“This section [amending sections 6102 and 6106 of this title and sections 917 and 2325 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure] may be cited as the ‘Crimes Against Charitable Americans Act of 2001’.”
Short Title of 2000 Amendment“This Act [enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 3732 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare] may be cited as the ‘Protecting Seniors From Fraud Act’.”
Short Title Congressional Findings “ Congress makes the following findings: Older Americans are among the most rapidly growing segments of our society.Our Nation’s elderly are too frequently the victims of violent crime, property crime, and consumer and “(3)
The elderly are often targeted and retargeted in a range of fraudulent schemes.The TRIAD program, originally sponsored by the National Sheriffs’ Association, International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the American Association of Retired Persons unites sheriffs, police chiefs, senior volunteers, elder care providers, families, and seniors to reduce the criminal victimization of the elderly.
Congress should continue to support TRIAD and similar community partnerships that improve the safety and quality of life for millions of senior citizens.
There are few other community-based efforts that forge partnerships to coordinate criminal justice and social service resources to improve the safety and security of the elderly.
According to the National Consumers League, “(8) Senior citizens are often the target of “(9) Fraudulent telemarketers compile the names of consumers who are potentially vulnerable to “(10) It is estimated that 56 percent of the names on such ‘mooch lists’ are individuals age 50 or older.The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Trade Commission have provided resources to assist private-sector organizations to operate outreach programs to warn senior citizens whose names appear on confiscated ‘mooch lists’.
The Administration on Aging was formed, in part, to provide senior citizens with the resources, information, and assistance their special circumstances require.