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A 39-year-old man has been arrested and charged with elder abuse and robbery after surveillance footage surfaced showing the man robbing a 92-year-old man at an ATM machine. 39-year-old Saaga Saaga reportedly grabbed the 92-year-old’s wallet as he was removing his ATM card from the machine and pushed him to the ground. The 39-year-old then fled the scene of the crime on foot. The elderly man suffered minor injuries in the incident as a result of the fall. Police found Saaga in a public parking lot. There is no information on any court dates or sentencing for this incident.

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A Chillicothe, OH nurse’s aide is currently facing an investigation after she allegedly threw a bed pan at him, hitting him in the stomach and causing a bruise the size of a 50-cent coin. Another patient that witnessed the incident stated that the aide yelled at the elderly man and threw the bed pan from roughly 5 feet away. The patient’s daughter complained to the Area Agency on Aging and an investigation began.

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The Motion Picture & Television Fund, a charity organization created to help people involved in the movie and T.V. industry, has been sued over the death of an 89-year-old woman under the care of their elder care facility. Carrie DeLay was found at the bottom of a staircase at a long-term care facility owned by the MPTF. DeLay had apparently suffered a fall from her wheelchair and died a week after suffering the fall.

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The daughter of an 86-year-old woman was arrested for negligence against her mother after leaving her in unsanitary conditions with 13 sick dogs. The unidentified woman was found in her bed with soiled clothing and open sores. 60-year-old Janice Bartness and elderly woman’s son-in-law Gregory were both arrested in connection with this incident.

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In Kissimmee, FL, a 46-year-old woman was arrested after paramedics discovered her mother had been left severely neglected in completely unsanitary conditions. Corrine Marion’s 82-year-old mother was found covered in feces and urine. The incident caught police attention when an emergency medical call had been placed to Kissimmee authorities and firefighters responded. The call came from Hacienda Circle and the report was for an elderly woman suffering breathing difficulties.

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In a serious case of elder abuse, a 68-year-old woman was neglected and forced to live in a garage by a Toronto couple. 43-yeaer-old Kwong Yan and 28-year-old Qi Tan were reportedly charged with failing to provide the necessities of life and criminal negligence causing bodily harm after they left the 68-year-old woman unattended in a garage. The woman was transported to a medical facility in life-threatening condition according to the CP24 report. The Toronto couple was denied bail in a court hearing where they appeared through video feed.

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Three nursing home workers were arrested on March 2nd suspected of elder abuse after an incident occurred where one of the workers reportedly yanked an elderly man’s genitals and the other two employees did nothing to prevent it. 27-year-old Arnold Samson, 22-year-old Ryan Tan, and 50-year-old Ricardo Martinez were all arrested in connection with the incident. Samson was the person that committed the act of elder abuse and the other 2 employees failed to report it, which is mandated by law. Samson faces misdemeanor charges of elder abuse and battery in connection with this incident.
 

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In a possible case of elder financial abuse in San Diego, investigators and the police department are asking the public for assistance to find two suspects wanted in connection with several scams against elderly individuals. According to authorities, two cases that occurred recently could be linked involving a male and female posing as roofing inspectors. The two perpetrators would enter an elderly person’s home and one would distract the victim.

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Attorney General Tom Horne in Arizona has announced the launch of a new task force formed to combat elder abuse cases. The Taskforce Against Senior Abuse (TASA) is part of the Attorney General’s office’s Public Advocacy Division according to ABC15. The taskforce will be used as a means of protecting seniors from elder abuse by mandating prosecution for elder abuse, elder neglect, exploitation, and scams that target elders. The report states that a hotline has been established where people can report possible incidents of elder abuse or neglect. The taskforce can be reached by phone at 602-542-2124 or via email at seniorabuse@azag.gov.

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A former Keiser Hospital Nurse in Redwood City, California has been sentenced to four days in county jail and two years probation after being accused of punching a 91-year-old patient in the mouth when she refused to take her medication. 59-year old Joan Rogers pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor elder abuse charge in connection with the October 2009 incident. The incident originally occurred when the elderly woman was taken to the hospital with a hip fracture.

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A 45-year-old woman faces 17 felony charges of grand theft and elder abuse after she was accused of and arrested for draining her husband’s bank accounts. According to The Press-Enterprise website, 45-year-old Shawna Verdugo stole $500,000 from her husband, 74-year-old Johannes Holzel. Verdugo also reportedly took out a fraudulent life insurance policy on her husband as well.

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The Patriot Ledger in Massachusetts reports that while reports of elder abuse and neglect continue to rise in the state, cuts in funding continue to put a strain in the assistance of state is able to provide for abuse victims. A legislative meeting took place on the 16th to discuss the problem and several state agencies spoke on behalf of many abuse victims that they are trying to assist.

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According to a report from KHON news channel 2 in Hawaii, a man was charged with theft after he was arrested for going door-to-door claiming he would assist elderly individuals with their yard only to take their money without cleaning their yard. Vilisoni Mafi took over $2,700 from elderly victims claiming he would help them.

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This coming Tuesday and Wednesday, Clay County law enforcement officials will be receiving training in elder abuse prevention from the Clay County Elder Abuse training team. In 2009, the county’s attorney’s office received a grant from the Department of Justice for training purposes. The coordinator that was in charge of handing out the grant money stated that the training will be used to inform law enforcement officers of the best ways to go about responding to and investigating elder abuse incidents in Clay County. The amount of the grant totaled $290,000, according to the report.

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