Sacramento County Grand Jury • 2024-2025 • Agency Response

No Equal Justice for Victims of Elder Financial Abuse Dated: June 4, 2025 Dear Hon. Presiding Judge Awoniyi: The

Published: June 04, 2025 6 pages
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F4, F5, F7, F10, F11, F12

Findings and Recommendations 5 findings

F3 Page 1
The Grand Jury finds some local law enforcement agencies do not consistently collect data to track elder financial abuse cases received from APS, making it impossible to determine if these cases are fully investigated or referred to the DA for prosecution. COMMENT TO
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R3
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The Grand Jury recommends that all local law enforcement agencies maintain a record of elder financial abuse cases referred by APS, including whether the law enforcement agency conducted additional investigation and whether it sent the case to the DA for potential prosecution, to begin by December 31, 2025. COMMENT TO
F6 Page 2
The Grand Jury finds law enforcement agencies in Sacramento County are not placing as much priority on elder financial abuse as other types of elder abuse, allowing abusers to avoid consequences. COMMENT TO
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R6
Page 5
The Grand Jury recommends that all law enforcement agencies in Sacramento County raise the priority of elder financial abuse investigations to that of physical abuse, to begin September 30, 2025. COMMENT TO
F8 Page 2
The Grand Jury Finds several of the law enforcement agencies in Sacramento County lack dedicated detectives with specialized training in the investigation of elder financial abuse and as a result many abusers are not being held accountable. COMMENT TO
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R8
Page 5
The Grand Jury recommends that each law enforcement agency in Sacramento County have at least one trained detective dedicated to investigating elder financial abuse crimes, by December 31, 2025. COMMENT TO
F9 Page 3
The Grand Jury finds local uniformed law enforcement officers do not receive continuing education and training in how to recognize the signs of elder financial abuse, thereby allowing abusers to continue their victimization without consequences COMMENT TO
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R9
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The Grand Jury recommends that the uniformed officers of each local law enforcement agency receive regular ongoing education and training to recognize signs of elder financial abuse, to begin by December 31, 2025. 2024-2025 Grand Jury Report July 23, 2025 COMMENT TO
F13 Page 4
The Grand Jury finds that there is insufficient community outreach by agencies within Sacramento County to educate elder citizens and their families and caregivers about financial abuse, so the signs of abuse may not be recognized. COMMENT TO
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R13
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The Grand Jury recommends that the law enforcement agencies, APS, the DA’s office, and the FAST team develop and implement a coordinated plan for more widespread community outreach by all parties, by December 31, 2025. COMMENT TO