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Elder Financial Abuse
Advocates for seniors say financial abuse costs old people $2.6 billion a year, and frequently, the perpetrators are family members. We talk with law enforcement, banking and social services organizations about the continuing problem of elder financial abuse and how to stop it.

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Host: Scott Shafer

Guests:

  • Alan Kennedy, head of the elder abuse and real estate fraud unit of the San Francisco District Attorney's Office
  • Helen Karr, senior advocate and lawyer
  • Jenefer Duane, CEO and executive director of the Elder Financial Protection Network and member of the Contra Costa County Communities Against Senior Exploitation (CASE) group
  • Steven Vallejo, national VP of corporate security for Bank of the West and board member for the Elder Financial Protection Network


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