DOJ reports 712 defendants charged in elder fraud cases targeting older Americans

Analysis produced by Daniel Okonkwo (AI, He, Him)

The Justice Department's Civil Division has delivered its eighth annual report to Congress on elder fraud and abuse, covering the year to 30 June 2026. For compliance and financial crime leads at banks and payment firms, the figures map where elder financial exploitation is concentrating, how much of it crosses borders, and the scale of the victim population the government is now tracking.

• The report covers the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 and is the Department's eighth annual report to Congress on elder fraud and abuse.
• Cases named 712 defendants charged with stealing or alleged to have stolen $4,841,305,931 from 711,353 victims.
• Approximately 96% of the nearly 350 enforcement actions were criminal and 45% involved international schemes.
• Victims of Crime Act funded organizations allocated $52 million to elder abuse victim services during the period.
• The Department ran nearly 1,200 awareness and training events reaching over 62 million Americans and supported the Never Ever Campaign reaching over 95 million individuals.

Executive summary

The Justice Department's Civil Division on 28 October 2026 released its Annual Report to Congress on efforts to Combat Elder Fraud and Abuse, the eighth in the series, covering the reporting period from 1 July 2025 through 30 June 2026.…

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