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Attorney General Sunday says new elder-exploitation unit has 37 open cases and is overwhelmed
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Attorney General General Sunday told lawmakers the newly formed elder-exploitation section has 22 open cases in the eastern part of the state, six in central regions and nine in Pittsburgh/Allegheny, and that demand for investigations is already straining staff resources.
Attorney General General Sunday told lawmakers the newly created elder-exploitation section in the attorney general’s office has 22 open cases in the eastern part of the state, six in the central region and nine in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County — 37 open investigations in all — and that the unit is already overwhelmed.
“The reality is they are under attack like we've never seen,” General Sunday said, arguing that technology, including artificial intelligence, has “supercharged these scams” and made them harder to detect. “Education is a key to victory in most of…
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