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January 17 2004
Title:	Auditor warns of elder exploitation	Services
Comments:	State Auditor John Morrison has announced the receipt of a $125,000 grant from the Investor Protection Fund to train police officers in 23 communities about fraud detection.
Source:	Billings Gazette http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/01/17/build/state/70-frauds-seniors.inc
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February 27 2004
Title:	Graying boomers will strain budgets, advocates warn	Services
Comments:	"The graying of Montana is also challenging Adult Protective Services, also part of the division, said its bureau chief Rick Bartos. Its staff gets about 2,500 referrals of alleged abuse, neglect or financial or emotional abuse of people 60 and over and people with developmental or physical disabilities. Its case load is 90 to 100 cases a year for each of 37 to 38 social workers."
Source:	Missoulian http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/02/27/news/local/news03.prt
Author:	Ginny Merriam gmerriam@missoulian.com

June 14 2005
Title:	Nation's AGs meeting in Big Sky	Prosecution
Comments:	At least 39 attorney generals will meet in Montana June 21-23 to discuss elder abuse, as well as other topics.
Source:	Billings Gazette http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/14/build/state/50-ag-meeting.inc
Author:	Jan Falstad jfalstad@billingsgazette.com

August 10 2005
Title:	Have you heard? Canadian scammers target Montana with 'lottery' fraud
Comments:	"The most popular scams are the 'foreign lottery,' 'work at home and get rich' and 'pay to work'."
Source:	Billings Gazette http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/08/10/build/business/30-haveu-heard.inc
Author:	Jan Falstad

May 10 2003	Billings
Title:	Symposium addresses seniors' issues
Comments:	Montana Affiliates of the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse hold meeting to develop state-level action agenda.
Source:	Billings Gazette www.billingsgazette.com
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September 06 2003	Billings
Title:	Program focuses on elder abuse	Services
Comments:	Article promoting fundraiser for Billings Chapter of Prevention of Elder Abuse also describes their services.
Source:	Billings Gazette www.billingsgazette.com
Author:	Dan Carter

May 11 2004	Billings
Title:	Man accused of using deceased's credit card	Nursing Home Prosecution
Comments:	A 35-year-old former nursing assistant at Parkview Care Center is charged, among other things, with elder exploitation for using the credit card of a now-deceased resident.
Source:	Billings Gazette http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/05/11/build/local/75-credit-card-fraud.inc
Author:	Greg Tuttle

July 15 2004	Billings
Title:	Woman allegedly sells home she didn't own	Prosecution
Comments:	A 39-year-old woman has been charged with felony theft and exploitation of an older person for allegedly selling a trailer house belonging to an older woman who had moved from the trailer. The accused has "a lengthy criminal history that includes a felony theft two years ago from a nursing-home resident."
Source:	Billings Gazette http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/07/15/build/local/65-unowned-home.inc
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September 11 2004	Billings
Title:	Group helps seniors with bills	Services
Comments:	Article discusses the Senior Assistance Financial Executive, which helps senior citizens and developmentally disabled individuals manage their bills. The program is sponsored by the Billings Chapter of Prevention of Elder Abuse.
Source:	Billings Gazette http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/09/11/build/local/50-safe-regatta.inc
Author:	John Fitzgerald

November 30 2004	Billings
Title:	Man sentenced for credit card theft	Nursing Home Prosecution
Comments:	John Wilson Chambers, 35, was sentenced to five years in state prison for taking the credit card of a deceased male resident at Parkview Care Center, where he was a nursing assistant, and using it after the man's death to buy pornography.
Source:	Billings Gazette http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/11/30/build/local/95-local-digest.inc
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