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NIJ Releases Final Report
MASS MARKETING ELDER FRAUD INTERVENTION

TWO INDIVIDUALS DETAINED IN ONGOING ELDER FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS

DOJ, HHS CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE ELDER JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL
(RECORDING LENGTH: 1:56:18)

June 12, 2024
Press Release
VIRGINIA MAN SENTENCED TO 66 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR STEALING FROM ELDERLY
INCAPACITATED VICTIMS

October 16, 2024


NIJ Releases Final Report
MASS MARKETING ELDER FRAUD INTERVENTION

TWO INDIVIDUALS DETAINED IN ONGOING ELDER FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS

DOJ, HHS CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE ELDER JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL
(RECORDING LENGTH: 1:56:18)

June 12, 2024
Press Release
VIRGINIA MAN SENTENCED TO 66 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR STEALING FROM ELDERLY
INCAPACITATED VICTIMS

October 16, 2024


NIJ Releases Final Report
MASS MARKETING ELDER FRAUD INTERVENTION

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The mission of the Elder Justice Initiative is to support and coordinate the
Department’s enforcement and programmatic efforts to combat elder abuse, neglect
and financial fraud and scams that target our nation’s older adults. We engage
in this work by focusing on the following mission areas:

Building Federal, State, and Local Capacity to Fight Elder Abuse

Providing targeted training and resources to elder justice professionals
including prosecutors, law enforcement, judges, victim specialists, first
responders, civil legal aid employees, and multi-disciplinary teams to enhance
their ability to respond to elder abuse efficiently and effectively.

Promoting Justice for Older Americans

Investigating and prosecuting financial scams targeting older adults. Promoting
greater federal, state, and local coordination to resolve cases where long-term
care entities provide grossly substandard care to their residents or patients.

Supporting Research to Improve Elder Abuse Policy and Practice

Promoting foundational research into elder abuse and financial exploitation to
transform the practice of professionals in ways that positively impact the lives
of older adults.

Helping Older Victims and Their Families

Connecting older adults and their families or caregivers with appropriate
investigative agencies, as well as empowering them with information about abuse
and recovering from its effects.

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS COMMITTED TO FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE FOR OLDER
AMERICANS THROUGH A ROBUST AND HOLISTIC RESPONSE. LEARN ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT’S
ELDER JUSTICE EFFORTS:

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES

The Department is pursuing a wide array of foreign and domestic schemes
impacting older Americans.  For example:

 * The Department has aggressively investigated numerous transnational fraud
   schemes (e.g., Jamaican lottery and technical-support scams), bringing
   criminal and civil actions against hundreds of defendants from around the
   globe who victimized millions of Americans.
 * The Department is actively pursuing nursing homes that are denying Medicare
   and Medicaid beneficiaries essential nursing services to which they are
   entitled.
 * And the Department is committed to prosecuting a wide array of CARES Act and
   COVID-19 fraud schemes. 

More information on the Department’s elder justice cases can be found at
the Elder Fraud Initiative and the Elder Justice Initiative Press Room.

PROVIDING SUPPORT TO OLDER VICTIMS

The Department also supports older victims. The Department manages the National
Elder Fraud Hotline, the first national hotline to assist older victims and
their families in reporting fraud and/or finding local assistance. For those
searching for resources online, the Elder Justice Neighborhood Map is designed
to easily locate state-specific resources. The Department is advancing
prevention through its elder abuse prevention research. The Office for Victims
of Crime (OVC) is promoting elder justice through:

 * The Elder Justice AmeriCorps Legal Fellowship ProgramLinks to other
   government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external
   link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website
   when you click the link., helping to address the myriad legal needs of elder
   abuse victims (BlogLinks to other government and non-government sites will
   typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are
   leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link.). 
 * Funding state and local level elder abuse programs that provide direct
   community- and systems-based services to older victims (OVC Fact sheet).  
 * In 2020, funding the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) to develop
   training and technical assistance for law enforcement on interacting with
   older victims and ensuring they have access to services in their community.

ENHANCING STATE AND LOCAL ELDER JUSTICE EFFORTS

The Department supports the efforts of state and local law enforcement, and
other elder justice professionals, through the development of training,
resources, and tools. For example:

 * The Elder Abuse Prosecutor video series covers many of the critical elements
   of investigating and prosecuting elder abuse, caregiver neglect, or financial
   exploitation.
 * The Department supported the development of the Elder Abuse Guide for Law
   Enforcement (EAGLELinks to other government and non-government sites will
   typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are
   leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link.), a web
   module designed for law enforcement to quickly find resources to respond to
   elder abuse. 
 * Based on the EAGLE, the EAGLE Online Training is the first elder abuse
   training for law enforcement that has been certified by the International
   Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training
   (IADLEST). 

To promote the proliferation of elder abuse multidisciplinary teams, the
Department launched the first Multidisciplinary Team Technical Assistance
Center, including both live technical assistance and online resources. As part
of this effort, the Elder Justice Network Locator Map displays where these
networks are located throughout the country.

RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS

The Department is resolved to prevent elder abuse and financial fraud from
occurring in the first place by actively promoting public awareness. Elder
Justice Coordinators throughout the country regularly participate in public
awareness events. The Elder Justice Website hosts a wide array of public
awareness resources: 

 * Information about various forms of elder abuse can be found on the About
   Elder Abuse page. 
 * The Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force has identified trending
   schemes targeting older adults, with the belief that the best way to
   inoculate against scams is to know about them.
 * Ready-made community presentations, complete with a PowerPoint, an
   instructor’s manual, and handouts designed to allow anyone to provide a
   community presentation.

 

Elder Justice News
Press Release
Indictment Charges Waterbury Women with Fraud Offenses
A federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a 17-count indictment charging
MARLENIN VITO, 45, of Waterbury, with fraud offenses.
October 30, 2024
Press Release
Three Charged in Multi-State Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracy
PROVIDENCE, RI – Three individuals from Georgia have been charged in federal
District Court in Providence, RI, for their alleged roles in a wide-ranging
lottery and sweepstakes scam...
October 30, 2024
Press Release
Nigerian National Sentenced to Prison for Role in Business Email Compromise
Scheme
TOLULOPE SAMUEL BODUNDE, 33, a citizen of Nigeria residing in Newark, New
Jersey, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New
Haven to 24...
October 16, 2024
Press Release
Virginia Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison for Stealing From Elderly
Incapacitated Victims
October 16, 2024
Press Release
Waukee Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Money
Laundering Investment Scheme
DES MOINES, Iowa – A Waukee man was sentenced on October 11, 2024, to nine years
in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering.
October 15, 2024
Press Release
Recidivist Fraudster and Identity Thief Sentenced to More Than Three Years in
Federal Prison
MOBILE, AL – A Birmingham woman was sentenced to 39 months in prison for bank
fraud and aggravated identity theft.
October 11, 2024
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