Producer: Kim Jacobs;
Editor: David Tarr;
Writers: Kim Jacobs & Charlotte Pence;
Graphics: Leana Kruska;
Director of Photography: Chris Elberfeld;
Videography: Andy Young, Andrew Warren, Andy J. Jacobs & Chris Capper;
Director of Production Operations: David DeMunbrun;
Associate Producer: Charlotte Pence;
Production Assistants: Brad Hoehner, Holly Moore & Joey Martin;
Internet Projects Manager: Chris Bowman;
Closed Captioning: Angel Carothers;
Executive Producer: Clayton Taylor;
[AI-Generated Summary] The documentary transcript "Fleeced: Speaking Out Against Senior Financial Abuse," presented by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition and supported by Atlantic Philanthropies, highlights the growing and devastating crisis of financial elder abuse in America, where an estimated one in five seniors falls victim to fraud. Targeting the trillions of dollars in assets held by older generations, sophisticated scammers use international phone fraud, sweepstakes tricks, predatory mortgage refinancing schemes, and deceptive bank-issued direct deposit loans to drain victims' life savings and home equity. Despite the profound internal shame and severe emotional stress associated with these financial crimes—which in some cases leads to tragic health consequences—brave victims like Nita Gardner and Annette Smith are transforming from "lambs to lions". By sharing their personal struggles publicly before community roundtables and congressional committees, they have successfully partnered with advocacy groups like ESOP and progressive financial institutions to break the silence, promote community-wide education, and build a collaborative defense network to protect senior assets and restore dignity to older Americans.
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