the National
exploitation, and providing training and Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life hosts
technical assistance to help improve the the National Institute on the Prosecution of
response to victims of abuse in later life, Elder Abuse (NIPEA). In 2020 the course was
including domestic violence, sexual assault, redesigned and expanded. In 2021, the course
dating violence and stalking. OVW partners titled “Tools and Strategies for Prosecuting
with the National Clearinghouse on Abuse Elder Abuse Cases: Virtual Training Series

167
https://www.uniformlaws.org/committees/community-home?CommunityKey=2eba8654-8871-4905-ad38-aabbd573911c
168
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/guardianship
169
http://law.syr.edu/academics/conferences-symposia/the-fourth-national-guardianship-summit-autonomy-and-
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for Prosecutors” is being ofered virtually population specifc organizations; victim
due to COVID-19.170 Te NIPEA course service providers; and domestic violence
is taught by nationally recognized experts or sexual assault coalitions to support a
in the feld and is designed to challenge comprehensive approach to addressing abuse
prosecutors to reevaluate their approach to in later life, including domestic violence,
prosecuting elder abuse cases. Participants dating violence, sexual assault, stalking,
receive training on the dynamics of elder neglect, and fnancial exploitation committed
abuse as well as practical skills to successfully against victims who are 50 years of age
prosecute these cases, balancing ofender or older. FY 2021 awards will be fnalized
accountability with the impact of criminal September 30, 2021.
prosecution on victims. Using a case method
where participants work two actual cases – C. Gif Card Scams are Preventable but
one neglect and one fnancial exploitation Require Creative Solutions
– NIPEA explores the complex issues faced
by prosecutors. Beyond just case evaluation Troughout the nation, vulnerable and
and litigation skills, the curriculum examines elderly victims are falling prey to scams
the benefts of developing a coordinated, in which they are directed to pay overseas
victim-centered community response; scammers using gif cards. Te fraud
explains common injuries and relevant networks employ various scams, including
medical evidence, providing guidance on IRS impersonation, Social Security
the use of medical experts; explores ethical impersonation, company impersonation,
issues confronted by prosecutors; and ofers and tech-support imposter fraud. Gif cards
prosecutors the ability to redefne outcomes are the favorite money transfer method of
and the very nature of justice in elder abuse imposter scammers.171 In the frst half of
cases. 2021, consumers reported $123 million lost
in scams where they were directed to pay
Ofce on Violence Against Women Grants using gif cards and reload cards, according
and Cooperative Agreements to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),
almost matching the amount lost using gif
Abuse in Later Life Coordinated Community
and reload cards in all of 2020.172 Reported
Response Teams
losses using gif and reload cards for all of
Te Ofce on Violence Against Women 2020 were $125.3 million, a big increase
awards discretionary funding through the from the $102.9 million in losses in 2019.173
Enhanced Training and Services to End In 2020, victims submitted 43,646 reports to
Abuse in Later Life Program (Abuse in Later the FTC of scams involving payment by gif
Life) to states; units of local government; and reloadable cards, more than the 38,403
tribal governments or tribal organizations; submitted in 2019.174
170
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/virtual-training-series-prosecutors
171
See https://public.tableau.com/app/profle/federal.trade.commission/viz/FraudReports/FraudFacts (data as of June 30, 2021).
172
Id.
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Id.
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Criminals favor gif cards to transfer money gif card information over the phone, making
because they are extremely fast and relatively the cards especially appealing to criminals.
untraceable. Once a victim reads a gif card For example, on June 15, 2020, an elderly
number over the phone or sends a photo of the victim residing in Illinois provided Amazon
numbers on the back of the card, a criminal impersonation scammers numbers and access
can immediately steal the funds. A single codes on the backs of Target gif cards over
victim can lose tens of thousands of dollars the phone. Approximately thirteen minutes
using gif cards in a single day. For example, later, the criminal network used the money
in U.S. v. Gupta, et al. (also described in Case from those cards to purchase electronics at
Highlights), during over eleven hours of a Target store in Chino, CA. See U.S. v. Bai,
extortionist calls, the callers told the victim Case No. 2:20-MJ-5589 (C.D. Cal. 2020).
that her Social Security Number had been Like cash, once the money on a gif card is
compromised and there was a warrant for spent, the victim usually cannot get a refund
her arrest. Case No. 1:20-CR-399 (N.D. Ga. from the company issuing the card, making
2020). Te victim complied with the callers’ the recovery of assets transferred with gif
demands and purchased approximately cards especially difcult.
$35,500 in gif cards from companies
including Target, GameStop, Sephora, and While the fraudulent use of gif cards is a
Nordstrom. Te victim provided the unique growing trend with no sign of abatement,
serial number and PIN on each card to the it may also be one of the more preventable
callers as directed. Te callers then stole the forms of elder fraud but will require creative
funds and provided nothing in return. solutions and collaborations between the
public and private sectors.
Scam networks can liquidate and transfer
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 Appendix A
Component or USAO Case Name  Case Number Case Types Outcome Brief Case Description or Press Release URL List of Non Lead 
(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Roscelly Sklavounos 20‐cv‐61403 Civil Consent Decree entered barring  Defendant facilitated lottery fraud victimizing senior citizens. N/A
Branch continued facilitation of lottery fraud.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Helen Foss 20‐cv‐788 Civil Pending Defendant facilitated lottery fraud victimizing seniors. N/A
Branch
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Alexander Quaglia   2:20‐cr‐196 Criminal Indictment  https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/four‐charged‐multi‐million‐dollar‐elder‐ Fraser, Patrick
Branch fraud‐schemes
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Andrea Burrow 2:19‐cr‐295 Criminal Defendant pleaded guilty on August  https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/district‐court‐enters‐permanent‐ N/A
Branch 12, 2020. injunction‐shutting‐down‐telecom‐carriers‐who‐facilitated
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Nicholas Palumbo  1:20‐cv‐473 Civil Civil injunction barring defendants  https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/district‐court‐enters‐permanent‐ Palumbo, 
Branch from facilitating fraudulent robocalls. injunction‐shutting‐down‐telecom‐carriers‐who‐facilitated Natasha; 
Ecommerce 
National, LLC.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Sean Novis  2:20‐cr‐335 Criminal Indictment https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/four‐charged‐multi‐million‐dollar‐elder‐ Denkberg, Gary
Branch fraud‐schemes
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Hidalgo Marchan,  1:15‐cr‐20471 Criminal Johnny Hidalgo sentenced to 100  https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three‐peruvian‐men‐sentenced‐ Guerra, 
Branch Johnny Enso months in prison, Francesco Guerra  significant‐terms‐incarceration‐overseeing‐call‐centers Francesco; 
sentenced to 90 months in prison,  Hermoza, Rodolfo
Rodolfo Hermoza sentenced to 88 
months in prison.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Macromark, Inc. 3:20‐cr‐171 Criminal Defendant pled guilty and forfeited  https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/list‐brokerage‐firm‐pleads‐guilty‐ N/A
Branch $1 million. facilitating‐elder‐fraud‐schemes
Consumer Protection  U.S. v.  Michael Brian  1:20‐cv‐24216 Civil Civil consent decree barring  https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice‐department‐and‐indian‐ Global Digital 
Branch Cotter defendants from fraudulent tech  authorities‐announce‐enforcement‐actions‐against‐technical Concierge PTE. 
support business. LTD; NE Labs Inc.; 
Sensei Ventures 
Inc.; Kevisoft UK 
Ltd.; Kevisoft LLC.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Maven Infotech  0:19‐cv‐60570 Civil Final civil judgment enjoining  Defendants facilitating technical support fraud. N/A
Branch Pvt. Ltd. defendant from committing technical 
support fraud and engaging in related 
activities. 
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Forrest Antrum 5:20‐cv‐1459 Civil Civil consent decree barring  Defendant facilitated lottery fraud victimizing seniors. N/A
Branch defendant from facilitating lottery 
fraud and acting as an unlicensed 
money transmitter.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Denlyn Dunkley 1:20‐cv‐24908 Civil Civil consent decree barring  Defendant facilitated lottery fraud victimizing seniors. N/A
Branch defendant from facilitating lottery 
fraud and acting as an unlicensed 
money transmitter.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Willie Pearl  8:20‐cv‐2803 Civil Civil consent decree barring  Defendant facilitated lottery fraud victimizing seniors. N/A
Branch Johnson  defendant from facilitating lottery 
fraud and acting as an unlicensed 
money transmitter.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Lillie Youmans 8:20‐cv‐2020 Civil Civil consent decree barring  Defendant facilitated lottery fraud victimizing seniors. N/A
Branch defendant from facilitating lottery 
fraud and acting as an unlicensed 
money transmitter.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Elagoon Business  2:19‐cv‐324 Civil Final civil judgment prohibiting  Defendants committing technical support fraud primarily impacting older  N/A
Branch Solutions Pvt Ltd.  defendant from operating and  consumers.
supporting technical support fraud 
schemes.
Component or USAO Case Name  Case Number Case Types Outcome Brief Case Description or Press Release URL List of Non Lead 
(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. George Carr 7:20‐cv‐4145 Civil Civil consent decree barring  Defendant facilitated lottery fraud victimizing seniors. N/A
Branch defendant from facilitating lottery 
fraud and acting as an unlicensed 
money transmitter.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Thomas Davidson 2:20‐cv‐940 Civil Civil consent decree barring  Defendant facilitated lottery fraud victimizing seniors. N/A
Branch defendant from facilitating lottery 
fraud and acting as an unlicensed 
money transmitter.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Stanley Gray 6:20‐cv‐4158 Civil Civil consent decree barring  Defendant facilitated lottery fraud victimizing seniors. N/A
Branch defendant from facilitating lottery 
fraud and acting as an unlicensed 
money transmitter.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. John Armbruster 2:20‐cv‐10835 Civil Civil consent decree barring  Defendant facilitated lottery fraud victimizing seniors. N/A
Branch defendant from facilitating lottery 
fraud and acting as an unlicensed 
money transmitter.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Thomas Nowlin 2:20‐cv‐10838 Civil Civil consent decree barring  Defendant facilitated lottery fraud victimizing seniors. N/A
Branch defendant from facilitating lottery 
fraud and acting as an unlicensed 
money transmitter.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Patrice  Runner 2:18‐cr‐578 Criminal On December 22, 2020, Defendant  https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/canadian‐man‐extradited‐spain‐face‐ N/A
Branch extradited from Spain to the U.S. to  charges‐massive‐psychic‐mail‐fraud‐scheme
stand trial.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Epsilon Data  1:21‐cr‐6 Criminal Company entered deferred  https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/marketing‐company‐agrees‐pay‐150‐ N/A
Branch Management, LLC prosecution agreement and agreed to  million‐facilitating‐elder‐fraud‐schemes
pay $150 million, with $127 million 
going to compensate victims.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Jane Cottrell 8:21‐cv‐128 Civil Civil consent decree barring  Defendant facilitated lottery fraud victimizing seniors. N/A
Branch defendant from facilitating lottery 
fraud and acting as an unlicensed 
money transmitter.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Esperanza Bennett  1:20‐cv‐3499 Civil Civil consent decree barring  Defendant facilitated lottery fraud victimizing seniors. N/A
Branch defendant from facilitating lottery 
fraud and acting as an unlicensed 
money transmitter.
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Norman Newman 3:20‐cr‐47 Criminal Defendant pled guilty on April 23,  https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/list‐broker‐pleads‐guilty‐facilitating‐elder‐ N/A
Branch 2021. fraud‐schemes
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. Robert Reger 1:21‐cr‐192 Criminal Indictment unsealed on June 14,  https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice‐department‐recognizes‐world‐ Lytle, David
Branch 2021. elder‐abuse‐awareness‐day‐files‐cases‐against‐marketing
Consumer Protection  U.S. v. KBM Group, LLC 1:21‐cr‐198 Criminal Defendant agreed to a deferred  https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice‐department‐recognizes‐world‐ N/A
Branch prosecution agreement. elder‐abuse‐awareness‐day‐files‐cases‐against‐marketing
USAO Alabama/Northern  U.S v. Gloria Kirk  20‐cr‐410 Criminal Indictment Pending Defendant was receiving funds in the mail from victims of a lottery  N/A
Edmonson scheme.  
USAO Alabama/Northern  U.S. v. Tiffany Davis 21‐cr‐214 Criminal Information Pending Defendant cashed stolen checks from an elderly victim N/A
USAO Alabama/Northern  U.S. v. Otis Kidd 20‐cr‐404 Criminal Defendant pending a psychological  Defendant engaged in a scheme to defraud an elderly victim using a  N/A
assessment fraudulent investment scheme.  
USAO Alabama/Northern  U.S. v. Ohimai Asikhia 20‐cr‐382 Criminal Indictment, Defendant Asikhia has  Defendants served as money mules receiving fraudulent funds and  Paulinus 
entered a plea agreement.  Co‐ sending the funds to Nigeria.  The victims report being the victim of a  Ebhodaghe
Defendant is pending Trial romance scam and/or a business email compromise.  
USAO Arizona U.S. v. Michael Tagle  CR20‐2707‐TUC‐ Defendant's pleaded guilty. Pending  Elder caretakers embezzled over $300K from elderly disabled victim who  Santos, Cherry 
Santos  JGZ (LAB) sentencing.   was under the defendants' care.   Mae
USAO Arizona U.S. v. OBrian Wright 21‐02853MJ Case filed/pending.   Zonia Wright
Component or USAO Case Name  Case Number Case Types Outcome Brief Case Description or Press Release URL List of Non Lead 
(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Arizona U.S. v. Obrian Wright  21‐02853MJ Criminal Pending International lottery fraud case that targeted numerous elderly victims in  Wright, Zonia
the United States. 
USAO Arizona U.S. v. Rushane Lawrence  CR21‐471‐TUC‐ Criminal Defendant pleaded guilty. Pending  International Lottery Fraud/Romance fraud scheme targeted an 80+ year  N/A
RM(DTF) sentencing. old elderly woman who lost over $400K. 
USAO Arizona U.S. v. Alan Hoffman CR21‐684‐TUC‐ Defendant pleaded guilty. Pending  Defendant, insurance agent, fiduciary and POA for 80+ year old victim  N/A
JAS sentencing embezzled approximately 85,000 from victim.
USAO Arizona U.S. v. Alan Hoffman CR21‐684‐TUC‐ Criminal Pending Defendant, insurance agent, fiduciary and POA for 80+ year old victim  N/A
JAS embezzled approximately 85,000 from victim.
USAO Arizona U.S. v. Michael Jacoby CR21‐452‐PHX‐ Criminal Case filed. Pending trial. Defendant charged with defrauding 70‐year‐old widower out of $1mil in  N/A
JJT retirement savings.
USAO Arizona U.S. v. Onovughe  CR21‐1119‐TUC‐ Criminal Case filed. Pending trial. Defendant charged for his role as a money launderer in romance fraud  N/A
Ighorhiowunu SHR scheme targeting various elderly victims resulting in losses of 
approximately $113,000.
USAO California/Central U.S. v. Ahmad Eraif 2:20‐CR‐00607‐ Criminal Pending https://www.justice.gov/usao‐cdca/pr/five‐canadian‐nationals‐charged‐ ERAIF, 
SVW running‐magazine‐telemarketing‐scam‐targeting‐elderly MOHAMED; 
GAMPEL, 
WILLIAM; 
MASSOURAS, 
JONATHAN; 
GAMPEL, KEVIN
USAO California/Central U.S. v. Feng Zheng 2:20‐cr‐00608‐ Criminal Pending Money laundering using Target store gift cards of proceeds of imposter  Xu, Jinfeng
AB frauds targeting older adult victims.
USAO California/Central U.S. v. blade Bai 2:20‐CR‐00621‐ Criminal Pending N/A
AB
USAO California/Central U.S. v. Darrell Aviss 2:21‐CR‐00303‐ Criminal Pending https://www.justice.gov/usao‐cdca/pr/santa‐barbara‐man‐who‐allegedly‐ N/A
SB ran‐12‐million‐ponzi‐scheme‐indicted‐federal‐fraud‐and
USAO California/Central U.S. v. Anuj  5:20‐cr‐00162‐ Criminal Pending https://www.justice.gov/usao‐cdca/pr/trio‐named‐indictment‐alleging‐ ELMER MIRANDA 
Mahendrabhai Patel ODW international‐conspiracy‐defraud‐elderly‐posing‐federal;  BARRIOS, 
https://www.justice.gov/usao‐cdca/pr/lake‐elsinore‐man‐pleads‐guilty‐ WILLIAM 
criminal‐charge‐bagman‐role‐conspiracy‐defraud‐elderly MARGARITO 
BARRIOS
USAO California/Eastern U.S. v. Matthew Piercey 2:20‐cr‐211 Pending N/A
USAO California/Eastern U.S. v. Kenneth Winton 2:20‐cr‐216 Pending N/A
USAO California/Eastern U.S. v. Laxmikanth Biyani 2:21‐cr‐38 Pending Akshar Patel
USAO California/Eastern U.S. v. Sashana James 2:21‐mj‐103 Pending Jenice Nicholas
USAO California/Northern U.S. v. Peter Schurman 3:20‐mj‐70955  Criminal Pending https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndca/pr/former‐bay‐area‐engineer‐ N/A
MAG charged‐mail‐fraud‐and‐aggravated‐identity‐theft‐connection
USAO California/Northern U.S. v. Heidi Miller 4:20‐mj‐71393‐ Criminal Pending https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndca/pr/alameda‐home‐health‐care‐aide‐ N/A
MAG charged‐credit‐card‐fraud‐scheme‐targeting‐elderly‐couple
USAO Florida/Middle U.S. v. David Rockwell 2:20‐cr‐107 Criminal Sentenced to 63 months'  While Rockwell was employed as a financial adviser, he defrauded two 
imprisonment and five years'  elderly clients by transferring their funds into funds he controlled and 
supervised release used for his own benefit. 
USAO Florida/Middle U.S. v. Cynthia Harmon 8:20‐cr‐211 Criminal Pending Harmon participated in a conspiracy to launder the proceeds of a  N/A
Jamaican‐lottery mail‐fraud scheme. Other conspirators told victims that, 
to claim their winnings, they had to pay fees and taxes by mailing checks 
to conspirators, including Harmon. Harmon, at the direction of another 
conspirator, would then wire the funds to conspirators in the United 
States and Jamaica.
Component or USAO Case Name  Case Number Case Types Outcome Brief Case Description or Press Release URL List of Non Lead 
(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Florida/Middle U.S. v. Cynthia Harmon 8:20‐cr‐211‐T‐ Criminal Sentenced to five years probation. Harmon participated in a conspiracy to launder the proceeds of a  N/A
60AEP Jamaican‐lottery mail‐fraud scheme. Other conspirators told victims that, 
to claim their winnings, they had to pay fees and taxes by mailing checks 
to conspirators, including Harmon. Harmon, at the direction of another 
conspirator, would then wire the funds to conspirators in the United 
States and Jamaica.
USAO Florida/Middle U.S. v. David Rockwell 2:20‐cr‐107 Criminal Pending While the defendant, David Aaron Rockwell, was employed as a financial  N/A
adviser in Fort Myers, Florida, he defrauded two elderly clients by 
transferring their funds into funds he controlled and used for his own 
benefit. 
USAO Florida/Middle U.S. v. Joseph Harrison 6:20‐cr‐109‐Orl Criminal Sentenced to 12 months and a day  Harrison was a money mule for a  romance fraud scheme targeting the  N/A
imprisonment and 2 years' supervised  elderly
release
USAO Florida/Middle U.S. v. Lori Owen 8:19‐cr‐587‐T‐ Criminal Sentenced to 63 months'  Owen laundered proceeds in a telemarketing Publisher's Clearinghouse  N/A
33AEP imprisonment and five years'  scheme and a tax extortion/impersonation scheme
supervised release
USAO Florida/Middle U.S. v. Thomas L.  2:20‐cv‐00940 Pending N/A
USAO Florida/Middle U.S. v. Willie Pearl  8:20‐cv‐2803 Pending N/A
USAO Florida/Middle U.S. v. Thomas L.  2:20‐cv‐00940 Consent decree and final judgment  N/A
Davidson entered 12/03/2020.
USAO Florida/Middle U.S. v. Willie Pearl  8:20‐cv‐2803 Consent decree and final judgment  N/A
Johnson entered 12/1/2020.
USAO Florida/Middle U.S. v. Lillie Youmans 8:20‐cv‐02804 Consent decree and final judgment  N/A
entered 12/1/2020.
USAO Florida/Middle U.S. v. Jane Cottrell 8:21‐cv‐00128 Consent decree and final judgment  N/A
entered 02/01/2021.
USAO Florida/Middle U.S. v. Lillie Youmans 8:20‐cv‐02804 Pending N/A
USAO Florida/Northern U.S. v. James A. Young III 3:19‐cr‐00065‐ 51 months BOP, $402,207.71 in  https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndfl/pr/former‐financial‐planner‐indicted‐ N/A
MCR restitution to two dozen victims  investment‐fraud‐scheme‐and‐failure‐file‐tax‐returns (indictment);           
(many of whom were elderly), and  https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndfl/pr/former‐financial‐planner‐
$125,107.33 in restitution for unpaid  sentenced‐federal‐prison‐investment‐fraud‐and‐failure‐file‐tax 
taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. (sentencing)
USAO Florida/Northern U.S. v. Hilton Williams, Jr.  4:20cr63‐AW Criminal Counts 1 & 5: 22 months, 3 years  The defendant was engaged in a scheme to defraud Walmart and  N/A
supervised release, and $5541.00 in  innocent victims by using checks of other people, including several elderly 
restitution victims, to purchase computers and other items, which he would later 
return for cash.  The checks were charged to the victims’ accounts, but 
then reversed back to Walmart.  The defendant bought items at Walmart 
locations in the Northern and Middle districts.  Most of the time, the 
items were returned at a different Walmart from the purchase location.  
USAO Florida/Northern U.S. v. Jeremie Saintvil  1:21‐cr‐00013‐ pending trial 9/15/2021 https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndfl/pr/delray‐beach‐man‐indicted‐covid‐ N/A
AW 19‐relief‐fraud‐allegedly‐using‐identities‐elderly
USAO Florida/Northern U.S. v. David Murray 4:20cr60‐AW Criminal Counts 1 & 2: 42 months in BOP;  DEF and others participated as money mules in a Jamaican Lottery  N/A
followed by 3 years supervised  scheme where they defraud elderly victims out of money by claiming that 
release the victims won the Jamaican lottery, but must pay advance taxes before 
they can receive their lottery proceeds.  Victims mailed checks and money 
orders to the defendant.  Murray had contact with USPIS multiple times 
since 2013 about his participation in Jamaican lottery scams and has been 
warned repeatedly about participating.  Murray confessed to cashing the 
checks and using Western Union wired the money to Jamaica.
