| NEWS ROOM Press Archive 2008 Highlights |
- International News
- Over 200 Seniors to Attend San Francisco Elder Financial Abuse Prevention Seminar on October 1
International Business Times, October 1, 2008 - Throw momma from the train, AGE WELL
By Dr. Esther G. Ebenezer
thestaronline, August 10, 2008 - Families abuse elderly by Deanna Harris - Whangarei Leader
www.stuff.co.nz, July 29, 2008 - Significant elder abuse in Otago, by Elspeth McLean and Sarah Harvey
Otago Daily Times, July 7, 2008 - International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse WEAAD
- WEAAD Around the World — Global Events 2008
- Age Concern, New Zealand Country-wide Events
- AARP International Online Global Forum
- Psychic suspected of swindling elderly clients. By Dan Noyes
KGO TV I-Team, December 19, 2008 - Scams
Targeting San Francisco Elderly
on the Rise. Tim Ryan
Reportsj
KCBS, December 19, 2008 -
Checking in with our elders, by Dr. A.
Michael Wolfe
Marin Independent Journal, December 5, 2008 - Be
Alert When Visiting Parents, by Carolyn L.
Rosenblatt
Special to RedwoodAge.com, November 26, 2008 - The Buzz
Petaluma Argus 150 Courier, November 6, 2008 - Fine
Wines for Old Vines Online Auction Honoring our Nation’s
Elders, pdf
EFPN Press Release, October 10, 2008 - Workshop for Seniors on Preventing Fraud and Scams
MarketWatch.com, September 22, 2008 - Marin forum on preventing elder abuse, by Nancy Isles Nation
Marin Independent Journal, June 25, 2008 - Stopping elder financial abuse, by Jenefer Duane, Carolyn Rosenblatt and Tonia Wasley
Marin Independent Journal, June 15, 2008 - Bank
offers senior security seminar
DesMoinesRegister, April 8, 2008 - WESPAY NOTES
First Quarter 2008 - Elder Financial Protection Network moves to San Francisco (pdf:49k)
February 2008
- Call to Action 2008 Event News
- BOTW
executive honored for efforts to curb elder financial abuse
East Bay Business Times, April 3, 2008 - San
Francisco Summit Honors Leaders in Elder Financial Abuse Prevention
Marketwire, April 2, 2008 - Elder
Financial Protection Network re-names
Award in Honor of Late Board Member
(pdf:51k)
Press Release, March 14, 2008
- 2007 Highlights
- Two accused of attempting to rob 91-year-old woman, By Samantha Gonzaga, Staff Writer
Press-Telegram, February 1, 2008 - Dollars and Sense (pdf:57k), by Jane Hodges Young
NorthBayBiz.com, November, 2007 - Seminar teaches seniors to ward off identity theft
Marin Independent Journal, October 29, 2007 - Program educates elderly about finances
Capital News 9, October 18, 2007 - Elder Abuse Caught on Tape
ABC News Primetime, October 16, 2007 - 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 - Siskiyou County fights elder abuse, by Jamie Gentner
Siskiyou Daily News, September 5, 2007 - Protecting the elderly against fraud, by Kathy Chu
USATODAY.com Video, June 28, 2007 - A new initiative hopes to decrease senior financial abuse
FOX11AZ.com, May 8, 2007
- Call to Action 2007 Event News
- ID
theft seminar aims at seniors, by Paul Burgarino, Staff
Writer
insideBayArea.com, March 20, 2007 - Financial abuse of elderly must stop, Staff Report
Marin Independent Journal, March 5, 2007 - When
more than memories are stolen, By Ryan Huff and Randy
Myers
CONTRA COSTA TIMES, March 4, 2007 - Financial abuse of elderly must stop
Marin Independent Journal, March 3, 2007 - Marin agency urges coordinated effort
to crack down on elderly financial abuse, by Francine Brevetti
Marin Independent Journal, February 23, 2007 - Business
Briefs: Petaluman holds conference
on financial abuse
Petaluma Argus-Courier, February 21, 2007 - 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 - Warning For The Elderly KTVU-2 6 p.m. News, February 20, 2007
- SF:
District Attorney Speaks on Elder
Financial Abuse
Bay City News Wire, February 20, 2007 - KCBS
Radio Interview
February 20, 2007 - Network combats elder financial abuse
The Press Democrat, February 19, 2007 - KGO
Newstalk 810 AM
February 19, 2007 - Policy & Legislation:
110th Congress Convenes, Elder Justice Act Expected to be Re-introduced
National Center on Elder Abuse Newsletter, January 2007 - Probate
Forum: "Protecting
