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Riverside County Sheriff: Special Needs Reunification Program Breakout Session 2: 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Special Needs Reunification Program is designed to assist in the timely reunification of loved ones who may become displaced from their homes, the program can provide law enforcement crucial information about the registered person even before we arrive at their residence. Individuals with Autism, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease and Down Syndrome are examples of members of our community who might benefit from this registry. The registry will assist law enforcement personnel by providing critical information, including emergency contact information, detailed physical descriptions, and photographs. An individual’s communication abilities, routines, behaviors, and other helpful information also may be entered to assist law enforcement. The Growing Issue of Financial Exploitation in our Vulnerable Adults Breakout Session 2: 11:20 AM - 12:20 PM A June 2023 report from the American Bankers Association noted: “According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center, victims reported more than $3.1 billion in losses from elder financial abuse in 2022, which represents an 84% increase from 2021.” Learn how our firm has helped Kansas and Nebraska identify and quantify potential misappropriated funds from the vulnerable adult’s bank accounts, 401K’s, insurance proceeds, etc. We will go over the language which Kansas and Nebraska use in their request for bank records with the audience and potential other resources that are made available to investigators. In addition, we will go over a few cases we have worked on to illustrate the work performed to identify items such as multiple transactions on the same day and same amount, transactions that might be overlooked, and how we illustrate our findings to the investigators, etc. It is essential we continue to gather this kind of data to illustrate just how enormous financial exploitation is happening to our vulnerable adult population, and the lack of funding that is available to the states to combat this type of fraud.

Presenter Christian Dekker Lieutenant Riverside County Sheriff’s Department

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Melissa Parks Principal Myers and Stauffer LC

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2024 Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Symposium