USAO Florida/Southern U.S. v. Sean Bernard  20‐20262‐CR‐ Pending N/A
Dulcio Scola
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(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Florida/Southern U.S. v. Jamie Cofer 21‐80003‐CR‐ On June 3, 2021, defendant was  N/A
Middlebrooks sentenced to 24 months' 
imprisonment, and 5 years 
supervised release.  A restitution 
hearing is scheduled for August 26, 
USAO Florida/Southern U.S. v. Joseph A.  21‐60006‐CR‐ Pending N/A
Sanfillippo Altman
USAO Florida/Southern U.S. v. John Emerson 21‐60074‐CR‐ Pending Kevin Kirby
Smith
USAO Georgia/Middle U.S. v. Colin Moore 3:20cr43 Criminal Pending Beginning in 2017, law enforcement identified the defendant Colin K.  N/A
Moore as having conspired with others to defraud elderly victims from 
different states through various types of scams: a sweepstakes scam, 
advance money scam, grandson scam, romance scam and email phishing 
scam. Defendant went to his Athens, Georgia Post Office Box and received 
numerous packages from victims, which contained cash, checks and 
money orders. Defendant and others devised a scheme to defraud victims 
of money through false pretenses, misrepresentations and promises 
through US mail. At the time, defendant was a student at the University of 
Georgia. He has since graduated. He has no criminal history. Unidentified 
co‐conspirators contacted the victims and directed them to send money 
to the defendant. The phone numbers used to call victims were voice‐over 
IP addresses. We have identified at least 11 victims. Loss amount for 
overall scheme was $545,050.00. Defendant received $75,450.00.
USAO Georgia/Middle U.S. v. Middle Georgia  5:18cv378 Civil Pending Defendant Middle Georgia Family Rehab, LLC (MGFR) is an outpatient  N/A
Family Rehab, LLC facility owned and operated by Defendants Brenda Hicks and Clarence 
Hicks. MGFR purports to provide occupational, physical, and speech 
therapy services to both children and adults, including those covered by 
federal and state healthcare programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, 
TRICARE, and the Veterans Health Administration. Beginning in or around 
October 2013, and continuing until at least April 2020, MGFR, Brenda 
Hicks, and Clarence Hicks, through their agents, employees, and 
representatives, knowingly submitted or caused to be submitted claims 
for payment to the Government for: (a) services falsely billed under the 
names and NPI numbers of therapists who could not perform or properly 
supervise the services billed; (b) services provided by individuals who 
were not qualified or authorized to provide services to patients covered 
by Government Healthcare Programs; and (c) services not rendered or for 
upcoded amounts. For example, Defendants submitted claims for therapy 
services allegedly provided by therapists who were physically outside of 
Georgia, incarcerated, or no longer working for MGFR. Defendants 
submitted or caused to be submitted these false claims in violation of 
federal and state laws, regulations, and rules. As a result of the false and 
fraudulent claims alleged in this Complaint, MGFR, Brenda Hicks, and 
Clarence Hicks received millions of dollars in payments to which they were 
not entitled. By engaging in these fraudulent schemes, MGFR, Brenda 
Hicks, and Clarence Hicks deprived the Government and—more 
importantly—their patients (including children and active and retired 
military personnel) of the benefits of necessary and important therapy 
services provided by licensed and qualified healthcare providers.
USAO Georgia/Northern U.S. v. Louis Beria 2:20‐CR‐053 Criminal  Sentencing https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndga/pr/property‐developer‐sentenced‐ N/A
prison‐fraud
USAO Georgia/Northern U.S. v. Patel and Dave 1:20‐CR‐204 Criminal Sentencing https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndga/pr/couple‐sentenced‐laundering‐over‐ N/A
500000‐behalf‐india‐based‐phone‐scammers
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(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Georgia/Northern U.S. v. Spiker 1:20‐CR‐373 Criminal Sentencing https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndga/pr/florida‐woman‐sentenced‐her‐ N/A
role‐telephone‐scam
USAO Georgia/Northern U.S. v. E Sampark and  1:20‐CR‐399 Criminal and Civil Indictment and Civil Injunction https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndga/pr/india‐based‐voip‐provider‐and‐its‐ N/A
Gupta director‐indicted‐facilitating‐millions‐scam
USAO Georgia/Northern U.S. v. Dorsey 1:20‐CR‐230 Criminal Guilty Verdict in July 2021 trial. https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndga/pr/atlanta‐man‐arraigned‐embezzling‐ N/A
over‐200000‐his‐disabled‐father‐s‐va‐account
USAO Georgia/Northern U.S. v. Sharma 1:18‐CR‐170 Criminal  Successful Extradition from earlier  N/A
indictment and arraignment
USAO Georgia/Northern U.S. v. Tyler 1:20‐CR‐207 Criminal Indictment    Defendant was charged with access device fraud and aggravated identity  N/A
theft where he targeted elder Americans and stole their PII, including 
SSNs, to obtain credit and buy goods and services in their names.
USAO Georgia/Northern U.S. v. Craig 1:20‐CR‐07 Criminal Pending Craig defrauded the customers of a timeshare resort business, many of  N/A
whom were elderly. 
USAO Georgia/Northern U.S. v. Torchia 1:19‐CR‐377 Criminal Set for Upcoming Trial https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndga/pr/former‐georgia‐ceo‐indicted‐multi‐ N/A
million‐dollar‐investment‐fraud‐scheme
USAO Illinois/Northern U.S. v. Hirenkumar P.  20 CR 407 Criminal Pending Two elderly victims, a husband and wife, were contacted by individuals  N/A
Chaudhari claiming to be officials of the United States Social Security Administration, 
Supreme Court and Department of Justice.  Over a nine week period, the 
victims were told various fictions about purported theft of their identities 
that lead them to tender over $900,000 to the perpetrators.  Defendant 
opened and withdrew funds from two bank accounts into which a portion 
of the fraudulently obtained funds were deposited.  He is charged in four 
counts of the indictment with four separate withdrawals from the bank 
accounts.
USAO Illinois/Northern USA v. Daniel Rosenbaum 21 CR 239 Criminal Pending Daniel M. Rosenbaum ran an insurance brokerage called Alexander &  NA
Rosenbaum Financial Group LLC (“A&R”), through which he executed a 
fraud scheme that victimized five individuals that were over 70 years of 
age.  Rosenbaum collected annuity premiums from A&R clients but did 
not use those premiums to purchase annuities.  Instead, Rosenbaum used 
the money for personal expenses and to pay back other clients whose 
money he stole.  All the while, Rosenbaum sent A&R clients fake annuity 
contracts and statements purporting to reflect annuities that did not 
exist.  When some of the clients confronted Rosenbaum about their 
annuities (or lack thereof), Rosenbaum made various excuses and would 
ask if he could slowly repay the money he stole.  With his scheme, 
Rosenbaum intended to steal over $550,000.  
USAO Illinois/Northern USA v. Lee Turner 21 CR 399 Criminal Pending From at least February 2018 through June 2021, Lee TURNER carried out  NA
an extortion scheme against an elderly and disabled married couple.  
TURNER created a constellation of false personas and fraudulent text 
message communications to extort the victims, using various threats 
including, but not limited to, threats to assault and murder them, threats 
to burn down their home, threats to expose alleged involvement in 
criminal activity, and threats to arrest and imprison them and members of 
their family.  Among the false personas that Turner employed to scare the 
couple were organized criminals, gang members, FBI Special Agents, a 
police officer, a Deputy United States Marshal, the United States Attorney 
for the Northern District of Illinois, the Cook County State’s Attorney, and 
members of the media. Over the course of Turner’s scheme, Turner 
extorted approximately $1,600,000 from the elderly, disabled victims.
USAO Illinois/Northern USA v. Aniukwu et al. 20 CR 352 Criminal NA https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndil/pr/three‐chicago‐area‐residents‐ Anthony Emeka 
charged‐conducting‐online‐romance‐fraud‐and‐other‐schemes Ibeki and Jennifer 
Gosha
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(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Indiana/Southern U.S. v. Andrea Renee  3:20‐cr‐18‐RLY‐ Criminal Pending https://www.justice.gov/usao‐sdin/pr/mother‐and‐daughter‐evansville‐ Azzarello, Rose 
Pytlinski  MPB charged‐covid‐19‐related‐wire‐fraud Ann
USAO Indiana/Southern U.S. v. Austin S. Gray 3:20‐cr‐16 Criminal Pending This case concerns a multistate advance‐fee scam.  The victims were  Johnson IV, 
contacted via telephone by an individual who claimed to be employed by  Clonnie V.
the U.S. Department of Commerce.  The victims were informed that the  Lewis, Tianna, S.
Department of Commerce had secured a settlement from the timeshare 
industry for fraudulent business practices regarding timeshare properties, 
and the victims needed to pay various fees to acquire their share of the 
settlement proceeds.  The victims were directed to (a) mail cash, personal 
checks, cashier’s checks, and prepaid debit cards, (b) wire funds, and (c) 
transfer funds, using a money transfer service such as Western Union or 
Money Gram, to the perpetrators.  Despite sending numerous payments, 
the victims never received the promised funds.
USAO Indiana/Southern U.S. v. Angeles Palacios  1:19‐cr‐00311‐ Received 37 months' imprisonment, 3  N/A
JMS‐DML‐1 years of supervised release, and 
restitution $100,300 (12 victims, 
including elderly).
USAO Indiana/Southern U.S. v. Darlens Renard  1:21‐mj‐0234‐ Criminal Pending Pope, Jasaun; 
MJD Elizer, Princess; 
Glemeau, 
Jennifer; Brown, 
Kareem
USAO Indiana/Southern U.S. v. Renard, Darlens  1:21‐cr‐00123‐ Pending Pope, Jasaun 
a/k/a "Los" a/k/a "Loz" JMS‐DML a/k/a "Bizz"
Elizer, Princess
Glemeau, Jennifer
Brown, Kareem 
a/k/a "Reem"
USAO Indiana/Southern U.S. v. Vimalkumar Trivedi  1:21‐cr‐00128‐ Criminal Pending Unknown individuals purported to be Government officials and agents,  N/A
TWP‐MJD and would utilize call centers to tell victims that their social security 
number has been found in connection with illegal activity.  To avoid jail, 
the scammers convinced the victims to send large sums of money.  Trivedi 
retrieved the packages, kept a portion, and remitted the remainder to his 
accomplices.  Approximately 67 victims were defrauded of over 
USAO Indiana/Southern U.S. v. Daniel Jibunor 1:21‐cr‐00154‐ Criminal Pending Jibunor obtained and possessed Bank of America unemployment debit  N/A
JMS‐DLP cards issued on behalf of the State of California which were embossed in 
different names of genuine individuals.  Unemployment claims had been 
filed for the genuine individuals.  Jibunor used these cards to purchase 
money orders from various businesses and withdraw cash.
USAO Indiana/Southern U.S. v. Temitope Adeboye  1:21‐cr‐00153‐ Criminal Pending Adeboye obtained and possessed multiple Bank of America  N/A
RLY‐DLP unemployment debit cars issued on behalf the State of Nevada which 
were embossed in different names of genuine individuals.  
Unemployment claims had been filed for these genuine individuals.  
Adeboye used the unemployment debit cards to purchase money orders 
from various businesses and for his own personal use.
USAO Iowa/Northern  U.S. v. Kimberly Ann  20‐CR‐2035 Criminal Indicted on 7/24/2020 and sentenced  https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndia/pr/former‐waterloo‐medicaid‐ N/A
Henney to 70 months' imprisonment on  provider‐sentenced‐more‐five‐years‐federal‐prison‐defrauding
6/28/2021 
USAO Iowa/Northern  U.S. v. Janice Jurgenson 20‐CR‐3051 Information filed on 11/18/2020 and  https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndia/pr/fort‐dodge‐woman‐sentenced‐ N/A
defendant sentenced to 27 months'  federal‐prison‐defrauding‐elderly‐disabled‐veteran‐out‐life
imprisonment on 5/21/2021
USAO Iowa/Southern U.S. v. Samantha  4:20‐CR‐021 Criminal sentenced to 3 years probation on  Nursing home employee stole fentanyl patches from elderly residents.  NA
Montanye 2/2/2021
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(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Iowa/Southern U.S. v. Staci Schulte 4:20‐CR‐009 Criminal sentenced to four years probation on  Nursing home employee stole hydrocodone and oxycodone from elderly  NA
11/9/2020 residents.
USAO Iowa/Southern U.S. v. Chelsea Gless 4:20‐CR‐205 Criminal Pled guilty to one count of mail fraud  GLESS was the part owner and in control of Royal Metals Group (RMG) a  N/A
on August 20, 2021 purported precious metals dealer, based in Princeton, Iowa. RMG 
advertised that it bought and sold precious metals, such as gold and silver. 
From 2014‐2018, GLESS defrauded approximately 69 customers (mostly 
elderly) out of $2.9 million, by simply keeping the money they sent to 
purchase metals, or keeping the metals they sent RMG to purchase. GLESS 
spent the money to pay her personal expenses, such as credit cards, and 
used client money to pay back other clients she defrauded, in a Ponzi‐like 
scheme. 
USAO Iowa/Southern U.S. v. Authier 4:20‐CR‐113 Criminal Pled guilty to one count of wire fraud  Defendant was a bookkeeper for an elderly farmer and stole at least  NA
on 1/21/2021 $250,000 from him. Sentencing is scheduled for 8/30/2021
USAO Iowa/Southern U.S. v. Shawna Lutes 3:21‐CR‐050 Criminal pled guilty to possession of a  Nursing home director was improperly accessing emergency opioid supply  NA
controlled substance on 4/22/2021 intended for residents and taking the pills for her own use. Sentencing set 
for 8/25/2021.
USAO Iowa/Southern U.S. v. Jeffrey Carley 1:21‐CR Criminal Defendant charged with wire fraud in  Carley was a financial advisor who convinced his elderly clients to move  N/A
February of 2021 their retirement money to "self‐directed" retirement funds and had them 
invest in three companies Carley owned or had an interest in. He then 
moved the money to benefit himself and pay other investors, causing the 
loss of all the money invested by his elderly clients. Loss amount is 
believed to be over $1.5 million.
USAO Kansas U.S. v. Raymond Paul  5:20‐cr‐40040 Criminal Pending Stilley threatened two victims with violence to force them to provide PIN  N/A
Stilley  numbers to debit and credit cards he had taken from them. He was going 
to use the cards to withdraw cash at ATM machines.
USAO Kansas  U.S. v. Oyindamola  2:21‐cr‐20002‐ Sentencing set for 06/15/21. N/A
Akinrinola  HLT/JPO
USAO Kentucky/Eastern U.S. v. Ricky L. Meek 5:21‐CR‐00034‐ Criminal Pending The Defendant and his wife impersonated the wife's mother in order to  N/A
GFVT obtain pension benefits.
USAO Kentucky/Eastern U.S. v. Rebecca Teegarden 2:20‐CR‐00026‐ Criminal Sentenced to 36 months'  Rebecca Teegarden was a teller at the First National Bank of Brooksville in  N/A
DLB incarceration. Bracken County.  Between 2013 and 2019, Teegarden used customers' 
names and account numbers to make miscellaneous debit withdrawals 
from customers' accounts without their permission.  Prior to withdrawing 
the money, Teegarden checked the customers' bank accounts.  Teegarden 
withdrew the money from the customer's account, put  the cash in her 
teller cash drawer, and  deposited the money into her own personal bank 
account at a later date.  Teegarden targeted elderly people she believed 
did not pay attention to their accounts.
USAO Kentucky/Eastern U.S. v. George N. Ibe 5:20‐cv‐00353‐ Pending Patricia Ibe
JMH
USAO Kentucky/Eastern U.S. v. Ismaila Fafunmi 5:19‐CR‐160 Criminal Convicted.  Sentencing scheduled for  Thelma Finch (age 72) began speaking with a man she met on Mate1.com  N/A
Aug 20. in June 2018. They began a telephonic and online romantic relationship. 
The unidentified male, who called himself Tom, convinced Thelma he 
wanted to marry her and needed $75k to get out of his military contract. 
Thelma took out a home equity loan on her house and sent $73k to a 
bank in China. She also let the unidentified individuals have access to her 
online banking with Chase. They took thousands of dollars from her, 
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(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Kentucky/Eastern U.S. v. Sealed 5:20‐CR‐117‐ Criminal Ajayi ‐ convicted, sentenced to 12  Thelma Finch (age 72) began speaking with a man she met on Mate1.com  N/A
KKC months+1 day; Ineh Eqwem ‐ in June 2018. They began a telephonic and online romantic relationship. 
convicted, sentencing in August;  The unidentified male, who called himself Tom, convinced Thelma he 
Sealed Defendant ‐ fugitive wanted to marry her and needed $75k to get out of his military contract. 
Thelma took out a home equity loan on her house and sent $73k to a 
bank in China. She also let the unidentified individuals have access to her 
online banking with Chase. They took thousands of dollars from her, 
USAO Kentucky/Eastern U.S. v. Melissa Lynn  0:19‐CR‐75 Criminal Convicted.  Sentenced to 36 months,  The defendant, who was serving as a caregiver for her ailing grandmother,  N/A
Phelps  5 years SR, $148,000 in restitution stole money from the grandmother's checking account through the use of 
pre‐signed checks.
USAO Kentucky/Eastern U.S. v. Mark Smith 3:21‐CR‐16‐ Criminal Convicted. Awaiting sentencing. Mark Smith used his position as a bank development officer and president  N/A
GFVT of the Shelby County Humane Society to solicit donations from bank 
clients on behalf of the SCHS under false pretenses. He also obtained 
legitimate donations, but increased those donation amounts without the 
client's authority, through the doctoring of bank documents.  These 
clients were often elderly.
USAO Kentucky/Western U.S. v. Wendy Williams, et  3:19‐CR‐00094‐ Criminal All four defendants previously  The defendants participated in an international lottery scam, in which  Calvin‐Watson, 
al.  RGJ entered guilty pleas in the three  victims were told they had won the  Mega Millions Sweepstakes lottery,  Janiel N.; 
count indictment for mail and wire  but would not receive their winnings until they paid taxes on the winnings  Campbell, Anna‐
fraud charges.  They were each  up front. Victims paid the supposed taxes based on misrepresentations by  Kaye; Campbell, 
sentenced in June 2021 and ordered  the defendants and others.  Jeffrey
to pay a combined $184,975 to at 
least six victims.  Defendants were 
sentenced as follows:  Williams (5 
years probation); Calvin‐Watson (10 
months incarceration); A. Campbell 
(12 months incarceration); and J. 
Campbell (3 years probation).  
USAO Kentucky/Western U.S. v. Charles Joasch 1:20‐CR‐00010‐ Criminal Defendant was charged with Mail  Defendant was involved in a "grandparent scam" where fraudsters  NA
GNS Fraud in a single count indictment in  contact (primarily elderly) victims and convince them that a loved one has 
June of 2020, entered a guilty plea in  been arrested and instruct them to pay $10,000 or more to secure their 
December of 2020, and was  release. Victims were instructed to send funds via large shipping 
sentenced to 2 years incarceration in  companies, including UPS. The defendant was arrested after picking up 
February 2021 and ordered to pay  such a package from an address in Bowling Green, Kentucky and was 
$420,867 in restitution to 19 victims.  found to have a large amount of cash on him. He admitted his role in the 
Over $300,000 in fraud proceeds was  mail fraud scheme.  
seized from his car upon initial arrest. 
USAO Kentucky/Western U.S. v. Melissa Howard 1:21‐CR‐00024‐ Criminal The defendant was charged in July  While working at a long term care facility with elderly patients, the  NA
GNS 2021 in a single‐count indictment for  defendant tampered with fentanyl patches and used them for herself 
tampering with consumer products  without authorization. This placed elderly patients at risk of being treated 
(fentanyl patched) at a long term care  with patches that had been tampered with. 
facility with elderly patients. 
USAO Kentucky/Western U.S. v. Candi Ann Fluhr 3:19‐CR‐00201‐ Criminal In October 2020, the defendant was  Defendant embezzled over $800,000 from a company for which she acted  N/A
RGJ sentenced to 94 months  as controller. In the process, she severely diminished the livelihood and 
imprisonment and ordered to pay  savings of the company's elderly owner. 
$838,804 in restitution for counts of 
wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, 
theft from a benefit plan, and filing 
false tax returns. 
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(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Kentucky/Western U.S. v. Derek Burcham 3:18‐CR‐00014‐ Criminal In November 2020, Burcham was  Burcham held himself out as a legitimate investment advisor and broker,  N/A
RGJ sentenced to 63 months incarceration  investing clients money on their behalf.  Burcham was discovered to have 
and was ordered to pay $941,419.73  invested clients' money but take out fees so excessive so as to be illegal.  
to victim investors, including several  Burcham misrepresented how he was investing money to clients and has 
elderly victims.  been unable to pay them back.  
USAO Kentucky/Western U.S. v. Roy Wayne Jenkins 3:21‐CR‐00061‐ Criminal Defendant was charged with Bank  Under the guise of assisting his business partner with the management of  N/A
DJH Fraud in June 2021.  his aging mother's estate, the defendant obtained access to the victim's 
bank accounts (both online and through use of her checkbook). He stole 
hundreds of thousands of dollars for his own personal use through 
forgery and unauthorized online payments. The victim has since passed 
away, left with almost nothing in her estate.  
USAO Louisiana/Eastern U.S. v. Karen Tigler 2:21‐00028 Still pending N/A
USAO Louisiana/Eastern U.S. v. Adcan Campbell 20‐CR‐123 Criminal Pending https://www.justice.gov/usao‐edla/pr/jamaican‐national‐indicted‐ N/A
conspiracy‐commit‐mail‐and‐wire‐fraud
USAO Louisiana/Middle United States v. Haskell  21‐CR‐29 Criminal Indictment https://www.justice.gov/usao‐mdla/pr/tennessee‐couple‐indicted‐ N/A
"Trey" Knight and Emily  conspiracy‐commit‐wire‐fraud‐and‐wire‐fraud
Knight
USAO Louisiana/Western U.S. v. Marlen Estep  20‐cr‐00247 Pending N/A
USAO Louisiana/Western U.S. v. Patrick Hall 20‐cr‐00249 Pending N/A
USAO Louisiana/Western U.S. v. Erica Lloyd 20‐cr‐00245 Pending N/A
USAO Louisiana/Western U.S. v. Chukwuma Okoye  21‐cr‐00036 Criminal Pending Okoye used debit cards registered to third‐parties, including elderly 
victims, without their authorization.  The debit cards had been funded 
with fraudulently obtained SBA loans related to the Cares Act.  The debit 
cards were opened by unknown suspects utilizing the personal 
information of unsuspecting victims, including the elderly. 
USAO Louisiana/Western U.S. v. Nathan McCall  5:21‐cr‐00100 Pending N/A
USAO Louisiana/Western U.S. v. Nathan McCall  21‐cr‐00036 Criminal Pending Nathan McCall obtained checkbooks and a car belonging to the victim, an  N/A
elderly woman in the nursing home.  McCall recruited, organized, and 
facilitated other individuals to negotiate checks drawn on the victim's 
account. 
USAO Maryland U.S. v. Dennis Mbongeni  Criminal Pending https://www.justice.gov/usao‐md/pr/maryland‐fraudsters‐facing‐federal‐ John Erasmus 
indictment‐fraudulent‐28‐million‐investment‐ponzi Frimpong
Arley Ray Johnson 