Elders: Legal Issues"
Global Exchange, January 16, 2007 - Judicial group to discuss elder abuse
issues
Marin Independent Journal , January 16, 2007 - New
Law Protects Seniors From Financial Abuse
KCBS, January 2, 2007 - Law
has eye out for elders, by Kristina
Peterson staff writer
Palo Alto Daily News, January 2, 2007
- 2006 Highlights
- Protecting Seniors’ Assets
by Beth Curda/Enterprise staff writer
davisenterprise.com, December 26, 2006 - DA
Harris’s Office Educates Chinese Elders on Scams by Angela Pang
AsianWeek.com, December 22, 2006 - Identifying and Preventing Fraud, Scams and Financial Exploitation by Jenefer Duane
SeniorNet, 2006 - New Online Training To Protect Elders From Financial Abuse
Finanze Nachrichten, November 15, 2006 - Roberta Romeo: Elderly often face financial abuse
Marin Independent Journal, September 6, 206 - Promising
Practices - National Center on
Elder Abuse (NCEA)
July 2006 - World
Elder Abuse Awareness Day Honored
with Release of Training Tools
for Recognizing and Reporting Elder Financial Abuse (PDF:268kb)
June 15, 2006 - The New California Mandate: Reporting
Suspected Elder Financial Abuse
(PDF)
CreditUnions.com, June 12, 2006 - Infotrack: Interview with Jenefer Duane, EFPN CEO & Executive Director (mp3: 3.2MB)
2006 - California Credit Union League
CALIFORNIA SENIOR SUMMIT - Athens Serves As Panelist
May 2006 - Financial scams expected to boom as boomers age, Managing Your Money
USA Today, May 17, 2006 - Family Caregivers of Northwest Michigan,
2006 Conference on Aging Features Jenefer Duane
April 12,2006
Audio clip: Bruce Pearson Esq., Styskal, Wiese and Melchione, KPCC, Los Angeles, CA
- 2005 Highlights
- Chatfield Honored For Work In Defending
Elderly
The Credit Union Journal, November, 2005 - California Law Enacted to Help Combat
Financial Elder Abuse
Brayton Purcell, Elder Abuse Information, September 2, 2005 - Consumer Talk with MICHAEL FINNEY
Program
KGO Newstalk AM810, September, 2005 - Program
Fights Elder Financial Exploitation
Coastal Post Online, August 15, 2005 - First Bank joins fight to stop rise
in financial elder abuse
The Campbell Reporter, July 6, 2005
- 2004 Highlights
- Lawsuit
Charges Insurance Companies, Financial
Planners With Elder Abuse, Fraud;
Consumer Protection Action Alleges
Corporate Scare Tactics Target
Seniors,
December 2004 - Elderly Lodi woman loses $250,000 to foreign lottery scam
Lodi News-Sentinel, August 2004 
EFPN's San Diego Partnership in the News (Quick Time movie)
San Diego - Channel 10, 'Trouble Shooter', 2004- EFPN's
award-winning video training program
helps prevent elder financial abuse
2004 - 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 - County moves to protect the elderly
Marin Independent Journal, March 2004 - Attorney
General Bill Lockyer Kicks Off
Elder Financial Abuse Program
February 2004 - Special team to focus on elder abuse
Marin Independent Journal, February 2004
- 2003 Highlights
- CONTRA COSTA COUNTY WORKS WITH FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS TO COMBAT FINANCIAL ABUSE OF
ELDERS
PR Web, July 17, 2003 - Elders increasingly preyed upon - County fights elder abuse
Contra Costa Times, July 2003 - Recognize
and Report Suspected Financial Abuse
of Elders
Department of Financial Insitutions, Monthly Bulletin February 2003
- 2002 Highlights
- Justice & Jails
Journal of the California State Association of Counties, November/December 2002 - California group's video to train tellers on elder abuse
American Banker, May 2002 - Catching Care Givers Who Steal from the Elderly. (audio)
Your Legal Rights, iLawyer, 2002
- 2001 Highlights
- Program aims to prevent elder financial abuse
Mountain Democrat, October 2001 - Seminars help seniors spot predators
San Francisco Chronicle, September 2001 - Caution needed to avoid financial abuse of elderly
Marin Independent Journal, 2001 - Combatting scams against the elderly
Novato Advance, August 2001 - Must elders be forced from their homes when they need some help with their lives?
Pacific Sun, 2001
- 2000 Highlights
- Golden fleecing: Big banks helped kill bill designed to protect seniors from rip-offs
San Francisco Chronicle, October 2000
