Attorney General William Barr addresses Sun City Center residents On 3/3/2020 at the Sun City Center Community Hall, U.S. Attorney General William Barr; Assistant to the President Senior Counselor Kellyanne Conway; FL AG Ashley Moody and other notable individuals presented a program on “Keeping Seniors Safe.” “The mission of the Elder Justice Initiative is to support and coordinate the Department’s enforcement and programmatic efforts to combat elder abuse, neglect and financial fraud and scams that target our nation’s seniors.” AG Barr described his inspection of many of the nations nursing homes as eye opening and alarming. He stated that the conditions that many of our most vulnerable seniors are living under are disgusting if not utterly indescribable. He stated that the “Department of Justice is taking aggressive and unprecedented steps to protect elders and to prosecute and punish those who take advantage of them.” Other speakers discussed Elder Fraud and outlined steps that can be taken to prevent the multiple scams that are currently stripping many seniors of their life savings. The overall presentation was excellent; very comprehensive and enlightening. The National Elder Fraud Hotline is 1-833-372-8311.
