Wisconsin Department Of Justice Unveils New Plan To Combat Elder Financial Abuse

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This interview airing on Wisconsin Public Radio on October 4, 2018 features John Hendrick, Director of the Elder Law Center and Elder Financial Empowerment Project for the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups. He discuses the plan by the state Department of Justice to reduce the rate of elder financial abuse in Wisconsin. The plan ranges from empowering financial institutions to step in if they expect fraud, to making penalties more severe for people who are convicted of targeting older and vulnerable adults.

Source: Wisconsin Public Radio, 2018
https://www.wpr.org/

Author(s): 
John Hendrick
Subject: 
Economics & Funding
Policy
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Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection
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