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Joe Gavalis is a founding partner of CTG & Associates, an investigative and consulting firm located in metro Atlanta, GA. CTG specializes in litigation support and forensic accounting for major fraud matters, receiverships, employee benefit plans and related businesses. Joe retired from the U.S. Dep…

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  • Jul 13, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 48 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from SAFE Senior Hour

07/13/20 The Safe Senior Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 57:21


David Moxley hosts a special edition of the Safe Senior Hour.

05/04/20 Fraud and Scams Related to the Corona Virus

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 58:17


Host Joe Gavalis gives you an update on frauds and scams, particularly the coronavirus related scams.

04/27/20 Guests Jason Marbutt and Chuck McPhilamy

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 57:41


Host Joe Gavalis talks with his guests, Jason Marbutt, Senior Assistant District Attorney Cobb Judicial Circuit, and Chuck McPhilamy with the Marietta Police Department.

04/20/20 Guests Lori Smetanka, and Melanie McNeil

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 54:26


Host Joe Gavalis talks with his guests Lori Smetanka , Executive Director of the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long TermCare. and Melanie McNeil President of the National Association of State Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs.

04/06/20 Guest Attorney Will Johnson

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 58:20


Host Joe Gavalis speaks with his guest, Attorney Will Johnson, discussing Elder Abuse and Exploitation cases he has been involved in the prosecution and trial guidance. He will also discus potential coronavirus fraud matters. He is the Adult Abuse ,Neglect and Exploitation Prosecutor with the Prosecuting Attorneys Council for Georgia.

03/30/20 Guest Melanie McNeil

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 57:47


Host Joe Gavalis speaks with his guest Melanie McNeil, President of the National Association of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, and State of Georgia Long -Term Ombudsman.

03/23/20 Guest Cynthia Gibson

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 57:31


Host Joe Gavalis speaks with his guest, Cynthia Gibson, Health Law Specialist with the Georgia Legal Services Program.

03/16.20 Guest Jolee Porter

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 58:04


Host Joe Gavalis speaks with his guest, Jolee Porter, Assistant United Stated Attorney for the northern district of Georgia.

03/02/20 Guest Tony Yarbrough

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 58:18


Host Joe Gavalis talks with his guest Tony Yarbrough, Rome, GA PD. Tony is the lead investigator who is tasked with investigating Elder Abuse matters in his city. He is assisting others in Northwest GA on various Elder Abuse matters.

02/24/20 Guest Chuck McPhilamy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 58:23


Host Joe Gavalis talks with his guest Officer Chuck McPhilamy with the Marietta Police Department.

02/03/20 Guest Kim Swanson

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 57:10


Host Joe Gavalis talks with his guest, Kim Swanson, who has agreed to come in and tell us in detail how she was caught up in a telephone imposter scam.

01/27/20 Guests Jason Marbutt and Kim Isaza

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 60:04


Host Joe Gavalis talks with his guest Jason Marbutt, Assistant District Attorney, Cobb Judicial District. He is highly regarded as one of the top Elder Abuse Prosecutors in the Country. Also in studio is Kim Isaza an Investigator in Cobb DA Office and Public Information Officer Officer.

01/13/20 The Safe Senior Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 59:02


01/06/20 Guest Sharon Cooper

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 56:15


Host Joe Gavalis talks with his guest, Melanie McNeil, Georgia State Long Term Care Ombudsman Senior Care, about Issues and the Ombudsman Availability.

12/09/19 Guest Melanie McNeil

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 58:57


Host Joe Gavalis talks with his guest, Melanie McNeil, Georgia State Long Term Care Ombudsman Senior Care, about Issues and the Ombudsman Availability.

11/25/19 Guest Brad Schrade

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 57:35


Join host Joe Gavalis and his guest, investigative Reporter for The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Brad Schrade. He is recognized as a top investigative reporter.

11/18/19 Guest Becky Kurtz

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 59:20


Host Joe Gavalis talks with his guest, Becky Kurtz, Manager of Aging & Health Resources Division, Atlanta Regional Commission.

11/04/19 Gust - Officer Chuck McPhilamy

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 59:03


Host Joe Gavalis talks with his guest Officer Chuck McPhilamy with the Marietta Police Department.

