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The Elder Justice Coaliton,(pdf:83k) April 1, 2008 |
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Bank
offers senior security seminar DesMoinesRegister, April 8, 2008 |
Call to Action 2008 Event News |
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BOTW
executive honored for efforts to curb elder financial abuse East Bay Business Times, April 3, 2008 |
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San
Francisco Summit Honors Leaders in Elder Financial Abuse Prevention Marketwire, April 2, 2008 |
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Elder
Financial Protection Network re-names
Award in Honor of Late Board Member
(pdf:51k) Press Release, March 14, 2008 |
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WESPAY
NOTES First Quarter 2008 |
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Aide
pleads guilty to stealing from Belvedere
woman, 83, by Gary Klien Marin Independent Journal, March 4, 2008 |
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Elder Financial Protection Network moves to San Francisco (pdf:49k) February 2008 |
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A
Hidden Crime, By Marie-Therese Connolly washingtonpost.com, January 27, 2008 |
2007 Highlights | |
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Two accused of attempting to rob 91-year-old woman,
By Samantha Gonzaga, Staff Writer Press-Telegram, February 1, 2008 |
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Elder
Abuse Prevention, Emerging Trends
and Promising Strategies, new book by elder abuse expert,
Lisa Nerenberg www.lisanerenberg.com, December, 2007 (20% discount for Lisa's book ordered through her site.) Subscribe to Lisa's blog Prevent Elder Abuse for updates and developments in the field. |
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Dollars and Sense (pdf:57k), by Jane Hodges Young NorthBayBiz.com, November, 2007 |
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Seminar
teaches seniors to ward off identity theft Marin Independent Journal, October 29, 2007 |
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Program
educates elderly about finances Capital News 9, October 18, 2007 |
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Elder
Abuse Caught on Tape ABC News Primetime, October 16, 2007 |
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The
Silver Lining with host, Tom Berry,
and guests, Louise Renne, Esq. & Ingrid Evans, Esq., of Public
Law Group, Francisco, CA; and
Jenefer Duane, CEO & Executive Director, Elder Financial Protection
Network and, an elderly victim of 'annuity fraud'. Movie
clip (mp4:62.7mb large file) KRON4, August, 2007 |
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Siskiyou County fights elder abuse, by Jamie Gentner Siskiyou Daily News, September 5, 2007 |
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Protecting
the
elderly against fraud, by Kathy Chu USATODAY.com Video, June 28, 2007 |
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A new initiative hopes to decrease senior financial abuse FOX11AZ.com, May 8, 2007 |
Call to Action 2007 Event News |
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ID
theft seminar aims at seniors, by Paul Burgarino, Staff
Writer insideBayArea.com, March 20, 2007 |
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Financial abuse of elderly must stop, Staff Report Marin Independent Journal, March 5, 2007 |
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When
more than memories are stolen, By Ryan Huff and Randy
Myers CONTRA COSTA TIMES, March 4, 2007 |
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Financial abuse of elderly must stop Marin Independent Journal, March 3, 2007 |
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Marin agency urges coordinated effort
to crack down on elderly financial abuse, by Francine Brevetti Marin Independent Journal, February 23, 2007 |
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Business
Briefs: Petaluman holds conference
on financial abuse Petaluma Argus-Courier, February 21, 2007 |
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Law looks out for elderly financial
abuse State rules put banking institutions on their toes for suspected instances, by Francine Brevetti,Business Writer insideBayArea.com, February 21, 2007 |
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Warning For
The Elderly KTVU-2 6 p.m. News, February 20, 2007 |
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SF:
District Attorney Speaks on Elder
Financial Abuse Bay City News Wire, February 20, 2007 |
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KCBS
Radio Interview February 20, 2007 |
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Network combats elder financial abuse The Press Democrat, February 19, 2007 |
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KGO
Newstalk 810 AM February 19, 2007 |
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Policy & Legislation:
110th Congress Convenes, Elder Justice Act Expected to be Re-introduced National Center on Elder Abuse Newsletter, January 2007 |
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Probate
Forum: "Protecting
Elders: Legal Issues" Global Exchange, January 16, 2007 |
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Judicial group to discuss elder abuse
issues Marin Independent Journal , January 16, 2007 |
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New
Law Protects Seniors From Financial Abuse KCBS, January 2, 2007 |
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Law
has eye out for elders, by Kristina
Peterson staff writer Palo Alto Daily News, January 2, 2007 |
2006 Highlights |
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Protecting Seniors’ Assets
