Tag: elder abuse
Abdoul Issaka Assimiou, Romance Fraud, Ohio 2025
⏱ 4 min read Abraham Lincoln once said ‘the dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.’ In Northern Ohio, a storm of deceit ravaged the lives of elderly citizens, as a romance fraud scheme, led by Abdoul Issaka Assimiou, preyed on vulnerable seniors from December 2017 to March 2024. Assimiou, a…
Matthew Harvey, Elder Financial Exploitation, West Virginia 2023
⏱ 2 min read In Clarksburg, West Virginia, a two-day training is being held to further the Department of Justice’s Elder Justice Initiative, targeting those who prey on older Americans for financial gain. The training, called West Virginia SAFE, is designed for elder justice professionals to gain skills in communicating with older adults who are…
Eijroghene Okuma, Investment Fraud, Georgia 2022
Atlanta, GA – A former Edward Jones advisor is facing years in federal prison after admitting to a brazen scheme that robbed an 80-year-old Georgia man of nearly $10 million. Eijroghene Okuma, 48, systematically exploited the trust placed in him, pilfering the victim’s life savings over a 16-month period. The case, which surfaced this week,…
Irina Segal, Medicare Billing Scam, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Medicare Scam: Arts & Crafts Racket Cost Taxpayers $200K PHILADELPHIA – Irina Segal, owner of Bucks County’s Segal Arts, LLC, just agreed to cough up $200,000 to settle allegations she bilked Medicare out of money by falsely claiming arts-and-crafts sessions were therapeutic occupational therapy. Federal prosecutors say Segal knowingly submitted…
Irina Segal, Medicare Fraud, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: California Con Man Gets 5.5 Years for SBA Scam Philadelphia – Irina Segal, owner of Bucks County’s Segal Arts, LLC, just cut a deal with federal prosecutors, agreeing to shell out $200,000 to settle allegations of Medicare fraud. The feds say Segal’s company billed the government for one-on-one occupational therapy…
