The Department of Justice issued its Annual Report to Congress on its Activities to Combat Elder Fraud and Abuse. The report summarizes the department’s extensive elder justice efforts from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. As Attorney General Merrick B. Garland recognized, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed and exacerbated injustices faced by far too many of the most vulnerable among us, including older Americans. Even with the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the department achieved noteworthy success in combatting elder abuse, neglect and financial exploitation and fraud as detailed in the report.
