Recently, my office has taken aim at sweepstakes companies that target seniors in their advertising practices. Approximately 4,000 Texas consumers will be eligible for restitution. In April, my Insurance Practices Section sued Seniors Security Services, a company that sent mailers designed to look like official government notices concerning Social Security or Medicare to senior citizens around the state. Instead, these mailers were merely a ruse to solicit leads for insurance salesmen. Triads The Office of the Attorney General actively participates in one of the nation's best community policing programs for preventing crime against seniors.
Triads unite seniors with local law enforcement agencies to work together for safety.
There are currently 103 Triads in Texas, and we are working to double that number. The Elder Law and Public Health Division works to protect senior Texans and other health-care service consumers. The Division's primary focus is ensuring quality treatment for patients in nursing homes, personal care homes and psychiatric facilities. The Division also works to promote my policy of protecting senior Texans by conducting Senior Fraud Conferences and speaking to senior service organizations across the state. When that agency refers a case to us, we take legal action to enforce the law and put an end to violations.