by Beth Curda/Enterprise staff writer davisenterprise.com, December 26, 2006 |
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DA
Harris’s Office Educates Chinese Elders on Scams by Angela Pang AsianWeek.com, December 22, 2006 |
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Identifying and Preventing Fraud, Scams and Financial Exploitation by Jenefer Duane SeniorNet, 2006 |
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New
Online Training To Protect Elders From Financial Abuse Finanze Nachrichten, November 15, 2006 |
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Roberta
Romeo: Elderly often face financial abuse Marin Independent Journal, September 6, 206 |
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Promising
Practices - National Center on
Elder Abuse (NCEA) July 2006 |
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World
Elder Abuse Awareness Day Honored
with Release of Training Tools
for Recognizing and Reporting Elder Financial Abuse (PDF:268kb) June 15, 2006 |
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The
New California Mandate: Reporting
Suspected Elder Financial Abuse
(PDF) CreditUnions.com, June 12, 2006 |
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Infotrack: Interview with Jenefer Duane, EFPN CEO & Executive Director (mp3: 3.2MB) 2006 |
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California Credit Union League CALIFORNIA SENIOR SUMMIT - Athens Serves As Panelist, May 2006 |
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Financial
scams expected to boom as boomers age, Managing Your Money USA Today, May 17, 2006 |
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Family
Caregivers of Northwest Michigan,
2006 Conference on Aging Features
Jenefer Duane April 12,2006 |
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Audio clip: Bruce Pearson Esq., Styskal, Wiese and Melchione , KPCC, Los Angeles, CA |
2005 Highlights |
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Chatfield Honored For Work In Defending
Elderly The Credit Union Journal, , November, 2005 |
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California Law Enacted to Help Combat
Financial Elder Abuse Brayton Purcell, Elder Abuse Information, September 2, 2005 |
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Consumer Talk with MICHAEL FINNEY
Program KGO Newstalk AM810, September, 2005 |
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Program
Fights Elder Financial Exploitation
Coastal Post Online, August 15, 2005 |
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First Bank joins fight to stop rise
in financial elder abuse The Campbell Reporter, July 6, 2005 |
2004 Highlights |
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Lawsuit
Charges Insurance Companies, Financial
Planners With Elder Abuse, Fraud;
Consumer Protection Action Alleges
Corporate Scare Tactics Target
Seniors, December 2004 |
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Elderly Lodi woman loses $250,000 to foreign lottery scam Lodi News-Sentinel, August 2004 |
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 EFPN's San Diego Partnership in the News (Quick Time movie) San Diego - Channel 10, 'Trouble Shooter', 2004 |
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EFPN's
award-winning video training program
helps prevent elder financial abuse 2004 |
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Non-Profit Gains Momentum in the Fight
Against Elder Financial Abuse through
Training Program at California Bank,
By Margot Duane Western Independent Bankers, April/May 2004 |
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County moves to protect the elderly Marin Independent Journal, March 2004 |
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Attorney
General Bill Lockyer Kicks Off
Elder Financial Abuse Program February 2004 |
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Special team to focus on elder abuse Marin Independent Journal, February 2004 |
2003 Highlights |
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY WORKS WITH FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS TO COMBAT FINANCIAL ABUSE OF
ELDERS PR Web, July 17, 2003 |
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Elders increasingly preyed upon - County fights elder abuse Contra Costa Times, July 2003 |
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Recognize
and Report Suspected Financial Abuse
of Elders Department of Financial Insitutions, Monthly Bulletin February 2003 |
2002 Highlights |
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Justice & Jails Journal of the California State Association of Counties, November/December 2002 |
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California group's video to train tellers on elder abuse American Banker, May 2002 |
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Catching Care Givers Who Steal from the Elderly. (audio) Your Legal Rights, iLawyer, 2002 |
2001 Highlights |
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Program aims to prevent elder financial abuse Mountain Democrat, October 2001 |
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Seminars help seniors spot predators San Francisco Chronicle, September 2001 |
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Caution needed to avoid financial abuse of elderly Marin Independent Journal, 2001 |
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Combatting scams against the elderly Novato Advance, August 2001 |
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Must elders be forced from their homes when they need some help with their lives? Pacific Sun, 2001 |
2000 Highlights |
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Golden fleecing: Big banks helped kill bill designed to protect seniors from rip-offs San Francisco Chronicle, October 2000 |
