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House tightens penalties for financial exploitation of older adults, mandates restitution
Summary
Proyecto de la Cámara 180 was approved to increase penalties for financial exploitation of older adults and to require courts to impose restitution; bill supporters described it as a protective, deterrent measure for a vulnerable population.
Representative Edgar Robles Rivera, the bill’s sponsor, told the House that Proyecto de la Cámara 180 closes a gap in the penal code and strengthens protections for older adults facing financial exploitation. On April 22 Robles said the measure increases penalties and requires mandatory restitution in all cases of financial exploitation of persons of advanced age.
Robles said the bill had…
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