USAO Maryland U.S. v. Glenda Hodges  Pending N/A

USAO Maryland U.S. v. Banjo Ojedokun Criminal Defendant sentenced to 9 years in  https://www.justice.gov/usao‐md/pr/nigerian‐national‐sentenced‐nine‐ N/A
federal prison followed by 3 years of  years‐federal‐prison‐money‐laundering‐conspiracy‐related
supervised release and restitution in 
the amount of $325,100.
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(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Maryland U.S. v. Michael Barry  Criminal five years in federal prison, followed  https://www.justice.gov/usao‐md/pr/financial‐advisor‐global‐investment‐ N/A
Carter   by three years of supervised release bank‐sentenced‐federal‐court‐maryland‐five‐
years#:~:text=Grimm%20today%20sentenced%20Michael%20Barry,steal
Judge Grimm also ordered Carter to  %20more%20than%20%246%20million.
pay a money judgment in the amount 
of the net proceeds he obtained from 
the scheme, which was at least 
$4,355,110.39

USAO Maryland U.S. v. Medard Ulysse  Criminal Pending https://www.justice.gov/usao‐md/pr/two‐florida‐men‐and‐baltimore‐ Eghosasere 

woman‐facing‐federal‐indictment‐maryland‐nationwide‐scheme Avboraye‐
Igbinedion 
Amaya English

USAO Maryland US v Keno Romario Brown 19‐CR‐00001 Criminal Sentenced to eight years in prison https://www.justice.gov/usao‐md/pr/fraudster‐who‐scammed‐more‐100‐ N/A 

elderly‐victims‐more‐775000‐through‐lottery‐scheme
USAO Maryland US v. Eddy Blizzard 21‐MJ‐01119 Criminal Charged by complaints https://www.justice.gov/usao‐md/pr/maryland‐financial‐advisor‐facing‐ N/A
federal‐charges‐stealing‐client‐s‐life‐savings
USAO Michigan/Eastern U.S. v. Shah, Dinesh 10‐cv‐10726  On February 12, 2021, the USAO‐ Michigan 
EDMI reached a settlement regarding  Physicians Group
the resolution of claims that Dinesh 
Shah, M.D. and Michigan Physicians 
Group violated the FCA by billing for 
unnecessary testing, including 
nuclear stress tests and ABI/TBIs, 
thereby defrauding the Medicare 
program. These unnecessary tests 
included nuclear stress tests provided 
to senior citizens which may have 
caused potential harm to these 
beneficiaries.  The settlement amount 
was $2,000,000, which is based on 
defendants’ ability to pay. 
Consolidated with another case for 
which I will report separately.
USAO Michigan/Eastern U.S. v. Michigan  12‐10732 Civil On February 12, 2021, the USAO‐ On February 12, 2021, the USAO‐EDMI reached a settlement regarding  Dinesh Shah, Alka 
Physicians Group PC EDMI reached a settlement regarding  the resolution of claims that Dinesh Shah, M.D. and Michigan Physicians  Shah, Rita Shah, 
the resolution of claims that Dinesh  Group violated the FCA by billing for unnecessary testing, including  Tatiana 
Shah, M.D. and Michigan Physicians  nuclear stress tests and ABI/TBIs, thereby defrauding the Medicare  Shcherbich
Group violated the FCA by billing for  program. These unnecessary tests included nuclear stress tests provided 
unnecessary testing, including  to senior citizens which may have caused potential harm to these 
nuclear stress tests and ABI/TBIs,  beneficiaries.  The settlement amount was $2,000,000. 
thereby defrauding the Medicare 
program. These unnecessary tests 
included nuclear stress tests provided 
to senior citizens which may have 
caused potential harm to these 
beneficiaries.  The settlement amount 
was $2,000,000. 
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(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Michigan/Eastern U.S. v. Alan Hardy 21‐cr‐20262 Pending N/A
USAO Michigan/Eastern  U.S. v. Alan Lee Hardy 21‐CR‐20262 Criminal Indicted on 4/21/2021 https://www.justice.gov/usao‐edmi/pr/former‐chase‐bank‐teller‐charged‐ N/A
bank‐fraud‐targeting‐older‐adult‐victim
USAO Minnesota U.S. v. Cody Timmerman  20‐CR‐233  Criminal Timmerman, 
(ADM/KMM) Irma; Gallegos, 
Siarra; Suhajda, 
Justin; Hughes, 
Todd
USAO Minnesota U.S. v. Daniel Mathias 20‐CR‐231 (JRT) Criminal Pending Ricks, Vasean; 
Logan, Diana; 
Alexander, Ivory; 
Wilson, Angel; 
McEwen, Sharon; 
Coleman, Ronald; 
Albritton, Rita
USAO Minnesota U.S. v. Russell Rahm 20‐CR‐232  Criminal Pending https://www.justice.gov/usao‐mn/pr/sixty‐defendants‐charged‐300‐ See indictment
(DSD/KMM) million‐nationwide‐telemarketing‐fraud‐scheme

USAO Minnesota U.S. v. Carol Olberg 20‐CR‐285  Pending N/A

(PAM/BRT)
USAO Missouri/Eastern U.S. v. Bonmene Sibe 20CR00419  Trenice Hassel sentenced to time  Ofikoro, Ovuoke 
SEP/SPM served and 3 years supervised release  Frank
on June 6, 2021. Hassel, Trenice
USAO Missouri/Eastern U.S. v. Angelica A. Woods  1:21CR00037  Criminal Pending Defendant, an in‐home health care worker, used the identity of an elderly  N/A
SNLJ/ACL patient in obtaining a student loan for her son.
USAO Missouri/Eastern U.S. v. Jennifer Hansen 21CR162 Criminal Defendant pled guilty to the  Relative to the prosecution of a money mule, Hammed Akande,  N/A
misdemeanor information on March  4:19CR960, Postal Inspector emailed a request for assistance from a 
8, 2021. supervisor at a postal facility that serviced Akande's residence. Defendant, 
a US Postal employee, intercepted a copy of the message after 
recognizing the money mule's residence. She forwarded the image to the 
money mule's wife, Patricia Akande.
USAO Missouri/Eastern U.S. v. Glenda Seim 21CR202 Criminal Pending Defendant is an 80 year old resident of the Eastern District of Missouri  N/A
who has continued to be a money mule despite receiving two money 
mule letters and numerous warnings from federal and local law 
enforcement as well as financial institution fraud investigators.
USAO Missouri/Western U.S. v. Henry Asomani 18‐00291‐CR Criminal 10 years, $3.2 million restitution https://www.justice.gov/usao‐wdmo/pr/virginia‐man‐sentenced‐32‐ N/A
million‐romance‐fraud‐scheme
USAO Montana U.S. v. Deborah Roeber CV‐21‐7‐H‐CCL John Roeber
Shaila Roeber
USAO Montana U.S. v. Elizabeth  CR 21‐28‐BLG‐ Criminal Pending Stephenson worked at an assisted living facility and is alleged to have  N/A
Stephenson SPW stolen money from a 96‐year‐old resident who gave her his debit card and 
PIN to buy him a six pack of beer.  Over the next month, Stephenson 
allegedly used the card to withdraw over $16,000 from ATMs, spent over 
$1,000 in Telmate fees to talk to her boyfriend in jail, and obtained a 
credit card on the victims account and used it to pay $3,500 for a criminal 
defense attorney.
USAO Montana U.S. v. Dr. Enrico Arguelles N/A Civil Settlement reached Dr. Arguelles agreed to pay $1,268,646 and to relinquish any claim to  N/A
$802,018 in Medicare payment suspensions for submitting inflated and 
unnecessary medical claims.  The United States contended Arguelles and 
his medical clinic (Arthritis and Osteoporosis Clinic) improperly billed 
Medicare and Medicaid for clinic visits, treatment, and biologic infusions, 
for patients who did not have seronegative rheumatoid arthritis.  At least 
ten of the patients receiving unnecessary services were older than 60.
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(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Montana U.S. v. Ronald Lords CR‐21‐16‐M‐ Criminal Pleaded guilty; pending sentencing  Lords ran a construction company and solicited funds from clients that he  N/A
DWM set for 11/10/21 said he would use to build homes.  Instead, he transferred the money to 
his personal bank accounts and then investment accounts where he lost 
the money.  He then used additional funds to pay previous clients.  Lords 
pled guilty to one counts of wire fraud, one count of money laundering, 
and one count of filing false tax returns.  The total loss amount was 
approximately $850,000.  There were a total of 15 victims, most of whom 
are older than 60.  
USAO Montana U.S. v. Craig Draper CR‐21‐20‐M‐ Criminal Pending trial set for 10/25/21 Draper ran a construction company and sent invoices to customers for  N/A
DWM specific work and materials, but used the subsequent payments for 
personal expenses, including running a car racing business and racetrack.  
Charges include wire fraud and money laundering.  Loss amount is 
approximately $436,000.  There are ten victims, half of whom are over 60.
USAO Montana U.S. v. Katherine  CR‐21‐32‐M‐ Criminal Indicted; pending arraignment on  Hendrickson was in a romantic relationship with the victim, who is over  N/A
Hendrickson DWM 8/23/21 60.  When they broke up she stalked him, stole his email password (and 
other passwords), and then sent emails (while posing as the victim) to the 
Sanders County Commissioners threatening to kill them.  She has been 
charged with one count of cyberstalking.
USAO Nebraska U.S. v. Dawn D. Clover  4 years probation with 12  N/A
consecutive weekends in jail 
(intermittent confinement). Ordered 
to pay $30,470.86.
USAO New Mexico US v. Thomas H. Laws 19‐cr‐02607‐KG Criminal Sentenced to 81 months  investment fraud, https://www.justice.gov/usao‐nm/pr/accountant‐silver‐ N/A
imprisonment on 5/12/21 city‐new‐mexico‐pleads‐guilty‐federal‐wire‐fraud‐and‐identity‐theft
USAO North  U.S. v. Furman Alexander  5:20‐CR‐351(2) Guilty verdict on all counts. N/A
Carolina/Eastern Ford
USAO North  US v. Tarcey Cathey  20‐CR‐474 Criminal Indictment https://wNDww.justice.gov/usao‐ednc/pr/raeford‐woman‐had‐initial‐ N/A
Carolina/Eastern McNeill appearance‐wire‐and‐mail‐fraud‐charges
USAO North  US v. Anthony Wayne  19‐CR‐383 Criminal Sentenced to 135 months  https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ednc/pr/wake‐forest‐investment‐advisor‐ N/A
Carolina/Eastern March imprisonment sentenced‐wire‐fraud
USAO North  U.S. v. Stanley Choate  3:20cr341 Defendant has pled guilty and is  N/A
Carolina/Western Eaves, Sr. awaiting sentencing.
USAO North  U.S. v. Mark Nicholas  1:20cr16  Criminal Defendant sentenced to 37 months,  N/A
Carolina/Western Pyatt  with $274,506 in restitution ordered.
USAO North  U.S. v. Michael Moore  3:20cr78 Pending N/A
Carolina/Western a/k/a Bobby Smith
USAO North  U.S. v. Keivy Chavez a/k/a  3:21cv144 A Consent Order and Permanent  John F. Palacio 
Carolina/Western Kamilo Correa Injunction was entered on April 15,  a/k/a Richard 
2021. Diamond, Sr.
John Doe a/k/a 
Tom Jowarski
KC Promotions 
a/k/a Micracle 
Profits, TJ Ads, 
and CS 
USAO North  U.S. v. Elizabeth Robin  3:19cr279 Criminal Graves was sentenced to 97 months,  Case was previously reported. Reporting again to reflect sentencing which  Donna Graves
Carolina/Western Williams  with 2 years SR.   Harrison was  occurred during this reporting period as described in press release. Gerald Maxwell 
sentenced to 3 years, with 3 years SR.  Harrison
Restitution of $298,407.85 was 
ordered.
USAO North  U.S. v. Elizabeth Robin  3:19‐cr‐00279 Criminal Case previously reported.  Updating  N/A
Carolina/Western Williams  to reflect Defendant Donna Graves 
found guilty by a jury on October 1, 
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(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Ohio/Northern U.S. v. Andrew Thomas 1:20CR401 Criminal Defendant sentenced to 39 months in  https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndoh/pr/maple‐heights‐man‐charged‐elder‐ N/A
prison and ordered to pay over  fraud
$62,000 in restitution.
USAO Ohio/Northern U.S. v. Raymond A. Erker  1:20‐CR‐478 Criminal Pending Raymond A. Erker and the co‐defendants conspired to induce elderly  Krantz, Kevin M.
clients to invest in purported annuities and secured senior notes, when in  Brunst, Tara M.
fact Erker used the investors' funds to invest in speculative ventures and 
orchestrated a Ponzi scheme to pay off previous investors.  
USAO Ohio/Northern U.S. v. JohnTyler Pla 1:20MJ9298 Criminal John Tyler Pla, 25, was sentenced to  John Tyler Pla and Johnny Lee Palmer conspired with others in a  N/A
37 months in prison, and Johnny Lee  grandparents scam that targeted victims in the NDOH and other states.  
Palmer, 26, was sentenced to 33  On August 25, 2020, a caller claiming to be "Mike Wallace" called an 83‐
months in prison.  Both Pla and  year‐old grandmother and told her that her grandson had been arrested 
Palmer were also ordered to pay  for causing the traffic crash that led to a tanker truck exploding on Route 
restitution in the amount of $383,932  8 and needed $18,000 in bond money.  The victim obtained $6,000 in cash 
to their victims. and gave it to a white male who arrived in a U‐Haul truck.  Westlake PD 
sent out a BOLO for the U‐Haul and located it in Cleveland.  Targets John 
T. Pla and Johnny Lee Palmer consented to a search.  The police found a 
stolen gun from Cleveland in the center console.  In an interview, Palmer 
admitted to committing the grandparent scam in Westlake with Pla and 
that he and Pla had traveled through multiple states.  The police and FBI 
have identified approximately 14 victims in the NDOH and elsewhere with 
an approximate loss of $383,000.
USAO Ohio/Northern U.S. v. Johnny Lee Palmer 1:20MJ9297 Criminal Johnny Lee Palmer, 26, was  John Tyler Pla and Johnny Lee Palmer conspired with others in a  N/A
sentenced to 33 months in prison and  grandparents scam that targeted victims in the NDOH and other states.  
ordered to pay restitution in the  On August 25, 2020, a caller claiming to be "Mike Wallace" called an 83‐
amount of $383,932 to their victims. year‐old grandmother and told her that her grandson had been arrested 
for causing the traffic crash that led to a tanker truck exploding on Route 
8 and needed $18,000 in bond money.  The victim obtained $6,000 in cash 
and gave it to a white male who arrived in a U‐Haul truck.  Westlake PD 
sent out a BOLO for the U‐Haul and located it in Cleveland.  Targets John 
T. Pla and Johnny Lee Palmer consented to a search.  The police found a 
stolen gun from Cleveland in the center console.  In an interview, Palmer 
admitted to committing the grandparent scam in Westlake with Pla and 
that he and Pla had traveled through multiple states.  The police and FBI 
have identified approximately 14 victims in the NDOH and elsewhere with 
an approximate loss of $383,000.
USAO Ohio/Northern U.S. v. John Tyler Pla 1:20‐CR‐716 Pending Johnny Lee 
Palmer
USAO Ohio/Northern U.S. v. Gina Louisa Palmer 5:21‐CR‐314 Criminal Pending Gina Louisa Palmer, 39, forged a Power of Attorney of a 79‐year‐old  N/A
victim.  She used the POA to deposit and cash checks. The loss amount 
was over $25,000.
USAO Oregon U.S. v. Roderick Ariwite 3:20‐cr‐00451 Criminal Pending https://www.justice.gov/usao‐or/pr/two‐men‐accused‐fraud‐against‐ N/A
warm‐springs‐tribe

USAO Oregon U.S. v. Care Center 2019VOO300 Civil Pending FCA investigation of substandard care and worthless services provided at  N/A

3 Prestige – Care Center facilities in Oregon: Linda Vista Nursing & Rehab 
Center, Prestige Care and Rehabilitation Menlo Park, and Prestige Post‐
Acute & Rehab Center McMinnville
USAO Oregon U.S. v Avamere Riverpark  2019VO00370 Civil Pending FCA investigation of substandard care and worthless services provided at  N/A
of Eugene facility
USAO Oregon U.S. v. Ijomah Joseph  3:21‐cr‐82‐MO Criminal Pending Bank fraud and aggravated identity theft based on defendant's use of  N/A
Oputa victim's debit card to obtain cashier's checks
USAO Oregon U.S. v. James Orr 3:20‐cr‐00542‐ Criminal Pending Mail theft by postal employee N/A
SI
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(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Oregon U.S. v. Loretta Wilson 3:21‐cr‐00157‐ Criminal Pending Delay or destruction of mail or newspapers N/A
IM
USAO Oregon U.S. v. Robert Jesenick et  3:20‐cr‐00228‐ Criminal Pending https://www.justice.gov/usao‐or/pr/former‐aequitas‐ceo‐and‐senior‐ N. Scott Gillis, 
al SI executives‐indicted‐fraud‐and‐money‐laundering‐conspiracy Andrew N. 
MacRitchie, Brian 
K. Rice
USAO Oregon U.S. v. Joseph Galvan 3:20‐cr‐00354‐ Criminal Guilty Plea https://www.justice.gov/usao‐or/pr/portland‐man‐sentenced‐federal‐ NA
MO prison‐fraud‐schemes‐targeting‐family‐and‐friends
USAO Oregon U.S. v. Joseph Galvan 3:20‐cr‐00535‐ Criminal Guilty Plea https://www.justice.gov/usao‐or/pr/portland‐man‐sentenced‐federal‐ N/A
MO prison‐fraud‐schemes‐targeting‐family‐and‐friends
USAO Pennsylvania/Eastern U.S. v. Gloria Byars 2:21‐cr‐00247 Criminal Pending https://www.justice.gov/usao‐edpa/pr/court‐appointed‐pennsylvania‐ Rembert, Carlton
guardian‐and‐virginia‐co‐conspirators‐indicted‐stealing Mitchell, Alesha

