I am a caregiver who suspects abuse at my employer's elder care home in Chicago. Can the family member be criminally charged under South Dakota elder abuse criminal law?
Coerced or fraudulent account opening by an abuser is identity theft under FCRA and FACTA — dispute the accounts with the FTC IdentityTheft.gov process, file police reports, and block items under §605B of FCRA. South Dakota consumer-protection acts often layer on; statutory damages and attorney's fees make these cases viable even on small accounts.