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Members of the Luzerne/Wyoming Counties Elder Abuse Task Force have announced their next training seminar. The topic will be “Financial Exploitation”, with two sessions offered on Monday, March 8th, at Misericordia University in Dallas. (*Snow Date: March 10th) Seniors will be invited to a presentation with lunch from 10:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. An evening session from 6 until 8 p.m. will be open to both seniors and the general public. The programs will be held in Insalaco Hall at the University. For more information or to register, call the Luzerene/Wyoming County Area Agencies on Aging at: 570-822-1158.

The Elder Abuse Task Force of Luzerne/Wyoming Counties will host a Senior Financial Fraud Seminar on Wednesday, June 24th at Misericordia University in Dallas. Members of the financial community, including bank officials and employees are invited to attend. For more information, please contact the Ethics Institute at Misericordia University at 570-674-6201.

Members of the Elder Abuse Task Force program committee are planning a Financial Fraud Seminar. It will be held this spring at Misericordia University. Additional details including date & time will be forthcoming.

The office of State Representative Karen Boback, in conjunction with the Ethics Institute of Misericordia University, will present a Senior Identity Theft Seminar on Thursday, April 16th, in the University’s new Insalaco Building. The program will begin at 6:00 p.m., and feature guest speaker Joyce O’Brien of the Attorney General’s office. It is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Representative Boback’s District Office at 570-836-4777.

“The Mission of the Luzerne/Wyoming Counties Elder Abuse Task Force is to reduce the number of victimized elderly through prevention, education, identification and prosecution.”