ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Justice Department announced yesterday the results of its efforts over the past year to protect older adults from fraud and exploitation. During the past year, the Department and its law enforcement partners tackled matters that ranged from mass-marketing scams that impacted thousands of victims to bad actors scamming their neighbors. Substantial efforts were also made over the last year to return money to fraud victims. yesterday, the Department also announced it is expanding its Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force to amplify efforts to combat scams originating overseas.
“EDVA is committed to pursuing justice on behalf of vulnerable members of our community, especially those impacted by elder fraud schemes,” said Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. “Criminals who prey on the elderly and rob innocent victims of their lifelong savings and hard-earned retirement funds leave devastating emotional and financial trauma. This office will continue to work closely with our partners to investigate, apprehend, and prosecute perpetrators of these harmful scams.”
“We are intensifying our efforts nationwide to protect older adults, including by more than tripling the number of U.S. Attorneys’ offices participating in our Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force dedicated to disrupting, dismantling and prosecuting foreign-based fraud schemes that target American seniors,” said Attorney General Merrick B….