USAO Pennsylvania/Eastern U.S. v. Daniel Duran 2:21‐cr‐233 Pending Velazquez, 

Jacqueline
USAO Pennsylvania/Eastern U.S. v Wade McKelvy 15‐cr‐398‐02 Criminal 18 years, $37 million restitution https://www.justice.gov/usao‐edpa/pr/promoter‐bogus‐green‐energy‐ N/A
firm‐based‐montgomery‐county‐sentenced‐18‐years‐54‐million
USAO  U.S. v. Susan Gilbert 21‐79 Case ongoing. N/A
Pennsylvania/Western
USAO Puerto Rico US v. Gary Steven Wykle 20‐CR‐216 Pending https://www.justice.gov/usao‐pr/pr/president‐executive‐vice‐president‐ Alejandro Cortes‐
republic‐group‐inc‐indicted‐and‐arrested‐conspiracy Lopez
USAO South Dakota  U.S. v. Enescu  19‐cr‐40060 Criminal  Enescu:  2 years imprisonment for  Defendants came to SD from Florida to take money via counterfeit/cloned  Teodor Bobe
Agg. Identity Theft; restitution of  ATM cards from SD customers.  Some customers were over 60.  
$53,138.50; Bobe:  18 months 
combined imprisonment (access 
device fraud and Agg. Identity Theft); 
restitution of $53,138.50
USAO South Dakota  U.S. v. White Horse  20‐cr‐30058 Criminal Jerome White Horse: pleaded guilty  A 60 year old victim was assaulted by the two defendants, and died as a  Samuel White 
to voluntary manslaughter,  result of the injuries he received.   Horse
sentenced 5/17/2021 to 63 mos. in 
prison; Samuel White Horse 
convicted at trial in June 2021 of 
Assault by Striking Beating or 
Wounding, and evidence tampering.  
Samuel was sentenced 8/12/21 to 30 
USAO South Dakota  U.S. v. Dion 21‐cr‐30010 Criminal  Patrick Dion: Pleaded guilty to  Dion struck and killed Melanie Ziegler, age 65, with his vehicle while  N/A
involuntary manslaughter.  Sentenced  intoxicated.  He was indicted 2/8/21, pleaded guilty 5/10/21, and was 
on 8/17/21 to 30 mos. in prison. sentenced 8/17/21.
USAO Tennessee/Middle U.S. v. Karl Hampton  3:21‐mj‐2825 Complaint 5/9/21; arrest and initial  Hampton, 
appearance 5/12/21 Deborah
USAO Tennessee/Middle U.S. v. Karl Hampton 3:21‐CR‐109 Pending Hampton, 
Deborah
USAO Tennessee/Middle U.S. v. SavaSeniorCare LLC Civil   Multi‐district Settlement announced  SavaSeniorCare LLC and related entities (Sava), based in Georgia, have  N/A
5/12/21 agreed to pay $11.2 million, plus additional amounts if certain financial 
contingencies occur, to resolve allegations that Sava violated the False 
Claims Act by causing its skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to bill the 
Medicare program for rehabilitation therapy services that were not 
reasonable, necessary or skilled, and to resolve allegations that Sava billed 
the Medicare and Medicaid programs for grossly substandard skilled 
nursing services.  Press Release: https://www.justice.gov/usao‐
mdtn/pr/savaseniorcare‐llc‐agrees‐pay‐112‐million‐resolve‐false‐claims‐
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(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Tennessee/Middle U.S. v. Frederick Stow 3:20‐cr‐110 Criminal  5/14/21 Sentenced to 5 years'  https://www.justice.gov/usao‐mdtn/pr/former‐mid‐state‐securities‐ N/A
custody and ordered to pay  broker‐sentenced‐federal‐prison‐stealing‐elderly‐clients
restitution of $933,500
USAO Texas/Eastern U.S. v. Lori Majors 4:19cr21 540 months on Count 1;  240 months  N/A
on Count 2; 60 months on Count 3; 
and 240 months on Count 4. All 
Counts are to run concurrently. 
Restitution totaling $500,500 to the 
victim, supervised release for a term 
of 5 years. 
USAO Texas/Eastern U.S. v. Monica Ruiz 6:20CR0092 Criminal Pending Ruiz obtained more than $4.85 million from an elderly victim through a  N/A
series of false claims of illness, incapacitation, loss, and incarceration.  
Ruiz was charged on November 19, 2020, and pleaded guilty March 26, 
USAO Texas/Eastern U.S. v. Babatope Joseph  4:19CR252 Criminal Sentenced to 34 years imprisonment  Aderinoye obtained fake passports in the names of others and use those  N/A
Aderinoye  (408 months). fraudulent passports and the identifying information of others to establish 
false business entities and fraudulent bank accounts. 13 individual aliases, 
12 business aliases, and over 40 fraudulent bank accounts have been tied 
to Aderinoye, and there is evidence to suggest more aliases exist.  Once 
Aderinoye would open the fraudulent bank accounts, co‐conspirators 
would engage in various business email compromise scams and telephone 
compromise scams to defraud individuals and businesses out of money.  
In these scams, co‐conspirators would pose as a known individual and 
direct the targeted victims to wire or send funds to Aderinoye or the 
fraudulent accounts Aderinoye had set up.  Once the ill‐gotten money 
posted in Aderinoye’s fraudulent accounts, he would immediately 
withdraw the funds, transfer the monies to other fraudulent accounts, or 
wire them internationally to a bank account he had set up in Nigeria.  The 
illicit proceeds were used to pay off co‐conspirators and further fund their 
fraudulent schemes.  From June 2018 through September 2019, over $6.7 
million was deposited into alias accounts of Aderinoye, with almost all of 
those funds being withdrawn or wired internationally. The victims of the 
BEC scams included school districts such as Community ISD, Project 4031, 
a non‐profit organization that helps families of the terminally ill, an 
individual whose identity was used to drain his retirement account, and 
an elderly man who had over $352,000 stolen from his investment 
account.  The investigation is ongoing, as co‐conspirators and victims 
continue to be identified.
USAO Texas/Eastern U.S. v. Moses Moreira 4:19CR00316 TBD N/A
USAO Texas/Eastern U.S. v. Pamela Sue  6:19CR00056 24 months imprisonment. Jennings, Pamela 
Hannan  Sue
USAO Texas/Northern U.S. v. Dale Matthew  5:20‐cr‐0111 Criminal Pending The defendant impersonated a police detective.  Defendant would target  N/A
Dempsey elderly account holders and tell them their account has been 
compromised.  The account holder would give account information.  The 
defendant would then access their accounts, run counterfeit checks 
through the account and withdraw cash.   
USAO Texas/Southern U. S. v. Myisha Keyetta  4:20‐cr‐357 Defendants awaiting Jury Trial. Burhan Uddin 
Carter Syed
USAO Texas/Southern U.S. v. MD Azad Criminal Defendants set for Jury Trial February  Defendants deceived elderly victims for whom they had provided tech  Haminshu Kumar, 
1, 2021. support to their computers and claimed they erroneously overpaid victims  Sumit Kumar 
after payments were made; victims were told to return payments in cash  Singh, MD Hasib
via FedEx or UPS. 
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(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Utah US v. Powell 4:19‐cr‐128 DN Criminal Sentencings ‐ Faye Renteria  Romance fraud ‐ a family of related defendants all scammed to defraud  N/A
sentenced 7/16/20 to 30 months  an elderly widow with the lead defendant professing love and the others 
custody,65k restitution ‐ Bubby  providing fake services and house repairs at exorbitant prices.  Two 
Shepherd Sentenced on 7/29/20 to  defendants helped the others hide assets and evade LE
21 months custody 18 k restitution.  
Rocky Mott Sentenced on 8/14/20 to 
21 months custody 21 k restitution.  
Taz Powell sentenced on 9/2/20 to 60 
months probation 16 k restitution.  
Terrence Powell sentenced to 60 
months probation 7k restitution.  
Pleas ‐ Angela McDuffie pleaded 
guilty to witness tampering on 5/3/21 
‐ sentencing set for 7/26.  Joe 
McDuffie pleaded guilty also to 
witness tampering on 5/3/21.  
sentencing set for 7/26.
USAO Utah US v. Bauer 4:20‐cr‐82‐DN Criminal Pleaded Guilty ‐ sentenced on  Investment fraud targeting elderly. N/A
2/25/21 to 78 months custody and 
850k restitution.
USAO Virgin Islands U.S. v. Yamini Potter  2020‐MJ‐52 Criminal Pending Impersonating Attorney General and Judge for payment N/A
USAO Virginia/Eastern U.S. v. Teresa Lynn Miller  2:21‐cr‐56 Criminal Pending Defendant served as a money mule for a lottery scheme and continued to  N/A
do so after receiving a cease and desist order from USPS.
USAO Virginia/Eastern U.S. v. Bhavinkumar Patel  3:21‐cr‐47 Criminal Pending Defendant was a money mule recruiter and handler for an Indian call  N/A
center that used robocalls to target elder Americans.
USAO Virginia/Eastern U.S. v. Kishan Patel  3:21‐cr‐48 Criminal Pending Defendant was a money mule for an Indian call center targeting elder  N/A
Americans.
USAO Virginia/Eastern $12,000 U.S. currency  4:20‐cv‐131 Civil Pending Hampton Police and USSS seized a total of $45,900 in cash in five different  $9,000 U.S. 
seized 5/12/20 events.  Perpetrators would call victims, most in their 80s, and tell them  currency seized 
their grandchildren had been in a crash or was arrested and needed  5/13/20; $9,000 
money to pay their medical bills or lawyer, or to pay for a bond.   U.S. currency 
Perpetrators had victims send cash to vacant houses/lots in Hampton by  seized 5/19/20; 
UPS.  UPS driver tipped off Hampton PD.  USSS has not been able to ID  $7,900 U.S. 
perpetrators and believe they may be in Canada. currency seized 
5/19/20; $8,000 
U.S. currency 
seized 5/19/20
USAO Virginia/Eastern U.S. v. David Pharr 2:20‐cr‐72 Criminal  31 months imprisonment, 3 years  David Pharr is the former owner and president of Global Wind LLC, a  N/A
supervised release, $228,340  company purportedly specializing in renewable energy projects and 
restitution. installations, including wind farms and solar farms. In 2014, he promised 
Constance Humphreys, an elderly retired school teacher, that he would 
install a solar farm on her rural North Carolina property and return a 
portion of the proceeds from the operation of the farm to her.  Although 
Pharr performed some minimal up‐front work on the project such as 
securing permits and clearing land, he never installed the solar farm and 
never paid the victim any money. Instead, over the course of 
approximately four years, Pharr repeatedly lied to the victim about 
alleged costs for the project and induced her to pay him approximately 
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(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Virginia/Eastern U.S. v. Abdul Rasak  1:20‐cr‐201 Criminal Pending From at least in and around February 2016 and continuing through May  N/A
Garuba  2019, Abdul Rasak Garuba conspired with Nigerian citizens and other 
individuals to launder proceeds resulting from a conspiracy to commit 
wire fraud and mail fraud. During this period, unknown co‐conspirators 
used online dating websites to meet and defraud "romance scam" victims. 
Many of these victims are over the age of 60. The conspirators established 
purported relationships with "romance" scam victims and induced these 
victims to send over $3 million of their own funds to Garuba and other 
unknown co‐conspirators. Many of the victims have lost their entire 
savings. Garuba and other conspirators used the funds received from 
"romance scam" victims to purchase vehicles sold through automobile 
auction companies. Garuba and other conspirators then arranged to ship 
vehicles purchased with funds received from "romance scam" victims 
from the United States to Nigeria using companies specializing in 
exporting goods from the United States.
USAO Virginia/Eastern U.S. v. Rita Copeland 4:20‐cr‐63 Criminal Pending https://www.justice.gov/usao‐edva/pr/portsmouth‐woman‐charged‐ N/A
fraud‐scheme‐targeting‐veterans
USAO Virginia/Eastern U.S. v. Ubaid Rapati  3:21‐cr‐49 Criminal Pending Defendant was a money mule for an Indian call center using robocalls to  N/A
target elder Americans.
USAO Virginia/Eastern U.S. v. Parth Patel 3:21‐cr‐70 Criminal Pending Defendant was a money mule for an Indian call center that used robocalls  N/A
to target elder Americans.
USAO Virginia/Eastern U.S. v. Mable B. Jones 3:21‐cr‐30 Criminal Pending Defendant owned and operated an assisted living facility  that served  N/A
primarily elderly and incapacitated adults.  The facility served as a 
representative payee for many residents and regularly received state and 
federal benefits payments on behalf of those residents. From December 
2015 and continuing through the facility’s closure in 2019, defendant 
converted more than $800,000 of the residents’ federal and state benefits 
for her own personal use. Defendant used the residents’ benefits to 
satisfy her personal debts, including her mortgage and bankruptcy 
payments, and to fund her personal travel, retail purchases, and gambling 
expenses, including at casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Las Vegas, 
Nevada.  Defendant's diversion of resident benefits allegedly led to 
significant and persistent deficiencies in the facilities, care, and services 
provided to  residents, including deficiencies that allegedly endangered 
residents’ health and safety. These conditions ultimately prompted state 
and federal audits of the facility before its closure, during which 
defendant made false statements about her conversion and use of 
USAO Washington/Western US v. Eric Richey 2:20‐CV‐1695‐ Civil case closed,  Consent decree signed and approved  Investment fraud money mule. Interview conducted, warning letter hand‐ N/A
BJR criminal  by Court (11/17/20). delivered, consent decree signed/approved by Court. Reports of ongoing 
investigation  activity referred to Criminal Division.
opened due to 
continued money 
mule activity
USAO Washington/Western US v. Elagoon Business  2:19‐cv‐00324‐ Civil Default Judgment/Permanent  Case alleges Defendant committing a technical support fraud primarily  N/A
Solutions Pvt Ltd. RSL Injunction granted 12/1/20. impacting older consumers. Final civil judgment prohibits Defendant from 
operating and supporting technical support fraud schemes.
USAO Washington/Western In re Viola Campo N/A Civil Interview conducted 10/7/20. Evidence of money mule activity re lottery/sweepstakes fraud. N/A
USAO Washington/Western US v. Ed Duncan 2:20‐cv‐01763‐ Civil Consent decree signed and approved  Romance scam money mule. Consent decree signed/approved by Court. N/A
RSM by Court (12/9/20).
USAO Washington/Western In re Wayne Frisbie N/A Civil Interview conducted and Unlicensed  Evidence of money mule activity re romance scam. N/A
Money Transfer letter signed 
USAO Washington/Western In re Leota Guthrie N/A Civil Interview conducted and Unlicensed  Evidence of money mule activity re lottery/sweepstakes scam. N/A
Money Transfer letter signed 
Component or USAO Case Name  Case Number Case Types Outcome Brief Case Description or Press Release URL List of Non Lead 
(Civil or Criminal) Defendants
USAO Washington/Western US v. Debra Heslop 2:20‐cv‐01736‐ Civil Consent decree signed and approved  Romance scam/mass‐mailing fraud/investment fraud money mule.  N/A
RSL by Court (11/30/20). Consent decree signed/approved by Court.
USAO Washington/Western US v. Ann Lyse 3:20‐cv‐06152‐ Civil Consent decree signed and approved  Lottery/sweepstakes fraud money mule. Consent decree signed/approved  N/A
BHS by Court (1/14/21). by Court.
USAO Washington/Western US v. Deedreanne Otero 3:20‐cv‐06164‐ Civil Consent decree signed and approved  romance scam money mule. Consent decree signed/approved by Court. N/A
RJB by Court (12/23/20).
USAO Washington/Western US v. Arifkhan Pathan 2:21‐cr‐00010‐ Criminal Complaint filed 1/5/21 & indictment  Allegations of mail fraud and impersonation of federal agent/employee  N/A
RSL filed 1/21/21. Case ongoing. (SSA) with victims primarily being elderly. Trial currently scheduled to 
begin 9/27/21. 
USAO Washington/Western US v. Dwayne Brooks 2:19‐cr‐00093‐ Criminal Indictment filed 2019 and jury trial  Defendant found guilty on 6 counts of bank fraud, 2 counts of access  N/A
JLR concluded February 2021, guilty on  device fraud, 2 counts of aggravated identity theft. Sentenced to 65 
all 10 counts. Judgment filed 5/4/21.  months imprisonment, 3 years supervised release, order of $128,803 
restitution. Victims primarily elderly or medically incapacitated.
USAO Washington/Western US v. Wayne Jerome  3:20‐cr‐05003‐ Criminal Information filed 1/10/20, Guilty Plea  Defendant was an adult court‐appointed guardian. Pled guilty to 1 count  N/A
Houston RJB 2/10/10, Amended judgment filed  of social security fraud for accepting benefit payments as representative 
12/9/20, sentence reduced 8/6/21  payee re disability benefits and converting funds to his own use. 
(reduced to time served due to  Sentenced to 1 year, 1 day; 3 years supervised release; $256,336 
incapacitation of spouse). restitution to 21 victims.
USAO West  U.S. v. Reta Mays 1:20‐CR‐27 Criminal Sentencing scheduled for 2/18/2021  This case involves loss of life.  Reta Mays was a nursing assistant at the US  N/A
Virginia/Northern and 2/19/2021. Department of Veterans Affairs. She was responsible for measuring 
patients' vital signs, documenting intake and output, testing patients' 
blood glucose levels and sitting one on one with patients who require 
close observation.  In June 2018, a medical doctor reported concern about 
the deaths of patients who had suffered unexplained hypoglycemic 
episodes on Mays' ward, including the deaths of multiple non‐diabetic 
patients.  The criminal investigation revealed the intentional acts of Reta 
Mays to take the lives of the following: On 7/20/2017 she killed R.E, Sr. 
(82yoa); on 1/29/2018 she killed R.K. (89yoa); on 3/24/2018 she killed A.E. 
(84yoa); on 3/26/2018 she killed G.S. (81yoa); on 4/4/2018 she killed 
W.A.H. (96yoa); on 4/9/2018 she killed F.M. (82yoa); on 6/4/2019 she 
killed R.G.(88yoa); and on 6/18/2019 she assaulted with intent to kill 
R.R.P. (92yoa), all by  failing to provide an appropriate level of care.
USAO West  U.S. v. Reta Mays 1:20CR27 Criminal Sentencing May 2021. A former nursing assistant pled guilty by Information to murder and  N/A
Virginia/Northern assault charges in the deaths of eight veterans at the Veterans Affairs 
Medical Center (VAMC) in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Reta Mays, 46, of 
Harrison County, West Virginia, pled guilty to seven counts of second 
degree murder in the deaths of veterans Robert Edge, Sr., Robert Kozul, 
Archie Edgell, George Shaw, W.A.H., Felix McDermott, and Raymond 
Golden. She pled guilty to one count of assault with Intent to commit 
murder involving the death of veteran R.R.P.

USAO West  U.S. v. Shelly Anne  1:21CR19 Criminal Trial date is August 17, 2021. Shelly Anne Leiphan committed wire fraud in connection with a  N/A

