By , Marisa Perfetti, Elder & Disability Law Clinic Student, Spring 2021 The coronavirus pandemic is creating new opportunities for scammers to prey on older Americans.[1] In Virginia, three of the top scams are the (1) Social Security Impersonation Scam, (2) Romance Scam, and (3) Grandparent Scam.[2] The scammers are using new variations on these tried and […]
Month: February 2021
By , Madeline Blackburn, Elder & Disability Law Clinic Student, Spring 2021 From 2007-2008, celebrity pop star Britney Spears experienced multiple psychological breakdowns. Her mental health issues were likely the result of childhood traumas brought on by her father’s alcoholism and parental dysfunction, career-induced stress due to constant intrusions into her privacy by the paparazzi, and a […]