Today, the Department of Justice’s Civil Division released its Annual Report to Congress on its efforts to Combat Elder Fraud and Abuse. The report summarizes the department’s extensive enforcement, victim support, training and myriad other efforts to promote elder justice during the reporting period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This year, the Department pursued nearly 350 criminal and civil enforcement actions involving fraud or abuse that targeted or disproportionately affected older adults. Approximately 96% of the cases were criminal in nature and 45% involved international schemes. These cases named 712 defendants charged with stealing or alleged
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