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Senator Ashley Moody addresses elder abuse in a Senate hearing, emphasizing Florida’s successful programs and advocating for federal support.

U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody is touting her work as former Florida Attorney General protecting seniors from those who may take advantage of them, suggesting her work could be used as a national model.

In 2024, thousands of older Virginians picked up the phone, opened an email, or answered a message from someone they thought they could trust. Many never got their money back.

According to U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona, a U.S. District Court judge sentenced 32-year-old Mykia L. Henderson of Moody, and 50-year-old Cynthia H. Mixon of Fairfield to 57 months in prison.

Like most of us, Hiep Nguyen regularly receives scam phone calls. Although he usually ignores these unexpected phone calls, one recent scammer had a convincing trap. After the caller ID identified the unknown caller as the Vietnamese Embassy, Nguyen picked up. The caller claimed that someone was perpetrating crimes, like money laundering, in his name, which meant he needed to rearrange his finances.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced the filing of a felony complaint in Morgan County Circuit Court against Harlin Dilday Jr., the owner of two home repair enterprises, “D&D Outdoors” and “Dilday & Sons.”

Senior citizens soon won’t be able to simply call the Social Security Administration to change their address or check the status of their benefit claim. Instead, they will have to first verify their identity online or go to a field office if they are unable to do so.

Is Florida the worst state in the nation in mental health care, elder fraud, homeowner insurance rates and rent increases?