Philip Marshall’s quest to protect his famous and wealthy grandmother Brooke Astor from devastating financial abuse put a national spotlight on a problem that a recent MetLife study, Broken Trust, found costs American seniors $2.6 billion annually.Marshall will share his story in the keynote address at the Elder Financial Protection Network’s (EFPN) 6th annual Call to Action conference and awards ceremony on March 25, 2010 in San Francisco.
This year’s meeting comes at a time not only of increased attention to the problem of elder financial abuse, thanks to the media coverage of the Astor case, but also one of increased risk of financial abuse of seniors because of the current economic downturn. These factors combined with the progress being made toward passing a national Elder Justice Act, could make this year a watershed moment for the problem of elder financial abuse.
Marshall will join 10 other speakers at this year’s event, which will bring together experts and community advocates from across the country for a day-long learning experience on the growing crime of elder financial abuse. Several hundred representatives of financial institutions, law enforcement, elder justice advocates and the legal community are expected to attend the event.
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6th Annual Call to Action Event to Spotlight Prominent Elder Abuse Case of Brooke Astor
I am glad to see Philip Marshall taking up the cause of financial elder abuse. I hope he connects the dots to guardianship.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a good event.
ReplyDeleteI hope this conference receives a lot of media attention.
ReplyDeleteThe Brooke Astor case has been used to justify professional guardians -- they point to Tony Marshall and exclaim families steal. And families do steal -- but overall, families are not the problem - it's the system that causes the larges amount of financial abuse, not families.
ReplyDeleteSure hope they look at the whole picture and not just family members. After my mother was sucked into this corrupt system my husband hit the nail on the head saying, "The only diferrence between your sister and this court appointed guardian is that your sister stole for survival and the guardian steals as a profession." He was absolutely right!
ReplyDeleteIs this event going to "out" the crooks in the system or is it going to give them a chance to pretend they're helping people.?
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