Virginia/Northern Leipham sweepstakes scheme.  She targeted elderly victims and convinced them 
they were eligible to win a sweepstakes, but in order to receive the 
monies, the targets needed to send various amounts of money by mailing 
and wiring funds to her.  
https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndwv/pr/las‐vegas‐woman‐indicted‐fraud‐
and‐money‐laundering‐charges
USAO West  U.S. v. Phillip Conley 1:20‐CR‐35 guilty plea on 6/28/2021 https://www.justice.gov/usao‐ndwv/pr/florida‐man‐admits‐fraud‐charge‐ N/A
Virginia/Northern involving‐nearly‐5‐million
USAO Wyoming  U.S. v. Amanda Lynn  20‐CR‐0197‐F Defendant sentenced to 46 months in  N/A
Taylor prison.
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Approximate 
No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Presentation to financial institutions regarding the 
Consumer  Department's elder fraud efforts and how it utilizes 
Protection Branch information from financial institutions. 7/9/2020 500 Financial institution investigators
Presentation to a consumer group that focuses on age‐
Consumer  friendly banking practices and common elder fraud 
Protection Branch schemes. 8/4/2020 200 Members of a consumer group
Presentation to financial institutions regarding the 
Consumer  Department's elder fraud efforts and how it utilizes 
Protection Branch information from financial institutions. 9/8/2020 1000 Financial institution investigators
Presentation to financial institutions on money mules and 
Consumer  elder fraud, including  a discussion of trends and the  Representatives from financial institutions 
Protection Branch Department's efforts.  11/3/2020 125 and a trade group
Presentation to financial institutions focused on how 
money mules facilitate fraud, trends regarding how money 
Consumer  mules operate, and how financial institution data supports  Representatives from financial institutions 
Protection Branch law enforcement efforts. 12/10/2020 300 and a trade group
Webinar for professional organizations primarily comprised 
of law enforcement and investigators from financial 
institutions focused on how money mules facilitate fraud, 
trends regarding how money mules operate, and strategies 
Consumer  being employed by law enforcement to combat money  State, federal, and local law enforcement 
Protection Branch mules. 1/28/2021 225 and investigators with financial institutions
Webinar for professional organizations primarily comprised 
of law enforcement and investigators from financial 
institutions focused on money mules and elder fraud, 
Consumer  including a discussion of trends and the Department's  State, federal, and local law enforcement 
Protection Branch efforts. 3/24/2021 175 and investigators with financial institutions
Webinar for professional organizations primarily comprised 
of law enforcement and investigators from financial 
institutions focused on money mules and elder fraud, 
Consumer  including a  discussion of trends and the Department's  State, federal, and local law enforcement 
Protection Branch efforts. 5/20/2021 350 and investigators with financial institutions
 Approximate 
No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Presentation titled "Continuing to Build Bridges: Using 
VOCA Victim Assistance Program Funds for Elder Abuse in 
Pennsylvania" at the VOCA National Training Conference 
Elder Justice  (virtual), discussing the use of VOCA funding for elder abuse  VOCA administrators, victims assistance 
Initiative programs.  8/31/2020 512 providers 
Virtual presentation on the EAGLE (Elder Abuse Guide for 
Elder Justice  Law Enforcement web module) at the N4A Conference  Aging services and other elder justice 
Initiative (University of Southern California). 9/1/2020 N/A professionals 
Webinar presentation with the Consumer Financial 
Protection Bureau (CFPB) titled "Elder Fraud  Networks – 
Elder Justice  Building Collaboration to Fight Exploitation and Abuse", 
Initiative describing how to start an elder fraud network.  9/17/2020 350 Elder justice professionals 
Webinar presentation with the Consumer Financial 
Protection Bureau (CFPB) titled "Creative Funding Solutions 
Elder Justice  for Elder Justice Networks", describing various ways to fund 
Initiative elder justice programs.   9/19/2020 500 Elder justice professionals 
Presentation with the Administration for Community Living 
at the Texas APS Conference titled "Elder Abuse in Rural 
Elder Justice  America" on recognizing and responding to elder abuse in 
Initiative rural communities.  9/30/2020 100 Adult protective services 
Webinar titled "What Data Reveals About Administering 
Capacity Assessments", featuring the work of two 
Elder Justice  researchers and what their work has revealed about 
Initiative administering capacity assessments.  10/8/2020 200 Elder justice professionals 
Virtual presentation on the EAGLE (Elder Abuse Guide for 
Elder Justice  Law Enforcement web module) at the IACP Annual 
Initiative Conference (University of Southern California).  10/17/2020 N/A Law enforcement
Presentation titled "Collaborating for Successful Outcomes" 
Elder Justice  at the Ohio APS Conference, describing the benefits of and  Adult protective services and other elder 
Initiative how to start a multidisciplinary team.  11/10/2020 250 justice professionals 
Virtual presentation titled "The Intersection of Elder Abuse 
Elder Justice  and Domestic Violence" at the National Center for Victims 
Initiative of Crime National Training Institute.  11/11/2020 N/A
 Approximate 
No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Webinar titled "Law Enforcement Investigations of Financial 
Exploitation and Fraud of Older Americans" featuring four 
law enforcement personnel describing the challenges of 
Elder Justice  investigating financial exploitation and providing some tips 
Initiative for success.   11/18/2020 200 Elder justice professionals 
Moderated a Discussion Roundtable titled "Hot Topics: 
Capacity Assessments" at the National Adult Protective 
Services Association Conference, discussing the challenges 
faced by adult protective services caseworkers as it relates 
Elder Justice  to capacity and obtaining capacity assessments for their 
Initiative clients. 11/18/2020 25 Adult protective services 
Panel presentation titled "The Role of the Criminal Justice 
System in Addressing Elder Abuse Perpetrators" at the 
National Adult Protective Services Association Conference, 
Elder Justice  describing elder abuse perpetrators and alternatives to 
Initiative incarceration.  11/19/2020 40 Adult protective services 
Presentation with the Administration for Community Living 
titled "Working Together While Honoring Privacy: 
Information Sharing and Confidentiality in APS" at the 
National Adult Protective Services Association Conference, 
Elder Justice  discussing how APS can maintain confidentiality while 
Initiative participating on an elder abuse multidisciplinary team.  11/19/2020 100 Adult protective services 
Virtual presentation on the EAGLE (Elder Abuse Guide for 
Law Enforcement web module) at the National Adult 
Elder Justice  Protective Services Association Conference (University of  Adult protective services and other elder 
Initiative Southern California). 11/16/2020 N/A justice professionals 
Webinar training on the EAGLE (Elder Abuse Guide for Law 
Enforcement web module) for members of the National 
Elder Justice  White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) (University of Southern 
Initiative California). 11/18/2020 N/A Law enforcement
Webinar training on the EAGLE (Elder Abuse Guide for Law 
Elder Justice  Enforcement web module) for the Adult Abuse Technical 
Initiative Institute (University of Southern California).  12/9/2020 N/A Elder justice organizations
 Approximate 
No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Virtual presentation on the EAGLE (Elder Abuse Guide for 
Elder Justice  Law Enforcement web module) to the El Dorado County 
Initiative Adult Protective Services (University of Southern  12/14/2020 N/A Adult protective services 
Virtual presentation on the EAGLE (Elder Abuse Guide for 
Elder Justice  Law Enforcement web module) at the Consumer Voice 
Initiative Conference (University of Southern California).  12/16/2020 N/A Elder justice professionals 
Presentation titled "MDT Coordinator Training" to the 
Elder Justice  grantees of the National MDT TTAC on the important role 
Initiative of the MDT Coordinator and how manage that important  2/25/2021 30 Elder justice professionals 
Webinar presentation on the EAGLE (Elder Abuse Guide for 
Elder Justice  Law Enforcement web module) for the Elder Justice 
Initiative Clearing House (University of Southern California). 3/9/2021 N/A Elder justice professionals 
Elder Justice  EAGLE Tech Talk, a pre‐recorded video shown at the IACP 
Initiative Technology Conference (University of Southern California).  3/17/2021 N/A Law enforcement
Webinar titled "Tackling Transnational Robocall Scams: The 
Importance of State and Federal Partnerships", describing 
how robocall fraud works, showcasing a federal/state 
Elder Justice  partnership that resulted in a successful prosecution, and 
Initiative tips and resources to avoid robocalls fraud.   4/13/2021 200 Elder justice professionals 
Presentation titled "Multidisciplinary Responses to Elder 
Abuse" at the North Carolina Regional Elder Abuse Virtual 
Elder Justice  Training, describing how to develop and maintain an elder 
Initiative abuse multidisciplinary team.  5/17/2021 150 Elder justice professionals 
EAGLE Exhibit as part of the National Center on Elder Abuse 
Elder Justice  (NCEA) Virtual Booth at the National Coalition on Aging Age 
Initiative and Action Conference (University of Southern ). 6/1/2021 N/A Aging services professionals 
Virtual Presentation on the EAGLE : Coffee with A Cop 
Elder Justice  (Paradise Valley Police Department) (University of Southern 
Initiative California) 6/2/2021 N/A Law enforcement
WEAAD webinar presentation titled "Coming Back Strong 
After COVID‐19: Federal Elder Justice Innovations and 
Elder Justice  Resources", featuring five federal agencies commemorating 
Initiative WEAAD and describing their respective tools and resources.  6/9/2021 342 Elder justice professionals 
 Approximate 
No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Presentation on the EAGLE (Elder Abuse Guide for Law 
Enforcement web module) at the Southwest Virginia Legal 
Elder Justice  Aid Society Annual Conference (University of Southern  Civil  legal attorneys and other elder 
Initiative California). 6/11/2021 N/A justice professionals
Keynote Speaker at the Stark County, Ohio's Elder Justice 
for All: Protecting the Elderly and the Disabled, and 
moderated a panel on responding to elder abuse and 
Elder Justice  financial exploitation in the community, with a special 
Initiative emphasis on Financial Abuse Specialty Teams.  6/11/2021 225 Elder justice professionals 
Virtual presentation on the EAGLE (Elder Abuse Guide for 
Law Enforcement web module) at the California Association 
Elder Justice  of Licensed Investigators Annual Conference (University of 
Initiative Southern California). 6/24/2021 N/A Law enforcement
Webinar panel presentation titled "The Role of the Criminal 
Justice System in Addressing Elder Abuse Perpetrators" for 
Elder Justice  APS TARC, describing elder abuse perpetrators and 
Initiative alternatives to incarceration.   6/29/2021 260 Adult protective services 
Elder Justice  Roll Call Training Videos: Facilitation Guide (website visits) 
Initiative (International Association of Chiefs of Police) Ongoing 69 Law Enforcement
Elder Justice  Understanding Elder Abuse Roll Call Video (website visits) 
Initiative (International Association of Chiefs of Police) Ongoing 2858 Law Enforcement
Elder Justice  False Imprisonment Roll Call Video (website visits) 
Initiative (International Association of Chiefs of Police) Ongoing 799 Law Enforcement
Elder Justice  Financial Abuse by a Stranger Roll Call Video (website visits) 
Initiative (International Association of Chiefs of Police) Ongoing 707 Law Enforcement
Elder Justice  Financial Exploitation by a Family Member Roll Call Video 
Initiative (website visits) (International Association of Chiefs of  Ongoing 853 Law Enforcement
Elder Justice  Neglect Roll Call Video (website visits) (International 
Initiative Association of Chiefs of Police) Ongoing 920 Law Enforcement
Elder Justice  Physical Abuse Roll Call Video (website visits) (International 
Initiative Association of Chiefs of Police) Ongoing 765 Law Enforcement
Elder Justice  SAFTA Toolkit (website visits) (website visits) (International 
Initiative Association of Chiefs of Police) Ongoing 195 Law Enforcement
 Approximate 
No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Elder Justice  EAGLE (Elder Abuse Guide for Law Enforcement) Web‐ Law enforcement, adult protective 
Initiative based Module (website visits) (University of Southern  Ongoing 8157 services 
Elder Justice   EAGLE Online Training (course completions) (National 
Initiative White Collar Crime Center) Ongoing 1330 Law enforcement
Finding the Right Fit: Decision‐Making Supports and  General public, attorneys, law 
Elder Justice  Guardianship Online Training (course completions)(National  enforcement, adult protective services , 
Initiative Center for State Courts) Ongoing 1228 other elder justice professionals 
Identifying and Responding to Elder Abuse: A series of six 
Elder Justice  roll call videos for patrol officers (website visits) (Elder 
Initiative Justice website)  Ongoing 1570 Law enforcement
General public, attorneys, law 
Elder Justice  enforcement, adult protective services , 
Initiative Elder Justice YouTube Channel (visits)  Ongoing 17300 other elder justice professionals 
General public, attorneys, law 
Elder Justice  enforcement, adult protective services , 
Initiative Elder Justice website ‐ English (visits)  Ongoing 450444 other elder justice professionals 
General public, attorneys, law 
Elder Justice  enforcement, adult protective services , 
Initiative Elder Justice website ‐ Spanish (visits) Ongoing 1921 other elder justice professionals 
Webinar titled "Big Risks, Big Rewards: Overcoming 
Obstacles to Elder Abuse Prosecutions", featuring a panel of 
Elder Justice  prosecutors discussing tips for prosecuting elder abuse 
Initiative  cases.  10/27/2020 200
Webinar titled "Programs For Older Adults Who Have 
Experienced Financial Exploitation", showcasing three 
Elder Justice  programs across the country that benefit older victims of 
Initiative  financial exploitation.   3/4/2021 220 Elder justice professionals 
Working Group Meeting‐ Southern Tier Bank Security  Financial Institutions; FBI; Federal, State, 
FBI: Albany Officer  7/8/2020 6 Local Law Enforcement
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting ‐ Sensitive Financial  7/16/2020 4 USAO, IRS, FBI, NY State Police
USAO; FBI; Federal and State Law 
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting ‐ Albany SAR Review  7/28/2020 9 Enforcement
Investigative outreach regarding case coordination with 
FBI: Albany local law enforcement  8/11/2020 2 FBI; Local Law Enforcement 
 Approximate 
No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Private sector senior advocate agencies; 
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting with FAST of Vermont  8/13/2020 11 financial institutions; FBI
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting ‐ Sensitive Financial  8/18/2020 3 USAO; IRS; FBI 
Investigative outreach regarding case coordination with  FBI; USAO; Walmart Global Investigations; 
FBI: Albany federal and state law enforcement  9/8/2020 7 NY State Police
USAO; FBI; Federal law enforcement 
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting with VT SAR  9/30/2020 10 partners
FBI: Albany  Presentation to the FAST of Vermont 2020 Conference 10/8/2020 100  FAST of Vermont 2020 Conference
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting‐ Sensitive Financial 10/20/2020 5 USAO, IRS, FBI, NY State Police; Army CID
Working Group Meeting ‐ Capital District Bank Security  Financial Institutions; FBI; Federal, State, 
FBI: Albany Officer  10/28/2020 40 Local Law Enforcement
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting ‐ Sensitive Financial  11/7/2020 5 USAO, IRS, FBI, NY State Police
Financial Institutions; FBI; Federal, State, 
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting ‐ Vermont Bank Security Officer  11/18/2020 15 Local Law Enforcement
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting ‐ Sensitive Financial 12/15/2020 5 USAO, IRS, FBI, NY State Police
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting ‐ Sensitive Financial 1/13/2021 4 USAO, IRS, FBI, NY State Police
Collaborative Meeting with the Onondaga County Elder  Private sector senior advocate agencies; 
FBI: Albany Justice Coalition  1/21/2021 5 USAO; FBI
Working Group Meeting ‐ Capital District Bank Security  Financial Institutions; FBI; Federal, State, 
FBI: Albany Officer 1/27/2021 60 Local Law Enforcement
Financial Institutions; FBI; Federal, State, 
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting ‐ Vermont Bank Security Officer 2/24/2021 16 Local Law Enforcement
Working Group Meeting ‐ Southern Tier Bank Security 
FBI: Albany Officer  2/10/2021 5 Financial Institutions; FBI 
Private sector senior advocate agencies; 
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting ‐ FAST of Vermont  3/11/2021 16 financial institutions; FBI
USAO; FBI; Federal law enforcement 
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting ‐ VT SAR  3/17/2021 11 partners
FBI: Albany Investigative Outreach providing case support 3/18/2021 2 FBI; IRS
Private sector senior advocate agencies; 
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting ‐ FAST of Vermont 4/8/2021 17 financial institutions; FBI
Financial Institutions; FBI; Federal, State, 
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting ‐ Vermont Bank Security Officer  4/21/2021 13 Local Law Enforcement
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Coordination Meeting ‐ Mohawk Valley Crime Analysis  FBI; Local Law Enforcement; Crime 
FBI: Albany Center & Utica Police Department   5/6/2021 3 Analysis Center
Private sector senior advocate agencies; 
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting ‐ FAST of Vermont  5/13/2021 12 financial institutions; FBI
Working Group Meeting ‐ Capital District Bank Security  Financial Institutions; FBI; Federal, State, 
FBI: Albany Officer  5/26/2021 50 Local Law Enforcement
FBI: Albany Email correspondence with NY adult protective services  6/3/2021 2 FBI; NY Adult Protective Services
Correspondence regarding National Elder Abuse Awareness 
FBI: Albany Day 6/10/2021 2 USAO; FBI 
Private sector senior advocate agencies; 
financial institutions; FBI; Senator & 
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting ‐ FAST of Vermont 6/10/2021 16 Congressman's Offices
Correspondence regarding National Elder Abuse Awareness 
FBI: Albany Day 6/11/2021 3 USAO; FBI
USAO; FBI; Federal law enforcement 
FBI: Albany Working Group Meeting ‐ VT SAR  6/16/2021 12 partners
FBI: Albany Investigative outreach providing case strategy support 6/22/2021 3 FBI; USAO; Local Law Enforcement
Working Group Meeting ‐ Capital District Bank Security  Financial Institutions; FBI; Federal, State, 
FBI: Albany Officer  6/30/2021 30 Local Law Enforcement
FBI: Baltimore Fraud awareness briefing to a retirement community  8/20/2020 2000 Retirement community members
FBI: Baltimore Fraud awareness briefing for police department executives  6/11/2020 4 Police department executives
Fraud awareness briefing to the Delaware Deputy State  Delaware Deputy State Attorney General 
FBI: Baltimore Attorney General and Staff 9/2/2020 2 and Staff
Members of the Delaware Senior 
Federal, state and local government officials coordination  Protection Initiative; Federal, State and 
FBI: Baltimore meeting  2/11/2021 20 Local LE and government officials
Serve as liaison to the Chief Security officer and staff of  Chief Security officer and staff of Match 
FBI: Baltimore Match Group (Match.com) 3/25/2021 8 Group (Match.com)
Fraud awareness briefing to the Maryland Governor's  Maryland Governor's Commission on 
FBI: Baltimore Commission on South Asian Affairs 6/2/2021 20 South Asian Affairs
FBI: Baltimore Fraud awareness briefing to a retirement community  6/10/2021 2000 Retirement community members
FBI: Birmingham Participated in the Financial Fraud Summit 11/18/2020 277 Public / Private Sector
FBI: Birmingham Public‐private sector meeting  12/10/2020 3 FBI and Private Sector
FBI: Birmingham Federal and local law enforcement meeting 12/16/2021 2 FBI and local PD
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
FBI: Birmingham Federal inter‐agency meeting  12/3/2020 2 CFC SSA and USAO Deputy Chief
FBI: Birmingham Federal inter‐agency meeting  4/19/2021 2 CFC SSA and IRS 
FBI: Birmingham Federal inter‐agency meeting  4/19/2021 2 CFC SSA and IRS 
FBI: Birmingham Federal inter‐agency and local law enforcement meeting  5/6/2021 2 CFC SSA and Police Chief
Federal inter‐agency and local law enforcement and clergy 
FBI: Birmingham meeting  5/20/2021 35 CFC SSA, Police, Clergy
FBI: Birmingham SAR Task Force Meeting 6/9/2021 25 Federal, State and Local LE
FBI: Birmingham Presentation to guests of a senior center  6/28/2021 18 Senior Center Members
FBI: Buffalo Released a Public Service Announcement (PSA) by the ASAC  5/4/2021 N/A General public 
Released a Public Service Announcement (PSA) regarding 
FBI: Buffalo National Elder Abuse Awareness  6/15/2021 N/A General public 
Meeting with the banking industry to review SARs and 
FBI: Buffalo other instances of fraud Quarterly N/A Banking Industry
Meeting with the banking industry to review SARs and 
FBI: Buffalo other instances of fraud Quarterly N/A Banking Industry
FBI: Cincinnati Elder fraud abuse briefing to national insurance employees  10/29/2020 50 Nationwide Insurance Employees
Elder fraud prevention panel discussion to a group of older  Elders in Nursing/Retirement Home 
FBI: Cincinnati adults  3/24/2021 100 Community
FBI: Cincinnati AARP Fraud Prevention Tele‐Town Hall 7/14/2021 630 AARP Members
Meeting regarding the Elder Justice Initiative for the 
FBI: Cleveland Northern District of Ohio  8/20/2020 12 DOJ Partners 
Meeting regarding the Elder Justice Initiative for the 
FBI: Cleveland Northern District of Ohio  10/22/2020 12 DOJ Partners 
FBI: Cleveland Money Mule Press Release  12/10/2020 N/A
Meeting regarding the Elder Justice Initiative for the 
FBI: Cleveland Northern District of Ohio  12/17/2020 12 DOJ Partners 
Meeting regarding the Elder Justice Initiative for the 
FBI: Cleveland Northern District of Ohio  4/22/2021 12 DOJ Partners 
Meeting regarding the Elder Justice Initiative for the 
FBI: Cleveland Northern District of Ohio  6/24/2021 12 DOJ Partners 
Class presentation regarding Money mules/elder scams and  Kent State University Students & 
FBI: Cleveland what to watch out for with their parents and grandparents 3/25/2021 20‐30 Professors
Class presentation regarding Money mules/elder scams and  Hiram College IMA Student Club Class ‐
FBI: Cleveland what to watch out for with their parents and grandparents 4/12/2021 15 Students & Professors
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Training provided to law enforcement regarding scam 
payments sent through bank wires, mail or gift cards/FBI 
FBI: Cleveland Scam Squad Bitcoin warning signs 4/27/2021 50‐100 Law Enforcement 
FBI: Columbia Victim Interview  8/11/2020 3 Agents and victim
FBI: Columbia Victim Interview  9/9/2020 3 Agents and victim
FBI: Columbia Victim Interview  10/13/2020 2 Agent and victim
FBI: Columbia Victim Interview  10/27/2020 3 Agents and victim
FBI: Columbia Victim Interview  11/19/2020 4 Agents, victim, and victim's family member
FBI: Columbia Victim Interview  12/23/2020 3 Agents and victim
FBI: Columbia Victim Interview  1/4/2021 3 Agents and victim
FBI: Columbia Victim Interview  1/13/2021 4 Agents, victim, victim's neighbor
FBI: Columbia Victim Interview  2/1/2021 3 Agent and victim's family members
FBI: Columbia Victim Interview  4/5/2021 3 Agents and victim
FBI: Columbia Victim Interview  4/16/2021 2 Agent and victim
Agents, victim, and victim's family 
FBI: Columbia Victim Interview  6/3/2021 5 members
Participated in the Elder Fraud Awareness Summit and  Members of Texas Adult Protective 
released a public service announcement that was featured  Services, FBI Citizens Academy Alumni, law 
FBI: Dallas in the Dallas Morning News 6/15/2021 N/A enforcement and private sector partners
Presentation to AARP regarding elder fraud and romance 
FBI: Denver scams  7/8/2021 N/A AARP agency and members
Presentation to a class at Butler University on fraud, 
FBI: Indianapolis including money mules and fraud impacting older adults 2/15/2021 N/A College Students
Presentation to the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation on 
fraud, including money mules and fraud impacting older 
FBI: Indianapolis adults 2/17/2021 N/A Congregants
Presentation to a class at Anderson University on fraud, 
FBI: Indianapolis including money mules and fraud impacting older adults 4/1/2021 N/A College Students
Presentation to InfraGard members on fraud, including 
FBI: Indianapolis money mules and fraud impacting older adults 6/10/2021 N/A InfraGard Members
Media interview regarding types of scams typically used to 
FBI: Jackson lure older adults and how to identify a scam 7/13/2021 N/A The Horizon
FBI: Jacksonville Presentation to the Citizen Academy  4/30/2021 30 Community members
FBI: Kansas City Press conference with local media 9/23/2020 10 Local media outlets 
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Presentation to older community residents in Kansas City, 
FBI: Kansas City MO  1/19/2021 29 Older adults 
FBI: Kansas City Local Detective Briefing (Kansas City, MO)  4/9/2021 3 Local police detectives
FBI: Knoxville Liaison with the U.S. Dep of Labor‐OIG 8/28/2020 2 U.S. Dep of Labor‐OIG
FBI: Knoxville Liaison with the U.S. Dep of Labor‐OIG 1/11/2021 2 U.S. Dep of Labor‐OIG
Electronic dissemination of information to the Tennessee 
FBI: Knoxville Bureau of Investigation 5/12/2021 N/A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
FBI: Knoxville Liaison with the Tennessee Dep. of Revenue 7/15/2020 3 Tennessee Dep. of Revenue
FBI: Knoxville Electronic dissemination of information to the US Marines 2/11/2021 2 US Marines
Liaison with the East Tennessee Economic Crimes Working  East Tennessee Economic Crimes Working 
FBI: Knoxville Group 8/6/2020 N/A Group
Liaison with the East Tennessee Economic Crimes Working  East Tennessee Economic Crimes Working 
FBI: Knoxville Group 7/23/2020 N/A Group
Electronic dissemination of information to the East  East Tennessee Economic Crimes Working 
FBI: Knoxville Tennessee Economic Crimes Working Group 9/4/2020 N/A Group
FBI: Knoxville Liaison with the Assistant District Attorneys Office  11/3/2020 2 Assistant District Attorneys Office 
Liaison with the East Tennessee Human Resource Agency  East Tennessee Human Resource Agency 
FBI: Knoxville (ETHRA) 11/6/2020 2 (ETHRA)
Liaison with the Eastern District of Tennessee Bank Security  Eastern District of Tennessee Bank 
FBI: Knoxville Association 12/9/2020 60 Security Association
Liaison with the East Tennessee Economic Crimes Working  East Tennessee Economic Crimes Working 
FBI: Knoxville Group 12/10/2020 N/A Group
FBI: Knoxville Liaison with the Knox County Sheriff's Office 1/28/2021 3 Knox County Sheriff's Office
Provided training to Southern Adventist University's 
FBI: Knoxville Business School Students 2/8/2021 50 Business School Students 
FBI: Knoxville Liaison with the Sevierville Police Department 2/16/2021 3 Sevierville Police Department
FBI: Knoxville Liaison with the City of Sevierville   2/23/2021 2 City of Sevierville  
FBI: Knoxville Liaison with the Sevierville Police Department 2/26/2021 5 Sevierville Police Department
Electronic dissemination of information to the FBI Memphis  FBI Memphis + Citizens National Bank of 
FBI: Knoxville and Citizens National Bank of Tennessee 3/1/2021 N/A Tennessee
FBI: Knoxville Liaison with the IRS‐CID 3/3/2021 2 IRS‐CID
Training provided to multiple financial institutions within  Multiple Banking Institutions within the 
FBI: Knoxville the AOR  3/10/2021 50 AOR 
FBI: Knoxville Training provided to the Chattanooga Tax Practitioners 3/17/2021 40 Chattanooga Tax Practitioners
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
FBI: Knoxville Liaison with the U.S. Dep of Labor‐OIG 3/29/2021 2 U.S. Dep of Labor‐OIG
FBI: Knoxville Liaison with the Lenoir City Police Department 4/12/2021 2 Lenoir City Police Department
Electronic dissemination of information to the Regional  Regional Hospital Coordinators, Knox 
FBI: Knoxville Hospital Coordinators, Knox County Health Dep. 4/29/2021 N/A County Health Dep.
Electronic dissemination of information to the Tennessee 
FBI: Knoxville Dep. of Revenue 5/24/2021 2 Tennessee Dep. of Revenue
Liaison with the Sevier County Banking Security Association  Sevier County Banking Security Association 
FBI: Knoxville Meeting 6/29/2021 N/A Meeting
FBI: Knoxville Liaison with the Loudon County Sheriff's Office 6/24/2021 2 Loudon County Sheriff's Office
FBI: Las Vegas Participated in an AARP Tele‐Town Hall 6/30/2021 5808 AARP Members in Nevada
FBI: Las Vegas Participated in an AARP Tele‐Town Hall 3/2/2021 N/A AARP Members in Nevada
FBI Personnel, State Representative, AR 
Meeting with FBI Personnel, State Representative, AR  Attorney General's Office,
Attorney General's Office, AR Securities Dept., Adult  AR Securities Dept., Adult Protective 
FBI: Little Rock Protective Services, Simmons Bank 2/10/2021 7 Services, Simmons Bank
FBI Personnel, State Representative, AR 
Meeting with FBI Personnel, State Representative, AR  Attorney General's Office,
Attorney General's Office, AR Securities Dept., Adult  AR Securities Dept., Adult Protective 
FBI: Little Rock Protective Services, Simmons Bank 2/24/2021 7 Services, Simmons Bank
FBI Personnel, State Representative, AR 
Meeting with FBI Personnel, State Representative, AR  Attorney General's Office,
Attorney General's Office, AR Securities Dept., Adult  AR Securities Dept., Adult Protective 
FBI: Little Rock Protective Services, Simmons Bank 3/17/2021 7 Services, Simmons Bank
FBI Personnel, college students, Central AR 
FBI: Little Rock Presented at a Hendrix College seminar  4/8/2021 30 elders and citizens
Serve as Liaison regarding elder fraud crimes occurring in 
and around the Milwaukee AOR, specifically in Ozaukee 
FBI: Milwaukee County 4/20/2021 2 Muskego Police Department detective
Serve as Liaison regarding a series of elder fraud crimes in 
FBI: Milwaukee southeastern Wisconsin  4/21/2021 2 Mequon Police Department detective 
Conference call regarding recent "grandchild in distress" 
FBI: Milwaukee scams which have been occurring in southeast Wisconsin   5/20/2021 3 AUSA/Elder Justice Coordinator 
Situational Information Report (SIR) regarding a 
FBI: Milwaukee grandparent fraud scheme with the use of couriers to  N/A FBI Field Offices and State Fusion Centers
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Developed a Public Service Announcement (PSA) regarding 
common fraud schemes, how to protect against fraud, and 
FBI: New Orleans where to report a crime 3/4/2021 N/A Elderly citizens in Louisiana and nationally
FBI: New York Elder fraud poster blitz in a local periodical  Ongoing N/A General public 
FBI: New York Podcast interview regarding scams affecting older adults  6/4/2021 N/A General public 
FBI: New York Twitter posting (PSA) on the dangers of elder abuse 5/12/2021 N/A General public 
Television interview regarding kidnapping scams, how 
FBI: New York scammers target older adults, and ways to avoid scams   4/30/2021 N/A General public 
Training on fraud affecting older adults, provided to the NY  NYC Department of Aging Personnel, 
Department of Aging, the Eastern District of New York, and  EDNY, elderly citizens of the greater NYC 
FBI: New York older adults residing in the community 11/20/2020 60 area
Presentation to The Vanguard Group, Global Fraud  The Vanguard Group, Global Fraud 
FBI: Philadelphia Prevention Team 5/5/2021 25 Prevention Team
FBI: Philadelphia Participated in an AARP Tele‐Town Hall 4/30/2021 N/A AARP members in Pennsylvania
Media Interview regarding imposter scams targeting older 
FBI: Philadelphia adults  3/5/2021 N/A NBC10 Philadelphia 
Released a public service announcement and a press 
release regarding World Elder Abuse Awareness Day to  500,000‐1M   Fox 10 News and numerous online media 
FBI: Phoenix multiple media outlets  6/8/2021 views outlets
Through multiple media outlets, engaged in interviews and 
disseminated press releases to raise awareness regarding 
FBI: Phoenix romance scams to Arizonans                                   2/9/2021 1000000 Multiple media outlets
Through multiple media outlets, disseminated press 
FBI: Phoenix releases on holiday shopping scams and useful tips  12/15/2020 750000 Multiple media outlets 
Presentation to the Risk Management Association of   Risk Management Association of Arizona 
FBI: Phoenix Arizona (RMAA) on the FBI and its investigative priorities 11/19/2020 100 (RMAA)
Presentation to the Somali Community Center on fraud 
FBI: Phoenix impacting older adults  5/7/2021 50  Somali Community Center
Presentation to the AmeriFlex Financial Services on fraud 
FBI: Phoenix impacting older adults  10/23/2020 60  AmeriFlex Financial Services
Presentation to the residents of Broadway Proper and the 
Stellar Senior Living communities on scams impacting older 
adults and vulnerable populations as well as the Elder 
FBI: Phoenix Justice Initiative  5/24/2021 33 Broadway Proper/Stellar Senior Living
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Liaison with Community Partner ‐ Jewish 
FBI: Pittsburgh Provided a briefing for the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh 10/5/2020 2 Federation of Pittsburgh
Participated in an SEC outreach event providing information  Outreach event hosted SEC providing 
FBI: Pittsburgh on elder fraud 10/15/2020 260 information on Elder Fraud
Provided a briefing for the Allegheny County Department of  Liaison with Community Partner ‐
FBI: Pittsburgh Aging 1/20/2021 31 Allegheny County Department of Aging
FBI: Pittsburgh Participated in an AARP Tele‐Town Hall event 2/17/2021 6932 Town Hall event with AARP of Western PA
Television interview providing education on fraud impacting  Television interview providing education 
FBI: Pittsburgh older adults  2/26/2021 100000 on elder fraud
Participated in an SEC outreach event, providing  Outreach event hosted SEC providing 
FBI: Pittsburgh information on elder fraud 5/12/2020 260 information on Elder Fraud
Federal and Local Law Enforcement Investigators  Law Enforcement investigators ‐ local and 
FBI: Sacramento Roundtable 11/19/2020 10 federal
Federal and Local Law Enforcement Investigators  Law Enforcement investigators ‐ local and 
FBI: Sacramento Roundtable 2/18/2021 10 federal
FBI: Sacramento Presentation to Aging Well  4/5/2021 18 Aging Well Fresno 
Federal and Local Law Enforcement Investigators  Law Enforcement Investigators, Assistant 
FBI: Sacramento Roundtable 5/19/2021 16 United States Attorney, FBI Intel Analyst
FBI: San Antonio Television interview regarding fraud impacting older adults  2/12/2021 4 Television interview
FBI: San Antonio Elder fraud presentation to a group of older adults  3/2/2021 75 Male and female over age of 65
Meeting with the Director of the Consumer Protection  Director for Consumer Protection Branch, 
FBI: San Francisco Branch regarding fraud prosecutions involving older adults  5/14/2021 4 DOJ and FBI
Presentation to AARP members regarding elder fraud 
FBI: San Francisco prevention and health care fraud  5/14/2021 30 AARP members
Presentation to residents of the Oakmont of Mariner Point 
Senior Living Community regarding elder fraud prevention  Oakmont of Mariner Point Senior Living 
FBI: San Francisco and health care fraud  5/13/2021 25 Community
Presentation to residents of PEO Redwood City Reciprocity 
Senior Women's Community regarding elder fraud  PEO Redwood City Reciprocity Senior 
FBI: San Francisco prevention and health care fraud  4/23/2021 48 Women's Community 
Presentation to residents of the Villages of San Mateo 
County regarding elder fraud prevention and health care 
FBI: San Francisco fraud  4/14/2021 58 Villages of San Mateo County residents
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Presentation to residents of the St. Paul's Towers Senior 
Living Community regarding elder fraud prevention and 
FBI: San Francisco health care fraud  3/18/2021 100 St. Paul's Towers Senior Living Community 
Meeting regarding the possibility of a partnership between 
FBI: San Francisco the AARP and the FBI to provide an elder fraud briefing 3/5/2021 2 FBI SF
Submitted via email fraud resources for older adults to all 
the senior living facilities within the San Francisco Division  Senior living facilities within the San 
FBI: San Francisco AOR 2/16/2021 80 Francisco Division AOR
FBI: San Juan Distributed a flyer via Twitter in English and Spanish 12/22/2020 N/A Flyer via Twitter in English and Spanish
Anti‐fraud  presentation to former FBI Agents now residing 
FBI: Seattle in WA 2/25/2021 20 Former FBI Agents now residing in WA
Anti‐fraud  presentation to Behavior Health Specialists at  Behavior Health Specialists at Harborview 
FBI: Seattle Harborview Medical Center 3/23/2021 10 Medical Center
Anti‐fraud  presentation to NW Washington American Red  NW Washington American Red Cross 
FBI: Seattle Cross employees/volunteers 1/13/2021 20 employees/volunteers
Anti‐fraud  presentation to O'Brien Financial Group financial   O'Brien Financial Group financial advisory 
FBI: Seattle advisory firm (mostly retirees) 12/10/2020 20 firm (mostly retirees)
Anti‐fraud  presentation to B3 Wealth Strategies financial  B3 Wealth Strategies financial advisory 
FBI: Seattle advisory firm (mostly retirees) 11/12/2020 50 firm (mostly retirees)
St. Louis Metro Multi‐Disciplinary Team 
FBI: St Louis St. Louis Metro Multi‐Disciplinary Team (MDT) Retreat  1/26/2021 44 (MDT)
Presentation at the MOCPA Fraud and Forensic Accounting  MOCPA Fraud and Forensic Accounting 
FBI: St Louis Conference 12/1/2020 40 Conference
Presentation regarding the increased targeting of older 
FBI: St Louis individuals during COVID‐19 pandemic 11/16/2020 50 AUSA 
Aging with Dignity Virtual Conference 
Presentation at the Aging with Dignity Virtual Conference  hosted by Delta Center for Independent 
FBI: St Louis hosted by Delta Center for Independent Living 10/29/2020 20 Living
CBS News, broadcast on CBS affiliates 
FBI: St Louis Media interview regarding law enforcement spoofing scams 10/1/2020 N/A throughout US
Meeting of the Better Business Bureau Consumer Fraud  Better Business Bureau Consumer Fraud 
FBI: St Louis Task Force regarding elder abuse/romance scams 8/13/2020 20 Task Force
FBI: Washington Participated in an AARP podcast entitled "A Perfect Scam" 6/25/2021 N/A AARP
FBI: Washington Presentation to a group of older Washington, DC, residents  6/15/2021 N/A Older individuals in DC
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

