Schemer [sic], Scammers, and Sweetheart Deals: Financial Predators of the Elderly : Hearing Before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session, Washington, DC, May 20, 2002, Volume 4 |
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Page 1 - MAY 20, 2002 US SENATE, SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING, Washington, DC. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:07 pm, in room SD-215, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. John Breaux (chairman of the committee) presiding. Present: Senator Breaux.
Page 3 - I would like to thank all of you, especially my fellow members, for attending today's investigative hearing. I would also like to thank the Committee's Ranking Member, Senator Larry Craig, for his support throughout this investigation. Finally, and most importantly, I would like to thank the witnesses for being here today. Your testimony will assist the Committee greatly in determining how best to address the vital issues raised today.
Page 3 - Financial or material exploitation is the illegal or improper use of an elder's funds, property, or assets. Examples include but are not limited to cashing checks without authorization or permission; forging an older person's signature; misusing or stealing an older person's money or possessions; coercing or deceiving an older person into signing...
Page 27 - Department asking for assistance with her mother who had fallen in the house. The Fire Fighters had to remove the outer door from the hinges and climb over stacks of household trash that in places went from floor to ceiling. They found the elderly victim literally stuck to the trash by her own feces. Pieces of her skin were pulled from her body as they lifted her for transport to an area hospital. The home was filled with human feces and rodents. The home's other rooms were accessible only by crawling...
Page 3 - Craig:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF SENATOR JOHN BREAUX Good morning. I would like to thank all of you, especially my fellow members, for attending today's investigative hearing. I would also like to thank the Committee's Ranking Member, Senator Larry Craig, for his support throughout this investigation. Finally, and most importantly, I would like to thank the witnesses for being here today. Your testimony will assist the Committee greatly in...
Page 24 - Fire fighters had to remove the outer door from the hinges and climb over stacks of garbage and household trash that in places went from floor to ceiling.
Page 3 - Over the years, we in Congress have focused on different types of elder mistreatment including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, abandonment and neglect to merely name a few.
Page 2 - ... funding and legislative support to properly investigate and resolve increasingly complex cases of elder financial abuse. With the lack of comprehensive, ongoing, reliable studies regarding the extent and...
Page 27 - January 14", her daughter Margaret, made a 911 call to the Fire Department asking for assistance with her mother who had fallen in the house. The Fire Fighters had to remove the outer door from the hinges and climb over stacks of household trash...
Page 2 - ... grandchildren and our society must exercise vigilance in protecting those who have protected us during our vulnerable years. What we have found is that in most States the protective system currently in place, although very well intended, is fragmented at best.