The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged 608 defendants between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, for allegedly stealing more than $2.36 billion from elderly Americans, the department said in a Nov. 17 report.
The money was stolen from more than 1 million victims, the DOJ said.
“During the reporting period, the Department pursued 283 criminal and civil enforcement actions involving conduct that targeted or disproportionately affected older adults. Approximately 95 percent of the cases were criminal in nature and 36 percent involved international schemes,” according to the report.
“Seventy-eight percent of USAOs engaged in some form of elder justice enforcement this reporting period.” USAOs refer to the United States Attorneys’ Offices….