Federal law enforcement; Local 
Attended the regular Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST)  government officials, including state and 
meeting with other public and private partners to discuss  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
New Hampshire elder financial exploitation issues. 2/11/2021 20 Consumers or consumer groups

Federal law enforcement; Local 
Attended the regular Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST)  government officials, including state and 
meeting with other public and private partners to discuss  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
New Hampshire elder financial exploitation issues. 4/15/2021 20 Consumers or consumer groups

Federal law enforcement; Local 
Attended the regular Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST)  government officials, including state and 
meeting with other public and private partners to discuss  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
New Hampshire elder financial exploitation issues. 6/17/2021 20 Consumers or consumer groups
Webinar titled "The U.S. Department of Justice National 
Elder Fraud Hotline To Assist Victims of Financial Fraud", 
presented to the Central Coast Scams Working Group, 
Office for Victims  describing the National Elder Fraud Hotline, including 
of Crime frequently asked questions, and common scams.  8/4/2020 25 Professionals 
Webinar titled "The U.S. Department of Justice National 
Elder Fraud Hotline To Assist Victims of Financial Fraud", 
presented to the SCAMS LA Working Group, describing the 
Office for Victims  National Elder Fraud Hotline, including frequently asked 
of Crime questions, and common scams.  8/6/2020 31 Professionals 
Webinar titled "The U.S. Department of Justice National 
Elder Fraud Hotline To Assist Victims of Financial Fraud", 
presented to the FAST of Ventura County, describing the 
Office for Victims  National Elder Fraud Hotline, including frequently asked 
of Crime questions, and common scams.  8/26/2020 35 Professionals 
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Webinar titled "The U.S. Department of Justice National 
Elder Fraud Hotline To Assist Victims of Financial Fraud", 
presented to FAST of Vermont’s Virtual Conference on 
Financial Exploitation, describing the National Elder Fraud 
Office for Victims  Hotline, including frequently asked questions, and common 
of Crime scams.  10/8/2020 55 Professionals 
Webinar titled "Providing Help, Restoring Hope: The U.S. 
Department of Justice National Elder Fraud Hotline", 
presented to the National Adult Protective Services 
Office for Victims  Association, describing the National Elder Fraud Hotline, 
of Crime including frequently asked questions, and common scams. 12/10/2020 331 Professionals 
Webinar titled "Providing Help, Restoring Hope: The U.S. 
Department of Justice National Elder Fraud Hotline", 
presented to the Illinois Department on Aging, describing 
Office for Victims  the National Elder Fraud Hotline, including frequently asked 
of Crime questions, and common scams. 2/25/2021 125 Professionals 
Webinar titled "National Elder Fraud Hotline", presented to 
the Executive Office for the United States Attorneys, 
Office for Victims  describing the National Elder Fraud Hotline, including 
of Crime frequently asked questions, and common scams. 4/1/2021 95 Professionals 
Webinar titled "Providing Help, Restoring Hope: The U.S. 
Department of Justice National Elder Fraud Hotline", 
presented to Trumbull Senior Center, Trumbull, CT, 
Office for Victims  describing the National Elder Fraud Hotline, including 
of Crime frequently asked questions, and common scams. 4/22/2021 3 General Public 
Webinar titled "National Elder Fraud Hotline Overview", 
presented to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 
Office for Victims  describing the National Elder Fraud Hotline, including 
of Crime frequently asked questions, and common scams. 7/22/2021 66 Professionals 
Office on Violence  Judges Training on Elder Abuse: General Equity & Civil 
Against Women  Divisions Joint Education Conference 7/16/2020 43 New Jersey Judges
Office on Violence  Judges Training on Elder Abuse: Family Division & Domestic 
Against Women  Violence Education Conference 7/31/2020 123 New Jersey Judges
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Office on Violence 
Against Women  Judges Training on Elder Abuse: Minimizing Elder Abuse 12/8/2020 49 Michigan Judges
Office on Violence  Judges Training on Elder Abuse: Family Division Proceedings 
Against Women  Involving Older Adults 12/10/2020 23 Michigan Judges
Office on Violence  Judges Training on Elder Abuse: Family Courts: Elder Abuse 
Against Women  Cases 2/17/2021 48 Florida Judges
Office on Violence 
Against Women  Judges Training on Elder Abuse: Navigating Elder Abuse 2/18/2021 48 Florida Judges
Office on Violence  Judges Training on Elder Abuse: Elder Abuse Proceedings 
Against Women  for Pacific Judicial Council Judges & Stakeholders 2/17/2021 268 Guam Judges
Office on Violence  Judges Training on Elder Abuse: Navigating Elder Abuse 
Against Women  Cases 5/14/2021 3 Virginia Judges
Office on Violence  Judges Training on Elder Abuse: Elder Abuse in 
Against Women  Guardianship Cases 3/24/2021 32 North Dakota Judges
Office on Violence  Judges Training on Elder Abuse: Elder Abuse in 
Against Women  Guardianship Cases 4/15/2021 32 North Dakota Judges
Abuse in Later Training: New Grantee Orientation ‐ Creating 
Office on Violence  an Abuse in Later Life Coordinated Community Response 
Against Women  Team 2/17/2021 49 Multidisciplinary 
Abuse in Later Training: Creating an Abuse in Later Life 
Office on Violence  Coordinated Community Response Team ‐ Bergen County, 
Against Women  NJ 2/25/2021 34 Multidisciplinary 
Abuse in Later Training: Creating an Abuse in Later Life 
Office on Violence  Coordinated Community Response Team ‐ Allegheny 
Against Women  County, PA 3/2/2021 43 Multidisciplinary 
Office on Violence  Abuse in Later Training: Creating an Abuse in Later Life 
Against Women  Coordinated Community Response Team ‐ Troy, NY 3/18/2021 22 Multidisciplinary 
Abuse in Later Training: Creating an Abuse in Later Life 
Office on Violence  Coordinated Community Response Team ‐ LiveSafe 
Against Women  Resources, GA 3/25/2021 26 Multidisciplinary 

Federal law enforcement; Local 
Meeting with federal and local law enforcement regarding  government officials, including state and 
USAO Arizona Money Mule Initiative. 9/24/2020 15 local police, APS, social services
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

USAO Arizona Media question‐and‐answer session regarding money  7/2/2020 3 Consumers or consumer groups

Representatives from state and local law 
Arizona Attorney General's Office Task Force Against Senior  enforcement; APS; social services; tribal 
USAO Arizona Abuse advisory board quarterly meeting 7/21/2021 35 liaisons
Elder Justice Outreach Presentation at Broadway Proper  Elderly citizens/presentation conducted by 
USAO Arizona Retirement Community 5/24/2021 30 U.S. Attorney's Office, IRS and FBI
Money mule initiative virtual training with 
USAO Arizona Money Mule Initiative Virtual Training 10/21/2020 numerous  federal, state and local law enforcement
Participated in an AARP Tele‐Town Hall on how to avoid 
USAO  holiday scams, and took live questions from members of  Federal law enforcement; Consumers or 
California/Central the public attending by phone. 12/11/2020 1470 consumer groups
Effective Strategies for Investigating Transnational & Other 
Scams Targeting Older Adults (Part 3 of 3): The third in this 
webinar series described tools for investigating and 
combatting scams such as the Internet Crime Complaint 
Center (IC3), FTC's Consumer Sentinel database, the Elder  Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO  Abuse Guide for Law Enforcement (EAGLE), and a section  government officials, including state and 
California/Central on understanding crime victims and how to treat them.    6/29/2021 70 local police, APS, social services
Effective Strategies for Investigating Transnational & Other 
Scams Targeting Older Adults (Part 2 of 3): In the second in 
this webinar series, attendees learned from a 
neuropsychologist about scams and the aging brain and 
then heard a panel discussion about local law enforcement 
coordination.     Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO  government officials, including state and 
California/Central 6/22/2021 70 local police, APS, social services
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Effective Strategies for Investigating Transnational & Other 
Scams Targeting Older Adults (Part 1 of 3): Part 1 of a three 
part series provided an overview of common scams, 
followed by a panel discussion on investigating and 
prosecuting money mules in transnational scams.     Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO  government officials, including state and 
California/Central 6/15/2021 70 local police, APS, social services

USAO  Presentation entitled Gift Cards are for Presents  at the Bet 

California/Central Tzedek (civil legal services) Virtual WEEAD Conference. 6/15/2021 50 Consumers or consumer groups

Presentation at the WISE & Healthy Aging (a community‐
USAO  based, nonprofit organization providing advocacy and 
California/Central services for older adults) community outreach event.   3/30/2021 40 Consumers or consumer groups
USAO 
California/Norther Local government officials, including state 
n The Marin County Multidisciplinary Team Meeting       7/20/2020 25 and local police, APS, social services
USAO  FBI, DOJ/US Attorney’s Office, and District 
California/Souther Attorney’s Office Personnel for all Affiliate 
n The launch of the San Diego Elder Justice Task Force 5/20/2021 50 Investigators and Supervisors

As part of a larger article, interviewed by Denver's 5280 
Magazine regarding a recent elder fraud trial conviction 
USAO Colorado (lottery fraud) and tips to combat scams.  11/30/2020 77000 Consumers or consumer groups

Contributed two flyers (one on avoiding COVID‐19 scams 
USAO  and one on phone scams) at the request of the Orange  Local government officials, including state 
Florida/Middle County Commission on Aging Newsletter.     10/19/2020 400 and local police, APS, social services
USAO 
Florida/Middle Central Florida Commission on Homelessness     9/22/2020 68 Industry; Consumers or consumer groups
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

Participated in an outreach event for the One Voice for 
Volusia Coalition, a coalition that connects non‐profit, 
governmental, and community‐based organizations along 
USAO  with local businesses to promote system and community 
Florida/Middle improvements for the benefit of all in Volusia County. 9/9/2020 58 Industry; Consumers or consumer groups
Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO  government officials, including state and 
Florida/Middle Tampa Inspector General Council Virtual Meeting  8/25/2020 50 local police, APS, social services
Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO  government officials, including state and 
Florida/Middle TEFSF Meeting  8/11/2020 50 local police, APS, social services
USAO  Elder Fraud Roundtables to understand concerns of local 
Florida/Middle law enforcement 2/9/2021 15 Local law enforcement
USAO  Elder Fraud Roundtables to understand concerns of local  Feb. 12, 
Florida/Middle law enforcement 2021 10 Local law enforcement

Participated in an outreach event for the Nassau Behavioral  Industry; Consumers or consumer groups; 
USAO  Consortium, which includes industry, consumers, local  Feb. 23,  Local government officials, including state 
Florida/Middle government, and social services 2021 26 and local police

Participated in an outreach event for the Orange County  Industry; Consumers or consumer groups; 
USAO  Aging group, which includes industry, consumers, local  Local government officials, including state 
Florida/Middle government, and social services 4/15/2021 25 and local police; 
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  Romance Fraud Awareness Event put on through FBI  local police; Industry; Consumers or 
Florida/Middle Citizens' academy 4/30/2021 38 consumer groups; 
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  local police; Industry; Consumers or 
Florida/Middle Outreach for WEEAD on YouTube 6/2/2021 100 consumer groups; 
Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO  government officials, including state and 
Florida/Middle TEFSF Meeting 6/8/2021 25 local police
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  local police; Industry; Consumers or 
Florida/Middle WEEAD Lunch and Learn 6/15/2021 207 consumer groups; 

As part of a Violence Reduction Program, the Violence 
Reduction Partnership hosted the Farm Share distribution 
USAO  of free food in which flyers were distributed on elder abuse, 
Florida/Southern fraud, and COVID‐19 scams.  5/20/2021 200 Consumers or consumer groups

The Violence Reduction Partnership hosted a Farm Share 
drive‐through for residents of Miami‐Dade County to 
USAO  receive free food, along with flyers containing information 
Florida/Southern on elder abuse and fraud.  6/17/2021 300 Consumers or consumer groups
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  USAO SDFL now has a section on its website dedicated to  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Florida/Southern elder justice.  6/17/2021 N/A Consumers or consumer groups

To commemorate WEAAD, the SDFL, the FBI, the IRS and 
the USPIS issued a press release announcing law 
USAO  enforcement's commitment to protect the community  Federal law enforcement; Industry; 
Florida/Southern against elder fraud and abuse. 6/15/2021 N/A Consumers or consumer groups
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

The Violence Reduction Partnership hosted a Farm Share 
drive‐through for residents of Miami‐Dade County to 
receive free food, along with WEAAD commemorative 
USAO  flyers in English and Spanish containing information on 
Florida/Southern elder abuse and fraud.   6/8/2021 200 Consumers or consumer groups

In the week leading up to WEAAD, a number of public 
USAO  announcements and postings on social media were 
Florida/Southern released to raise awareness of WEAAD.   6/7/2021 N/A Consumers or consumer groups
To raise WEAAD awareness, mailed WEAAD letters to adult 
USAO  daycare centers in the nine counties within the SDFL, and 
Florida/Southern received positive feedback from the mailings. 6/7/2021 200 Industry; Consumers or consumer groups
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  An Email blast was sent to the SDFL's partners to publicize  local police, APS, social services; 
Florida/Southern WEAAD and raise community awareness.  6/6/2021 561 Consumers or consumer groups

 Participated in the North Georgia Elder Abuse Task Force 
Meeting. Met with local law enforcement and heard about 
elder fraud and abuse cases they are currently working, and 
USAO  then presented on this year's Money Mule Initiative, DOJ's  Local government officials, including state 
Georgia/Northern Elder Fraud Hotline, and the FTC Sentinel database. 11/10/2020 25 and local police, APS, social services
USAO  Presentation to the Georgia Crime Alliance loss prevention 
Georgia/Northern officers on gift card scams. 10/29/2020 20 Industry
Along with three colleagues, participated in a 30‐minute  Local government officials, including state 
USAO  broadcast airing on six ratio stations in Northern Georgia on  and local police, APS, social services; 
Georgia/Northern holiday scams.   12/23/2020 100000 Consumers or consumer groups
USAO  Distributed elder fraud flyers to recipients of the Cobb 
Georgia/Northern County elder meal program.  12/21/2020 75 Consumers or consumer groups
USAO 
Georgia/Northern Radio interview discussing holiday scams.   12/15/2020 N/A Consumers or consumer groups
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

The DOJ's National Elder Fraud Hotline flyer was delivered 
to all older adults in Cobb County and through Cobb 
USAO  County's meal program.  The Hotline flyer is also posted on 
Georgia/Northern the Cobb County District Attorney's Office's Facebook page.   11/23/2020 N/A Consumers or consumer groups

As part of the Elder Fraud Strike Force, organized meeting 
and presentations on COVID‐19 Fraud and the Money Mule  Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO  Initiative, and summarized the types of elder fraud in  government officials, including state and 
Georgia/Northern Georgia as reported by state prosecutors. 11/10/2020 50 local police, APS, social services

Local government officials, including state 
USAO  Represented DOJ at the bi‐annual Cobb County Elder Abuse  and local police, APS, social services; 
Georgia/Northern meeting.  6/30/2021 40 Industry

Participated in the North Georgia Elder Abuse Task Force 
USAO  Meeting, held in rural Northern Georgia, and met with local  Local government officials, including state 
Georgia/Northern police officers to discuss their cases and victims.   6/24/2021 25 and local police, APS, social services
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  Coordinated World Elder Abuse Awareness Day webinar  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Georgia/Northern panel discussion on fraud scams. 6/15/2021 100 Consumers or consumer groups
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  Interviewed for a local radio show regarding fraud scams  local police, APS, social services; 
Georgia/Northern affecting the elderly. 5/26/2021 150 Consumers or consumer groups

USAO  Presentation to a class at Mercer University Business School 
Georgia/Northern on gift card scams.  4/20/2021 7 Consumers or consumer groups
Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO  government officials, including state and 
Georgia/Northern Presented at North Georgia Elder Abuse Task Force  4/13/2021 30 local police, APS, social services
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
USAO  Spoke on a local morning television show on preventing 
Georgia/Northern elder fraud and scams.  3/29/2021 175 Consumers or consumer groups
Local government officials, including state 
USAO  Presentation to the Georgia Financial Exploitation Working  and local police, APS, social services; 
Georgia/Northern Group regarding the Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force. 3/11/2021 45 Industry

Presentation to the North Georgia Elder Abuse Task Force 
USAO  on the FTC Sentinel database and the importance of  Local government officials, including state 
Georgia/Northern inputting victim information into this portal. 3/9/2021 25 and local police, APS, social services

Attended the North Georgia Elder Abuse Task Force 
meeting in which SSA‐OIG provided an overview of recent  Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO  SSA phone scams and how local law enforcement can work  government officials, including state and 
Georgia/Northern with federal agencies to combat elder fraud.   9/8/2020 25 local police, APS, social services
Local government officials, including state 
USAO  and local police, APS, social services; 
Georgia/Southern Distributed Social Security scam brochure.   9/1/2020 300 Consumers or consumer groups
Local government officials, including state 
USAO  and local police, APS, social services; 
Georgia/Southern Distributed COVID‐19 fraud brochure.   7/15/2020 250 Industry; Consumers or consumer groups
Local government officials, including state 
USAO  Elder Fraud Presentation to CSRA Regional Commission and local police, APS, social services; 
Georgia/Southern Area Agency on Aging 6/2/2021 200 Industry; Consumers or consumer groups
Local government officials, including state 
USAO  Elder Fraud Presentation to Georgia Health Care  and local police, APS, social services; 
Georgia/Southern Association 5/12/2021 200 Industry; Consumers or consumer groups
Federal law enforcement; Local 
Participated in an AARP Tele‐Town Hall regarding identity  government officials, including state and 
USAO Hawaii theft and COVID‐19 related fraud.   7/16/2020 700 local police, APS, social services

