Elder Fraud And Scam Prevention Training

As part of its Elder Justice Initiative, the Office hosted a three-part training series: Effective Strategies for Investigating Transnational and Other Scams Targeting Older Adults. The event began on June 15, which is Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The series was provided to local and state law enforcement officers to educate about recent scams targeting

older adults, the latest methods scammers are using to launder money, the neuropsychology of victimization, and the ways that law enforcement can work together to investigate and prosecute scammers who prey on vulnerable victims. AUSA and Elder Justice Coordinator Monica Tait, AUSAs Lisa Feldman and Katie Schonbachler, and Victim Specialist Allison Stafford participated in the training along with representatives from the FBI, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), JP Morgan Chase Bank, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, LAPD, the United States Secret Service, and the Ventura and San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Departments.