Every year in San Diego County, senior citizens are scammed out of $100 million by bad actors who trick the elderly into believing any number of scenarios. It’s an astonishing figure, but the sad fact is that it’s probably even higher. Many people who lose their life savings to a scam are so ashamed that they never report it.
With this in mind, our office works day and night to protect vulnerable citizens from falling prey to liars trying to steal their money. Through our Elder Justice Task Force, public education and through prosecution, the District Attorney’s Office is leading the way in the effort to halt scams before they wipe out bank accounts.
The San Diego Elder Justice Task Force is made up of local and federal law enforcement partners, who work collaboratively to hold perpetrators accountable in state and federal prosecutions. Creating this task force has allowed our prosecutors and investigators to connect dots among statewide and federal criminal rings that target senior citizens…