Protect Week Press Conference
Maryland Officials & Non-Profits Unite to Combat Elder Financial Abuse
PROTECT Week 2024 Launches June 10 at a Press Conference in Annapolis
MEDIA CONTACT:
Nancy Carr, 443-787-5382 or ncarr@aarp.org
WHO:
- Anthony Brown, Maryland Attorney General
- Brooke Lierman, Comptroller of Maryland
- Secretary Carmel Roques, Maryland Department of Aging
- Secretary Rafael Lôpez, Maryland Department of Human Services
- Commissioner of Financial Regulation Tony Salazar (Maryland Department of Labor)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek Barron
- Karen Morgan, AARP Maryland Executive Council
- Emcee Shawn Perry, host of The Senior Zone (WYCB-AM)
WHAT:
Press Conference Announcing PROTECT Week (Preventing Older Americans from Financial Exploitation) Statewide Public Education Campaign
WHEN:
Monday, June 10 at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE:
AARP Maryland State Office
One Park Place
Suite 475
Annapolis, MD 21401
BACKGROUND:
AARP Maryland, the Maryland Attorney General, Comptroller of Maryland, Maryland Department of Aging, Maryland Department of Human Services, Maryland Department of Financial Regulation from the Maryland Department of Labor, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, along with an array of consumer groups, are hosting a press conference to launch a statewide awareness and public education campaign focused on Protecting Older Americans from Financial Exploitation.
- Guest speaker remarks about their agencies’ role in combating elder fraud and abuse.
- Media Q&A
The press conference will also air live on AARP Maryland's Facebook page and YouTube channel.