Presented to the Elder Abuse Multidisciplinary Team on  Local government officials, including state 
USAO Idaho COVID‐19 scams and the DOJ's Elder Justice Initiative.    11/18/2020 15 and local police, APS, social services
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

Presentation to the Justice Alliance for Vulnerable Adults 
(JAVA) Monthly Meeting  regarding COVID‐19 scams and 
USAO Idaho the DOJ's Elder Justice Initiative.  11/6/2020 15 Industry
USAO 
Illinois/Northern  Interagency Elder Fraud & Abuse Working Group 7/28/2020 20
USAO 
Illinois/Northern  Chicago Fraud Task Force Meeting 8/5/2020 25
USAO 
Illinois/Northern  Chicago Fraud Task Force Meeting 10/7/2020 25
USAO 
Illinois/Northern  Interagency Elder Fraud & Abuse Working Group 10/20/2020 20
USAO 
Illinois/Northern  Chicago Fraud Task Force Meeting 12/8/2020 25
USAO 
Illinois/Northern  Chicago Fraud Task Force Meeting 2/23/2021 25
USAO 
Illinois/Northern  Interagency Elder Fraud & Abuse Working Group 3/9/2021 20
USAO 
Illinois/Northern  Chicago Fraud Task Force Meeting 5/18/2021 25
USAO 
Illinois/Northern  Interagency Elder Fraud & Abuse Working Group 6/8/2021 20

USAO 
Indiana/Southern Issued a press release regarding the Money Mule Initiative. 12/3/2020 N/A

USAO  USPIS and SDIN Meeting to discuss a division proposal for 
Indiana/Southern combatting elder fraud in FY21. 10/22/2020 4 Federal law enforcement
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  Attended FBI presentation to the Indiana InfraGard Chapter  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Indiana/Southern on fraud, including money mules and elder fraud. 6/10/2021 N/A Consumers or consumer groups
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

USAO  Attended FBI presentation to a class at Anderson University 
Indiana/Southern on fraud, including money mules and elder fraud. 4/1/2021 N/A Federal law enforcement

Attended FBI presentation to the Indianapolis Hebrew 
USAO  Congregation on fraud, including money mules and elder 
Indiana/Southern fraud.  2/17/2021 N/A Federal law enforcement

USAO  Presentation to a class at Butler University on fraud, 
Indiana/Southern including money mules and elder fraud.   2/15/2021 N/A Federal law enforcement

USAO  USPIS and USSS meeting regarding prosecution of elder 
Indiana/Southern fraud and money mules.   9/25/2020 3 Federal law enforcement
USAO  Financial Fraud Affecting Elders ‐‐ Video presentation by  Residents and staff members of senior 
Iowa/Southern AUSA R. Scherle 1/8/2021 75 living communities in the Midwest
USAO  Joint Money Mule Presentation with NDIA ‐ Presented by  Members of Iowa's Elder Coordinated 
Iowa/Southern AUSAs R. Scherle and T. Vavricek 7/8/2021 75 Community Response Team
USAO  Social workers and health care workers 
Kentucky/Eastern Aging Issues Awareness (virtual) Presentation 3/18/2021 85 who work with older adults citizens
Participated in Public Safety Day, in which neighborhood 
kids and adults come together to talk to law enforcement 
and prosecutors about public safety.  We talked about 
USAO  scams, handed out pamphlets providing resources for elder 
Kentucky/Eastern abuse victims, and provided information on reporting  6/9/2021 N/A Community members of all ages 
Virtual Stakeholder Meeting ‐ Representatives from Adult 
Protective Services, KY Attorney General's Office, WDKY 
USAO  USAO and EDKY USAO met to discuss agency resources and  Representatives from KY APS, KY AG, 
Kentucky/Western best practices for collaboration.  3/29/2021 10 WDKY USAO, EDKY USAO
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DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
local police, APS, social services; 
USAO Maine Elder Justice Coordinating Partnership   3/22/2021 20 Consumers or consumer groups 
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
local police, APS, social services; 
USAO Maine Maine Council on Elder Abuse Prevention  3/5/2021 20 Consumers or consumer groups 
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
USAO Maine Multijurisdictional Scam Working Group  2/9/2021 10 Consumers or consumer  groups
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
local police, APS, social services; 
USAO Maine Elder Justice Coordinating Partnership Meeting 1/27/2021 20 Consumers or consumer groups

Participated in the Maine Elder Justice Coordinating 
Partnership Inaugural Meeting, a partnership of law  Federal law enforcement; Local 
enforcement, government agencies, and non‐government  government officials, including state and 
agencies created by the Maine governor to help address  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
USAO Maine elder justice issues in the state of Maine. 9/23/2020 30 Consumers or consumer  groups

Participated in the Maine Council on Elder Abuse 
Prevention meeting, bringing together state and federal law  Federal law enforcement; Local 
enforcement and aging agencies to discuss elder abuse in  government officials, including state and 
USAO Maine the state of Maine.  9/4/2020 25 local police, APS, social services; Industry
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
USAO Maine Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST) Meeting  7/15/2020 15 Consumers or consumer groups 
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

 Participated in a Facebook Live event with the BBB,   
entitled
  Why Scammers
    Love
  Gift  Cards , discussing
    why  
scammers
    love  gift cards,
  tips to  recognize
    and  avoid
  gift  
card  scams,
  and how  consumers
  and
  retailers
   can prevent
 
USAO Maryland these schemes
     at the  point
  of   sale. 6/28/2021 12 Consumers or consumer groups

For WEAAD, participated in an AARP Tele‐Town Hall 
describing government imposter scams, spoofing, gift card 
scams, romance scams, COVID‐19 related scams, and work 
USAO Maryland our office is doing on these fronts. 6/15/2021 660 Consumers or consumer groups

Participated in a WEAAD Virtual Press Conference focused 
on preventing elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and 
USAO Maryland providing resources and education to the public.   6/15/2021 660 Consumers or consumer groups

Participated in a Virtual Press Conference to kick off 
WEAAD in Maryland, which will include a series of public 
outreach events to educate older adults about abuse, 
USAO Maryland neglect, and exploitation and to provide resources and  6/14/2021 N/A Consumers or consumer groups

Interview
   with radio host Shawn Perry on Facebook 
USAO Maryland regarding how to spot and stop gift card scams.  6/12/2021 128 Consumers or consumer groups

Via closed‐circuit television, presented to residents of Oak 
Crest Village (an over 55 community) on topics relating to 
USAO Maryland fraud committed against older adults (Episode 2).  6/10/2021 1500 Consumers or consumer groups
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

Authored an article in the Senior Legal Services Newsletter 
(Baltimore City) focused on tips for avoiding COVID‐19 
USAO Maryland vaccine scams and stimulus fraud. 3/26/2021 N/A Consumers or consumer groups
USAO Maryland COVID‐19 Vaccine Scams Flyer  2/3/2021 7000 Consumers or consumer groups

Participated in an AARP Tele‐Town Hall describing how to 
USAO Maryland avoid holiday shopping scams and COVID‐19 scams. 12/2/2020 1500 Consumers or consumer groups

Participated in the Elder Justice Task Force Meeting  
Quarterly
   Meeting, including representatives  of  federal  and  
state law enforcement, Department of Aging, Maryland 
Attorney General's Office, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit,  Federal law enforcement; Local 
Office of Healthcare Quality, Legal Aid, and the banking  government officials, including state and 
USAO Maryland industry.     10/6/2020 20 local police, APS, social services; Industry

 Phone presentation  at  the  state  LTC 

Ombudsman Conference regarding the Elder Justice  Local government officials, including state 
USAO Maryland Initiative and COVID‐19 scams.  9/11/2020 30 and local police, APS, social services

Virtual presentation to residents of Oak Crest Village (an 
over 55 community) on fraud and scams prevention and 
USAO Maryland awareness.   8/20/2020 1200 Consumers or consumer groups

Training at the Annual Identity Fraud Conference regarding  Federal law enforcement; Local 
elder justice cases, Money Mule Initiative, and  government officials, including state and 
USAO Maryland  considerations at sentencing.     10/12/2020 50 local police, APS, social services
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
USAO  Local government officials, including state 
Michigan/Eastern Michigan Attorney General Elder Justice Task Force   3/18/2021 10 and local police, APS, social services

USAO  FBI was interviewed regarding money mules and romance  Federal law enforcement; Consumers or 

Michigan/Eastern scams by WILX.    9/30/2020 3000 consumer groups

Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO  FBI participated in the Covid‐19 Working Group ‐ Elder  government officials, including state and 
Michigan/Eastern Fraud meeting.   7/2/2020 80 local police, APS, social services; Industry

Presentation entitled Don't Be a Victim:  Protecting Yourself 
Against Financial Exploitation and Cybercrime  given to 
financial services' clients regarding DOJ's Elder Justice 
Initiative, scams and schemes targeting seniors, how to 
USAO Minnesota avoid being victimized, and how and where to report  10/28/2020 20 Industry; Consumers or consumer groups
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
Presentation at the WEAAD Conference on federal efforts  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
USAO Minnesota to combat financial exploitation and abuse of older adults.  8/24/2020 500 Consumers or consumer groups

USAO  Hosted a Money Mules Lunch and Learn for members of 
Missouri/Eastern USAO ED‐MO.  11/16/2020 50 Federal law enforcement
USAO  Federal law enforcement; Consumers or 
Missouri/Eastern Aging with Dignity Conference  10/29/2020 12 consumer groups

Participated with the St. Louis Multidisciplinary Task Force  Federal law enforcement; Local 
in a Letter Writing Campaign, writing 100 cards and letters  government officials, including state and 
USAO  that were delivered by the City of St. Louis Meals on  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Missouri/Eastern Wheels program to older adults in an urban zip code.  5/1/2021 15 Consumers or consumer groups
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

Participated with the St. Louis Multidisciplinary Task Force  Federal law enforcement; Local 
in a Letter Writing Campaign, writing 100 cards and letters  government officials, including state and 
USAO  that were delivered by the City of St. Louis Meals on  local police, APS, social services; 
Missouri/Eastern Wheels program to older adults in an urban zip code.  4/1/2021 10 Consumers or consumer groups
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  Quarterly St. Louis Elder Financial Protection  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Missouri/Eastern Multidisciplinary Team Meeting    2/24/2021 20 Consumers or consumer groups
Participated in the St. Louis Elder Financial Protection 
Stakeholder Retreat Debriefing Meeting, in which 
moderators of the 1/26 retreat met for a debriefing of the  Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO  retreat.    government officials, including state and 
Missouri/Eastern 2/3/2021 10 local police, APS, social services; Industry

 Participate on the St. Louis Elder Financial Protection 
Stakeholder Retreat Community Outreach Committee  Federal law enforcement; Local 
which chose to engage in a letter writing campaign aimed  government officials, including state and 
USAO  at reaching homebound older adults through the Meals on  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Missouri/Eastern Wheels program. 2/3/2021 8 Consumers or consumer groups
Participated in the St. Louis Elder Financial Protection 
Stakeholder Retreat, a retreat sponsored by St. Louis Elder 
Financial Fraud Multidisciplinary Team and the CFPB, 
bringing elder fraud and older abuse protection advocates 
together.  Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO  government officials, including state and 
Missouri/Eastern 1/26/2021 54 local police, APS, social services; Industry
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Participated in the St. Louis Elder Financial Fraud 
Multidisciplinary Team Planning Meeting in which the local 
multidisciplinary team is working with the CFPB to present  Federal law enforcement; Local 
a virtual planning session for elder fraud workers. government officials, including state and 
USAO  local police, APS, social services; 
Missouri/Eastern 9/28/2020 12 Consumers or consumer groups
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  Participate in the Consumer Fraud Task Force led by the  local police, APS, social services; 
Missouri/Eastern Better Business Bureau.  7/10/2020 14 Consumers or consumer groups
Federal and state prosecutors, state 
legislators, state and local law 
enforcement, APS, social service providers, 
consumer protection groups.  Newspaper 
article can be accessed here: 
https://helenair.com/news/state‐and‐
Assessed the logistics and funding for creating at least four  regional/elder‐abuse‐prevention‐takes‐
additional Elder Justice Councils to cover the entire state of  center‐stage‐at‐helena‐
Montana beyond the current Eastern Montana Elder Justice  events/article_7998ea6d‐fa58‐5adb‐9568‐
Council (EMEJC).  The EMEJC focuses on outreach,  8ef18ed99e95.html#tracking‐
USAO Montana intervention, and prosecution. 6/15/2021 25000 source=home‐top‐story‐1 

As guest speaker at the AARP Fraud Watch Friday Radio 
Show, presented on financial and physical elder abuse, 
highlighting common trends and strategies utilized in scams 
perpetrated against older adults, and the need to be 
vigilant in protecting family members, neighbors, and 
community members from being victimized; described  Federal law enforcement; Local 
ways to stop offenders, for example, by hanging up the  government officials, including state and 
phone, deleting emails, verifying identities, and only  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
USAO Montana providing personal information to trusted individuals via  9/4/2020 30000 Consumers or consumer groups
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Eastern Montana Elder Justice Council members discussed 
senior exploitation and abuse in Montana to the ARPA  Montana state legislators, MT DPHHS 
Health Advisory Commission of the State Legislature.   director, EMEJC members.  Meeting was 
Director of DPHHS reiterated to them and requested and  open to the public and the audio and video 
received a recommendation to allocate $645,450 of federal  recording is accessible to the public online. 
ARPA funds to establish three additional EJCs in the state  Newspaper article is still available here: 
and hire a forensic investigator, prosecutor, and training  https://helenair.com/news/state‐and‐
team to improve the identification, investigation, and  regional/state‐panel‐recommends‐using‐
prosecution of adult maltreatment.  The motion passed  federal‐funds‐to‐fight‐exploitation‐of‐
unanimously.  The request and recommendation were  elderly/article_d5d9309d‐c2b5‐5d6c‐9f5f‐
USAO Montana detailed in several large media outlets including  6/24/2021 50000 daa0673d32ca.html
Press release discussing scammers claiming to be DOJ  Available online to all individuals with 
employees preying on elderly:  internet access.  Also provided to Eastern 
https://www.justice.gov/usao‐mt/pr/fraud‐alert‐scammers‐ Montana Elder Justice Council members 
USAO Montana claiming‐be‐doj‐preying‐elderly   9/8/2020 1000 for distribution. 

Federal law enforcement; Local 
Attended the regular Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST)  government officials, including state and 
USAO New  meeting with other public and private partners to discuss  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Hampshire elder financial exploitation issues. 12/10/2020 20 Consumers or consumer groups

Federal law enforcement; Local 
Attended the regular Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST)  government officials, including state and 
USAO New  meeting with other public and private partners to discuss  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Hampshire elder financial exploitation issues. 10/1/2020 20 Consumers or consumer groups

Presentation to the Foster Grandparents of NYC, a group of 
USAO New  older adults, on how to avoid falling victim to common 
York/Eastern types of fraud. 11/20/2020 60 Federal law enforcement

Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO New  Participated in a meeting with Onondaga County DA's office  government officials, including state and 
York/Northern to discuss elder abuse efforts.  1/13/2021 4 local police, APS, social services
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DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO New  Attended VERA House Interdisciplinary Team meeting  government officials, including state and 
York/Northern addressing issues facing older adults.   1/20/2021 10 local police, APS, social services

USAO New  Distributed Money Mule flyers to local banks, which further 
York/Northern distributed the flyer to 31 different locations.   12/14/2020 31 Industry

Interviews with local media outlets (WAMC, NPR, Capital 
USAO New  District and WSYR TV, Syracuse) describing money mules  Federal law enforcement; Consumers or 
York/Northern and how to avoid becoming a money mule.      12/8/2020 3 consumer groups

Participated in a virtual AARP and Federal Law Enforcement 
News Conference to draw attention to the proliferation of 
scams targeting older Americans, with a focus on gift card 
USAO New  scams and money mule schemes, and providing resources  Federal law enforcement; Industry; 
York/Northern and where to call for help.    3/4/2021 30 Consumers or consumer groups

Hosted a WEAAD webinar on elder abuse in nursing homes 
USAO North  entitled Elder Abuse in Nursing Home Settings:  How to 
Carolina/Eastern Recognize and Prevent Elder Abuse. 6/15/2021 20 Consumers or consumer groups
Local government officials, including state 
USAO North  Virtual Fraud Summit:  Modern Times, Modern Crimes  and local police, APS, social services; 
Carolina/Eastern 9/25/2020 136 Consumers or consumer groups

USAO North   Fraud alert email chain distributed through the Meals on 
Carolina/Eastern Wheels program (Raleigh, NC)  9/14/2020 6000 Consumers or consumer groups
USAO North 
Carolina/Eastern Fraud Alert Email Notification 9/8/2020 N/A Consumers or consumer groups
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

Online presentation entitled The Rising Tide of Scams 
Against Seniors  regarding different types of online fraud 
USAO North  schemes, how to spot them, and how to protect against 
Carolina/Western them and report them. 10/16/2020 350 Consumers or consumer groups
News Radio Interview 

Interview on syndicated news radio show to discuss DOJ 
USAO North  imposter scam and other forms of fraud targeting older 
Carolina/Western adults.  10/11/2020 1000 Consumers or consumer groups
USAO North  Imposter Scam Press Release 
Carolina/Western 9/9/2020 1000 Consumers or consumer groups

Participated in an AARP Tele‐Town Hall entitled Staying 
USAO North  Safe from Fraud during COVID‐19 , describing elder fraud, 
Carolina/Western romance schemes, and money mules.  7/20/2020 2300 Consumers or consumer groups

Presented along with several fraud investigators to a 
USAO North  college class of accounting and law enforcement majors, 
Dakota including topics such as elder justice and other current  9/24/2020 42 Industry; Consumers or consumer groups
Stronger Together: Mitigating and Protecting Against Elder 
USAO  Financial Exploitation Local government officials, including state 
Ohio/Northern 11/18/2020 30 and local police, APS, social services

Presentation via video at the 31st Annual Conference of the 
National Adult Protective Services Association entitled The 
USAO  Department of Justice’s Money Mule Initiative: Disrupting  Local government officials, including state 
Ohio/Northern the Money Mule Network . 11/17/2020 100 and local police, APS, social services
USAO  The Northeast Ohio Association of Certified Fraud 
Ohio/Northern Examiners 5/7/2021 35 Fraud examiners
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
USAO 
Ohio/Northern American College of Trust & Estate Counsel 6/10/2021 50 Lawyers
USAO 
Ohio/Northern Consortium Against Adult Abuse Multidisciplinary Panel 6/11/2021 100  APS, social services
USAO 
Pennsylvania/West Federal law enforcement; Consumers or 
ern AARP Elder Fraud Town Hall   2/17/2021 6932 consumer groups

Local government officials, including state 
Hosted a WEAAD Webinar for nursing home administrators,  and local police, APS, social services; 
USAO Puerto Rico caregivers, and service providers. 6/15/2021 80 Industry
Launched an Elder Fraud education and prevention public  Puerto Rico Department of Justice; PR 
service campaign during the COVID‐19 pandemic to raise  Department of Family Affairs; AARP PR; PR 
awareness about the different types of fraud associated  Ombudsman for the Elderly; Postal 
with the pandemic; advise senior citizens and their  Inspector Service; the U.S. Department of 
caretakers on how to prevent becoming victims of these  Health and Human Services, Office of the 
scams; and inform the different ways to report cases of  Inspector General; the Federal Trade 
USAO Puerto Rico fraud. 12/1/2020 N/A Commission; and the FBI
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  Host the quarterly meetings for the Tennessee Elder Abuse  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Tennessee/Middle Task Force. 12/16/2020 100 Consumers or consumer groups

Participated in the Elder Justice Task Force Meeting with 
state agencies to discuss ongoing elder justice initiatives  Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO  within the state, to coordinate between agencies, and to  government officials, including state and 
Tennessee/Middle discuss active criminal and civil investigations.  10/13/2020 10 local police, APS, social services
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  WEAAD email sent to over 50 state and local law  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Tennessee/Middle enforcement, state agencies, and industry. 6/15/2021 60 Consumers or consumer groups
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Tennessee/Middle WEAAD Press Release  6/15/2021 1000 Consumers or consumer groups

To provide information for an article on elder fraud, 
engaged in an interview with David Herbert of Bloomberg 
USAO  Business Week on the Elder Justice Initiative and how to 
Tennessee/Middle make a referral to law enforcement.   5/12/2021 1 Industry; Consumers or consumer groups

Hosted an Elder Justice Town Hall meeting describing the  Federal law enforcement; Local 
types of elder justice cases in our District, the value of SAR  government officials, including state and 
USAO  reports, and impressing upon attendees the importance of  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Tennessee/Middle reporting fraud schemes to the FBI's IC3 website. 3/24/2021 57 Consumers or consumer groups
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  Published two scam fliers for public education entitled  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Tennessee/Middle Slam the Scam  and Internet Scams Flyers . 10/13/2020 100 Consumers or consumer groups

USAO  Interview with WLOK Radio's Let's Talk About It regarding 
Tennessee/Wester how to detect and prevent fraud against older adults, 
n sponsored by the Family Safety Center.   9/18/2020 N/A Consumers or consumer groups
USAO  Presentation on internet‐facilitated scams that target older 
Tennessee/Wester adults (especially romance scams) at Gateway Baptist 
n Church, Atoka, TN 6/29/2021 20‐25 Consumers or consumer groups
Elder Justice Initiatives and Investigations  Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  Live virtual training to local, state, and federal law  local police, APS, social services; 
Texas/Eastern enforcement and the private sector.   12/15/2020 75 Consumers or consumer groups
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

Phone presentation to the Texas Retailer's Association Food 
USAO  Council regarding gift card fraud, cashiers awareness and 
Texas/Eastern training, warning signs, and public‐private partnerships. 11/11/2020 40 Industry

USAO  In collaboration with the NDTX, filmed a PSA on elder fraud 
Texas/Eastern and money mules (sponsored by FBI‐Dallas).   6/29/2021 1 Federal law enforcement

Federal law enforcement; Local 
Hosted by the FBI, participated in a World Elder Abuse  government officials, including state and 
USAO  Awareness Day Panel Presentation, discussing current elder  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Texas/Eastern abuse issues and then presented a case. 6/15/2021 50 Consumers or consumer groups
Participated in a Financial Investigative Fraud Working 
Group call with the financial industry (e.g., TX Bankers 
Association, JP Morgan Chase Bank) and law enforcement 
(e.g., FBI, USAO) to identify gaps in reporting fraud between 
banks and law enforcement, with the intent of working with 
banks on how to write better SARs and with the banking 
USAO  trade group to educate the public on where and how to 
Texas/Eastern report fraud.  3/26/2021 5 Industry
Held tele‐meeting of the Financial Investigative Fraud 
Working Group focusing on leads generated from Elder and 
Money Mule‐focused SAR; representatives from IRS, USSS, 
USAO  FBI, and USAO and DA investigators discussed next steps to 
Texas/Eastern address suspected fraud. 10/1/2020 9 Federal law enforcement
Inaugural meeting of the Financial Investigative Fraud 
Working Group, convening federal law enforcement 
agencies and investigators and attorneys within the USAO 
to discuss SAR activity related to money mules and elder 
USAO  fraud and proposed further investigative steps and 
Texas/Eastern outreach opportunities.   9/29/2020 10 Federal law enforcement
 Approximate 
No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

