{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/continuation-their-efforts-protect-seniors-exploitation-aging-committee-chairman-collins", "In a Continuation of Their Efforts to Protect Seniors from Exploitation, Aging Committee Chairman Collins and Ranking Member McCaskill to Unveil Report on Elder Financial Abuse", "2016-11-28", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "ME", "Susan Collins", "C001035", "www.collins.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Hearing scheduled for Wednesday, November 30th, at 2:30 p.m. in Dirksen 562\nClick HERE to watch live\nWashington, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Claire McCaskill, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, will hold a hearing on Wednesday, November 30th, titled, \u201cTrust Betrayed: Financial Abuse of Older Americans by Guardians and Others in Power.\" During the hearing, the Committee will unveil a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report requested by Chairman Collins and Ranking Member McCaskill on guardianship abuse.\nIn addition to robbing seniors of their hard-earned savings, financial abuse of older adults often puts seniors\u2019 health and safety at risk. The scope of this form of exploitation is broad and can be perpetrated by a range of fiduciaries, such as a court-appointed guardian, a family member with power of attorney privileges, or a senior\u2019s personal attorney. In addition, senior financial abuse can be committed by \u201cfriends\u201d or family members who are handling the victim\u2019s affairs informally.\nThe GAO\u2019s report builds on a previous study it released in 2010, which found hundreds of cases of abuse, neglect, and exploitation and identified $5.4 million that had been improperly diverted. The updated report, which will be released for the first time at the Aging Committee\u2019s hearing, assesses several states\u2019 progress to improve data on guardianships and increase oversight of the guardianship process. The report also analyzes several recent cases of guardianship abuse and provides recommendations on steps that can be taken to protect seniors.\nWitnesses for the hearing will include:\n \nKathryn Larin, Acting Director, Forensic Audit and Investigative Services Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office, (Washington, D.C.)\nCate Boyko, Manager, Minnesota Conservator Account Auditing Program, (Ramsey, MN)\nJaye Martin, Executive Director, Maine Legal Services for the Elderly, (Augusta, ME)\nJessica Kruse, Attorney, Ozarks Elder Law, (Springfield, MO)", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/continuation-their-efforts-protect-seniors-exploitation-aging-committee-chairman-collins"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4611410442739725, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}