Local government officials, including state 
USAO  Presentation to the Rotary Club of Beaumont on the DOJ  and local police, APS, social services; 
Texas/Eastern and EDTX mission and priorities.    8/12/2020 65 Industry; Consumers or consumer groups

Local government officials, including state 
USAO  Distributed elder justice and COVID‐19 fraud materials via  and local police, APS, social services; 
Texas/Eastern email to members of the Rotary Club of Beaumont.  8/12/2020 100 Industry; Consumers or consumer groups
Training   
Federal law enforcement; Local 
Participated in the North Texas Crime Commission virtual  government officials, including state and 
USAO  training covering federal and state laws regarding elder  local police, APS, social services; 
Texas/Northern abuse, outreach, and reporting.  12/15/2020 75 Consumers or consumer groups

Participated in the Elder Justice Summit, bringing together 
federal and state agencies, the financial industry, non‐
profits, and Match.com to share their mission in regards to 
elder justice; USAO‐NDTX gave a presentation on elder 
abuse cases, and a panel spoke about elder justice issues.   Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO  Local media were present and ran story on the Summit and  government officials, including state and 
Texas/Northern scams affecting older adults.  6/15/2021 75 local police, APS, social services; Industry

 Presented  at  the  National  Crimes  Against  Women   Federal law enforcement; Local 

Conference regarding the federal response to elder abuse,  government officials, including state and 
USAO  including a discussion of the Elder Justice Initiative, criminal  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Texas/Northern and civil remedies, and case studies.   5/19/2021 800 Consumers or consumer groups
Federal law enforcement; Local 
government officials, including state and 
USAO  local police, APS, social services; Industry; 
Texas/Northern Presentation at the Crimes Against Women Conference.  9/22/2020 1000 Consumers or consumer groups
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No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

Presentation at the Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST) 
of Vermont Annual Conference on an engagement plan 
regarding state and local law enforcement as well as on  Local government officials, including state 
the DOJ Elder Justice Initiative and an online victim  and local police, APS, social services; 
USAO Vermont resource guide.  10/8/2020 70 Industry; Consumers or consumer groups

Presentation at the V4A: Vermont Association of Area 
Agencies on Aging Elder Abuse Virtual Conference on the  Local government officials, including state 
DOJ's Elder Justice Initiative and highlighted an online  and local police, APS, social services; 
USAO Vermont victim resource guide.   9/25/2020 108 Industry; Consumers or consumer groups
Press release to general public and letter to community  Local government officials, including state 
partners regarding World Elder Abuse Awareness Day,  and local police, APS, social services; 
USAO Vermont providing information and resources regarding elder abuse. 6/15/2011 85 Industry; Consumers or consumer groups

After COVID‐19 precluded in‐person outreach events, EDVA 
sent to 24 local agencies and senior living facilities an 
informational pamphlet on common COVID‐19 and elder 
USAO  fraud scams.   Local government officials, including state 
Virginia/Eastern 7/31/2020 2575 and local police, APS, social services
Prepared and distributed 190 elder justice portfolios to 
every police chief and sheriff's office in the WDVA, 
consisting of information sheets and brochures relating to 
the Elder Justice Initiative, elder scams, tips for avoiding 
scams, risk assessment tools, contact information for the 
USAO  District's Elder Justice Coordinator, and organizations  Local government officials, including state 
Virginia/Western working to combat elder injustice.  10/31/2020 190 and local police, APS, social services

Hosted an information table at the Elks Lodge, 
USAO  Waynesboro, VA, featuring elder justice outreach and  Federal law enforcement; Consumers or 
Virginia/Western prevention materials.  5/23/2021 N/A consumer groups
 Approximate 
No. of 
DOJ Component Event Title & Description Action Date Attendees Type of Participants/Attendees

Fraud alert press release sent to all district media outlets, 
USAO  placed on the WDVA webpage, and mailed to 33 major 
Virginia/Western elder residential community centers. 9/9/2020 250 Industry; Consumers or consumer groups
 

USAO West  Presentation to the Rotary Club of East Liverpool, Ohio, on 
Virginia/Northern the Elder Justice Initiative.    11/10/2020 12 Consumers or consumer groups
Virtual training at the Central Ohio Association of Certified 
Fraud Examiners Chapter's Emerging Fraud Trends 2021  Local government officials, including state 
USAO West  Conference focused on the DOJ Elder Justice Initiative, how  and local police, APS, social services; 
Virginia/Northern to spot a scam, and cases adjudicated within the district.   5/18/2021 99 Industry
Virtual training at the Central Ohio Association of Certified 
Fraud Examiners Chapter's Emerging Fraud Trends 2021  Local government officials, including state 
USAO West  Conference focused on the DOJ Elder Justice Initiative, how  and local police, APS, social services; 
Virginia/Northern to spot a scam, and cases adjudicated within the district.   5/17/2021 112 Industry
Avoid COVID‐19 Scams Flyer 
USAO West  Distributed a COVID‐19 scam flyer to all older residents 
Virginia/Northern within the WVND.   9/1/2020 25000 Consumers or consumer groups
 
Distributed  Slam the Scam materials to 100 partner  Federal law enforcement; Local 
USAO West  agencies (32 sheriff's departments and 68 additional law  government officials, including state and 
Virginia/Northern enforcement and social service agencies).  9/1/2020 100 local police, APS, social services
Authored an antifraud article (accepted for publication) in 
Wyoming's AARP Newsletter, including an anti‐money mule 
USAO Wyoming message. 11/18/2020 50000 Consumers or consumer groups

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Component  Project Title  Award Number  Grantee Project Description 
COPS Office  Re‐establishing the National  2020‐CK‐WX‐0039 National Sheriff's Association The COPS Office funded the National Sheriffs’ Association to re‐establish the National Association of Triads. Triad is a national 
Association of Triads community policing concept that partners law enforcement agencies with older adult volunteer groups and older adult–related 
community services to educate older adults on crime and fraud, to reduce crime against the elderly, and to eliminate the 
unwarranted fear of crime. There are about 680 Triad Councils in 32 states with approximately 17,000 volunteers throughout the 
United States. The newly revamped National Association of Triads is serving as a clearinghouse of information, best practices, and 
trends in crimes targeting older adults and is working with state and local triads on national training. Since the launch in January 
2021, the NSA hosted a webinar (with 29 participants), Understanding the Challenges That Affect the Older Adult for Law Enforcers, 
in May 2021 and has been producing a quarterly newsletter. To date, the website has had 1,253 hits, and the newsletter goes out to 
814 recipients.

COPS Office  Douglas County (Nevada)  2020‐CK‐WX‐0016 Douglas County (Nevada)  The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Good Neighbor program is a community outreach program for seniors in our community.  It is 

Sheriff’s Good Neighbor  Sheriff’s Office supervised by a peace officer, and has 70 trained volunteers to call and visit older adults in the community to determine their well‐
Program being. Calls for service may involve welfare checks or generate criminal reports.  Other services include assisting older residents with 
completing applications for temporary protection orders.

National  Pathways to Safety: An  2020‐75‐CX‐0003 Education Development Center,  As few as one in twenty‐four cases of elder abuse are reported to Adult Protective Services (APS). Mandated reports are critical to 

Institute of  Examination of Federal and  Inc. identifying and resolving cases, but there is little information about how to address a significant barrier to reporting: the lack of 
Justice State‐Level Barriers and  feedback that reporters receive about their reports and the essential role they can play in addressing elder abuse. This project aims 
Facilitators to Elder Abuse  to fill gaps in current knowledge and facilitate improved communication between APS and reporters by examining the legal, ethical, 
Reporting and Response and practical barriers and facilitators to communication at key points along the reporting and response pathways. This two‐year 
project will include two primary parts: (1) an environmental scan of policies and practices related to APS and reporter 
communication in each of the 50 United States; and (2) an in‐depth case study to analyze the impact of policy changes made on this 
issue in Massachusetts in 2017. The environmental scan will include review of federal and state regulations and telephone 
interviews with state APS leaders (N=50). The case study in MA will include review of administrative data to describe trends in 
reporting before, during, and following policy changes and in‐depth interviews with APS agency staff and mandated reporters (N=30) 
to assess perceptions of the effectiveness of the policy changes and to identify the most useful strategies. Qualitative data will be 
analyzed using thematic analysis. Quantitative data will be analyzed using simple descriptive statistics to explore trends in reporting, 
investigation, and response in the year preceding the policy change, the year the policy changes were rolled out, and the year 
following the policy changes. The project will lead to a set of recommendations and strategies that policy makers and key 
stakeholders at the state and local level can use to improve communication between APS and reporters. 

National  A Skeletal Atlas of Elder  2020‐75‐CX‐0005 Arizona State University The goals of this study are to 1) establish a skeletal atlas of elder abuse; 2) address the critical gap in current knowledge of how the 

Institute of  Abuse: Establishing Markers  aging process affects healing times following a fracture; 3) aid in education and improved criminal justice procedures; and 4) 
Justice of Physical Abuse and  elucidate how differentiation of physical abuse from accidental injury contributes to the identification of modifiable risk factors for 
Developing a Digital  prevention of abuse. This project will provide a new standard of scoring and callus formation, demonstrate healing rates and stages 
Diagnostic Tool for Education  in bone in individuals older than 60, and develop a baseline for diagnosing physical abuse in elders. The project is intended to 
and Screening produce physical and radiographic standards built upon forensic research, as well as an advanced bioinformatics approach to 
diagnosis, designed with usability and availability as key features. During Phase 1 of the project, researchers will obtain and analyze 
radiographs and bone samples showing fractures at varying stages of healing from at least 250 cases of elder abuse and 300 
witnessed accidental falls. Radiographic and skeletal samples will be obtained from victims of elder abuse that are investigated by 
the Office of the Medical Examiner in Maricopa County, Arizona, using the following criteria: decedent must 1) have been admitted 
for full exam, 2) be associated with an Adult Protective Services and/or law enforcement investigation, and 3) present with skeletal 
fractures. To establish a comparative baseline of those fractures most likely to occur in accidental falls, radiographic and skeletal 
samples from cases of witnessed falls will also be analyzed. In Phase 2, collected data and physical exemplars will be scanned and 
incorporated into a 3D atlas and an associated digital diagnostic tool, driven by Bayesian probability modeling and machine‐learning 
techniques, to be used in training and diagnosis in clinical and medico‐legal settings. In addition to peer‐reviewed scholarly 
products, the digital diagnostic tool will be presented in seminars and workshops at national meetings for feedback and training of 
clinical and medicolegal professionals. 
Component  Project Title  Award Number  Grantee Project Description 
National  Evaluability Assessment of the  2020‐V3‐GX‐0077 RAND Corporation This study will conduct an evaluability assessment of the Weinberg Center’s comprehensive elder abuse shelter and the shelter 
Institute of  Weinberg Center for Elder  model overall. This will involve interviews with key informants at the shelter and in other, similar agencies to understand the path 
Justice Justice's Elder Abuse Shelter  that victims may take after experiencing elder mistreatment, whether going into the shelter, a hospital, or other type of facility. 
Services Using this information, they will create a logic model. They will use data collected by the program and by other relevant agencies to 
assess evaluability and identify comparison sites. They will determine whether there are individuals eligible to use the shelter who 
choose not to and could therefore comprise an appropriate comparison group to shelter clients. Finally, they will determine 
whether a cost evaluation is possible. 

Office for  District's Older Victim Services  2020‐V3‐GX‐0059 The Network for Victim  The Network for Victim Recovery of DC (NVRDC) proposes to increase its capacity to provide direct service to elder abuse and 

Victims of  (DOVS) Project  Recovery of DC financial exploitation victims by implementing the District’s Older Victim Services (DOVS) Project. NVRDC expects to improve 
Crime outcomes, minimize additional trauma, and restore safety and security to older adult victims of abuse and financial exploitation in 
the District of Columbia through provision of direct services (including crisis response, case management, and legal services) as well 
as resources for service providers and criminal justice stakeholders, and participation in program reporting to help benefit the field 
nationally, as well as inform future plans in DC.

Office for  Enhancing Services for Older  2020‐V3‐GX‐0052 End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin  The End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin Enhancing Services to Older African American Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation 

Victims of  Victims of Abuse and Financial  project is designed to meet the need of older victims in Milwaukee and service providers and criminal justice stakeholders in the 
Crime Exploitation Project field by 1) increasing access for older African American victims in Milwaukee to culturally specific/responsive and age‐relevant, and 
trauma‐informed direct services and advocacy within the justice system, social services agencies, and community organizations, and 
2) filling gaps in resources within the field around how to remove barriers that are preventing older African American victims from 
accessing culturally specific service providers and improve older victims access to these vital victims supports.

Office for  Enhancing Services for Elder  2020‐VO‐GX‐0236 Apache Behavioral Health  The Apache Behavioral Health Services (ABHS) will build effective partnerships for integrating behavioral health services for elder 

Victims of  Victims of Abuse and Financial  Services  victims within Fort Apache Indian Reservation by leveraging mental health professional staff, meeting space, and materials to 
Crime Exploitation  provide evidence‐based, trauma‐informed, and resilience‐grounded, mental health treatment services to elders and their caregivers. 
ABHS will enhance the current wrap‐around service delivery model to ensure continuous delivery of direct services, from 
assessment to discharge, by establishing and developing partnerships with both the White Mountain Apache Tribal (WMAT) Court 
and Social Services, Indian Health Services Whiteriver Service Unit, and WMAT Elder Services Program. ABHS will develop 
psychoeducational trainings/handouts to engage and raise community awareness about abuse of older victims and the impact to 
their mental health. ABHS will develop and implement strategic planning to sustain victim service integration efforts post‐grant 
award, improve victim outcomes, maintain data, and share best practices and lessons learned.

Office for  Expanding Community‐Based  2020‐V3‐GX‐0033 Vera House, Inc.  Vera House Inc., in partnership with Christopher Community Inc., the New York State Center for Court Innovation (Upstate Office), 

Victims of  Options to Respond to Elder  and the Syracuse University College of Law, Elder and Health Law Clinic, will expand the Community‐Based Options to Respond to 
Crime Abuse  Elder Abuse (CORE) program. Existing community‐based services will be enhanced for victims of elder abuse in diverse, lower‐
income housing communities, who may be reluctant to use, or unable to access existing services in three low‐income housing 
buildings, in an area of concentrated and systemic urban poverty in Syracuse, New York.

Office for  Elder and Senior Abuse,  2020‐VO‐GX‐0257 Fairbanks Native Association  Fairbanks Native Association (FNA) will expand and cover gaps in services in the Elder and Senior Abuse, Financial Exploitation, 

Victims of  Financial Exploitation,  Intervention and Prevention Services Program. The project will serve the Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) area, a high poverty 
Crime Intervention and Prevention  community with Qualified Opportunity Zones in Interior Alaska with a population of 96,849. The overall goals of FNA’s Enhanced 
Services Program  Services for Older Victims of Abuse, Financial Exploitation Intervention and Prevention Program are twofold. The first goal is to 
decrease the rate of abuse and exploitation of FNSB seniors by improving outcomes and minimizing trauma. The second goal is to 
support, promote, and expand community partner opportunities in FNSB for Senior Abuse Financial Exploitation Intervention and 
Prevention Services, to ensure older victims of abuse and exploitation have increased access to services and are treated with dignity 
and respect.
Component  Project Title  Award Number  Grantee Project Description 
Office for  Innovative Legal Aid for Elder  2020‐V3‐GX‐0062 Bet Tzedek  Bet Tzedek proposes an innovative project aimed at preventing and remedying abuse and exploitation of older adults, minimizing 
Victims of  Abuse and Exploitation  their trauma, and providing training and resources for law enforcement and social service agencies to improve outcomes for elder 
Crime Victims in Los Angeles County  abuse survivors in Los Angeles County, particularly in high‐poverty and rural communities. First, Bet Tzedek will continue its Elder 
Abuse Restraining Order (EARO) Clinic. Now in its fourth year at the Los Angeles Superior Court, the Clinic is a vital provider of direct 
trauma‐informed services to protect abuse victims. Bet Tzedek will also expand the program to include a new virtual remote access 
EARO Clinic, which will fill critical accessibility gaps, since older victims’ unique needs include inaccessible transportation and 
building environments, declining physical and cognitive health, mobility limitations, and vulnerability to COVID‐19. Second, Bet 
Tzedek will establish a new in‐person EARO Clinic in Antelope Valley, a high‐poverty, rural area in the northeastern reaches of Los 
Angeles County where, as in many rural communities, older residents face unique challenges around transportation, mobility, and 
lack of access to direct legal aid for victims of elder abuse or exploitation. Third, Bet Tzedek will expand its existing elder abuse, 
fraud, and scams prevention and response program known as ‘For the Sake of our Elders’ to serve all senior communities in the 
county, with a particular focus on rural and high‐poverty areas. Fourth, Bet Tzedek will develop a new training and formalized 
collaboration program for law enforcement and social agency personnel, enabling better identification of elder abuse and referral of 
victims to the proper resources. This program will be implemented with Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood Division, 
Glendale and Torrance police departments, and a variety of social services agencies, such as the Los Angeles County Department of 
Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services. Bet Tzedek will design the programs to be replicable and scalable, and will 
disseminate its results and lessons learned from the project to ensure the most widespread possible improvement in outcomes for 
older crime victims.

Office for  Justice for Older Adults  2020‐V3‐GX‐0050 Lone Star Legal Aid  Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) will implement Justice for Older Adults in 25 counties of East Texas to provide free civil legal services for 

Victims of  victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation to help them stay in their homes; maintain autonomy and maximize choice; obtain 
Crime protection; prevent continuation of abuse and exploitation; establish financial security; and to otherwise maintain or establish a 
safe and stable later life. LSLA will do this through multiple strategies, including community outreach, partner training, reciprocal 
referrals, intake, and legal assistance. LSLA will also conduct office hours at strategically selected partner locations, where project 
staff will provide on‐the‐spot intake and legal services, giving geographically underserved survivors quicker and easier access to legal 
services, especially for persons who cannot travel to an LSLA branch office, who do not have a phone to call the office for intake, or 
who experience literacy and other challenges that require face‐to‐face contact. LSLA will make critical advances in the Texas victim 
service delivery system for older adults. It will strengthen existing relationships, create new partnerships, establish service links 
where none exist, increase victim accessibility to free civil legal services, improve identification of legal needs, and increase referrals 
to LSLA. Finally, the Justice for Older Adults program will also increase awareness within the broader victim services community and 
beyond about the vital role that civil legal services play in the recovery of victims/survivors.

Office for  Legal Representation for  2020‐V3‐GX‐0030 Minnesota Elder Justice Center  Minnesota Elder Justice Center (MEJC) proposes to support older victims of abuse and exploitation by providing one full‐time and 

Victims of  Older Victims of Abuse and  Enhancement of Services  one half‐time staff attorney to directly represent victims of elder abuse in need of legal services. Their service area includes the 
Crime Financial Exploitation state of Minnesota, and the legal services they propose would be available at no cost (pro bono) to victims statewide. In particular, 
they will direct their services to older victims of elder abuse, which can include a wide variety of victimizations, including but not 
limited to physical abuse, sexual assault, neglect, maltreatment, harassment, and financial exploitation. MEJC will expand services to 
victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation by offering legal representation to such victims. Representation to victims of elder 
abuse will be provided in a range of legal matters including secure housing, benefits eligibility, access to protective orders, and 
fiduciary restructuring (revocation). Non‐legal advocacy including issue spotting, system navigation, safety planning, court 
accompaniment, empathetic listening, and triaged referral will also be provided.

Office for  Elder's Supporting Elders 2020‐VO‐GX‐0258 Muckleshoot Indian Tribe  The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (MIT) will implement a project to empower/train elders to support elders and enhance the services 

Victims of  for the Tribal Community’s Elders. This project will enhance elder services in the Muckleshoot Indian Tribes Service Delivery Area to 
Crime minimize trauma and restore safety and security for Elders. Project objectives include: creating a team to provide support and 
guidance to elder victims of abuse and financial exploitation; providing phone and in‐person support services for at least 40 elder 
victims per year; enhancing the tribe’s efforts to provide follow‐up/long‐term support to elder victims with a total of at least 1,200 
contacts per year.
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Office for  Piqpaqi 2020‐V3‐GX‐0070 Alaska Native Justice Center  The Alaska Native Justice Center (ANJC) will implement 'Project Piqpaqi' serving older victims of abuse and financial exploitation in 
Victims of  Southcentral Alaska. Funding will be used to support case‐management and civil legal assistance staff dedicated to improving 
Crime outcomes, minimizing additional trauma, and restoring safety and security to older victims of abuse and financial exploitation in 
Anchorage, Alaska, with emphasis on outreach to the underserved population of Alaska Native elders. Project Piqpaqi will contribute 
to the victims’ field by increasing resources available to elder service providers and criminal justice stakeholders across Southcentral 
Alaska, including tribal providers, first responders, and courts. Under this project, ANJC will hire Victim Advocate/Case‐Manager and 
Paralegal staff, and will contract with Alaska Legal Services Corporation for the provision of Elder Law services, including attorney 
representation. The ANJC Project Piqpaqi will offer trainings for professionals, criminal justice stakeholders, and community 
organizations; develop a Southcentral Alaska Elder Justice Resource Manual; and provide direct service.

Office for  Successful Aging after  2020‐V3‐GX‐0060 Wayne State University  Wayne State University, with its partner Hillsdale County Senior Services, intends to close service gaps in three areas by 1) 

Victims of  Financial Exploitation  enhancing the service delivery program titled 'Successful Aging after Financial Exploitation' (SAFE), using the financial decision‐
Crime making conceptual framework and assessment⸺helping older victims learn how to recover their financial footing and meet their 
broad financial, emotional, and cognitive health needs while protecting their safety and confidentiality. One goal is to enable SAFE 
to become a maturing program at Wayne State University, and thereby meet the needs of urban African American older adults in 
high‐poverty areas; So, 2) in partnership with Hillsdale County Senior Services, Wayne State University will create a model of virtual 
financial coaching services. A second goal is to partner with a social service agency in a rural part of the state to bring SAFE services 
to their clients; and 3) using implementation science theory and methods, Wayne State University will create an organizational 
readiness guide so that the collaborative efforts conducted with Hillsdale County Senior Services can be generalized to other social 
service agencies.
Office for  The Roadmap Initiative:  University of Arkansas  The University of Arkansas will improve the infrastructure in Arkansas so that improved services are provided to individuals over the 
Victims of  Enhancing Supports for Older  age of 60 who are victims of abuse or financial exploitation. The project will use three main strategies. 1. This project will create a 
Crime Arkansans who are Victims of  Multidisciplinary Leadership Team and a structure for creating/maintaining ongoing connections to key stakeholders in local regions 
Abuse and Financial  of the state. 2. This project will provide direct services and infuse information across agencies involved in service provision to 
Exploitation  ensure they are trauma‐informed, victim‐centered, culturally responsive, and fully accessible. 3. This project will use multiple 
methods for disseminating information, including simple printed information, web‐based information, visual representation in 
community sites, and infusion of information into community‐based activities Arkansans already participate in and trust.