10/28/19 Fraud Update

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 57:22


Host Joe Gavalis gives you updates on recent frauds and scams against seniors

10/14/19 The Cost of Aging

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 58:55


Host Joe Gavalis talks about the Cost of Aging, and gives a Fraud Update

10/07/19 Guest Lynne Reeves

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 55:55


Host Joe Gavalis and his guest Lynne Reeves talk about scams against seniors.

09/30/19 Guest Lisa Wells

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 58:53


Join host Joe Gavalis, as he talks with his guest, Lisa Wells. Lisa just recently retired as the Detective who was the lead Detective conducting investigations of Physical and Institutional Elder abuse in Cobb County .

09/23/19 Guest Caroline Tippens

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 58:30


Host Joe Gavalis talks with his guest, Caroline Tippens, Office of General Counsel, Tennessee Department of Health.

08/26/19 Fraud Updates

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 58:09


Join host Joe Gavalis for Fraud Updates

08/19/19 Guest Kathy Floyd

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 58:43


Host Joe Gavalis talks with his guest Kathy Floyd, Executive Director, Georgia Council on Aging.

08/12/19 Guest Doug Lueder

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 59:20


Host Joe Gavalis talks to his guest Doug Lueder, representative of The National Aging in Place Council, Greater Atlanta Chapter.

07/29/19 Guest Cindy Liebes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2019 57:57


Host Joe Gavalis and his guest Cindy Liebes, S.E. Regional Director of the Federal Trade Commission, talk about scams and crimes against senior citizens.

07/22/19 Guest Mark Spix

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 57:51


Joe Gavalis and his guest Attorney Mark Spix talk about criminal law involving crimes and fraud against seniors.

07/15/19 The Safe Senior Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 57:09


Host Joe Gavalis talks about the scams, crimes and fraud that target seniors.

07/01/19 Distracted Driving Among the Elderly

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 58:13


Host Joe Gavalis talks about scams and distracted driving among the elderly

06/24/19 Guests Beth Lambert and Melanie McNeil

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 57:54


Host Joe Gavalis talks with his guests, Beth Lambert, Ohio Long Term Care Ombudsman, and Melanie McNeil, Georgia Long Term Care Ombudsman.

06/17/19 Guest Will Smith

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 58:20


Host Joe Gavalis talks about a new nursing home study with his guest, Attorney Will Smith.

06/10/19 The Safe Senior Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 58:03


Host Joe Gavalis updates issues affecting the elderly

06/03/19 Guest Bob Ott

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2019 58:23


Host Joe Gavalis and his guest, Bob Ott, Cobb county district 2 commissioner (a suburb of Atlanta), talk about Opioid Abuse and Seniors.

04/01/19 Guest Melanie McNeil

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 58:42


Join host Joe Gavalis and his guest, Georgia State Long Term Care Ombudsman, Melanie McNeil.

03/18/19 Guest Steve Baker

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 58:50


Join host Joe Gavalis and his guest Steve Baker as they discuss fraud affecting older consumers To learn more go to https://bakerfraudreport.com/

03/11/19 Guest Chuck McPhilamy

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 58:25


Join host Joe Gavalis and his guest, Marietta Public Information Officer, Chuck McPhilamy.

03/04/19 Guest Billy Sullivan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 58:16


Join host Joe Gavalis and his returning guest, Billy Sullivan, Director of the Georgia Insurance Fraud Unit.

02/25/19 Guest Billy Sullivan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 58:50


Join host Joe Gavalis and his guest Billy Sullivan Director of Ga Insurance Fraud Unit. This is quite a show!

02/18/19 Guest James Duncan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2019 59:12


Join host Joe Gavalis and his guest Cobb County GA Sheriff Investigator James Duncan with the Financial Fraud-elder Abuse Unit

02/11/19 Guest Kemi Green

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 58:55


Join host Joe Gavalis and his guest US Postal Inspector Kemi Green

02/04/19 Guest Jason Marbutt

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 59:26


Join host Joe Gavalis and his guest Jason Marbutt, Assistant District Attorney with the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office, and Chairman of the Cobb Elder Abuse Task Force (CEATF)

01/28/19 Guest Melanie McNeil

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 59:23


Join host Joe Gavalis and his guest Melanie McNeil from the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman

01/21/19 Guest MaryLeaa Boatwright Quinn

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 59:59


Join host Joe Gavalis and his guest MaryLea Boatwright Quinn public Ploicy Manager of the Alzheimer's Association. You'll learn a lot!

01/14/19 Guest Lynne Reeves

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 56:55


Join host Joe Gavalis and his guest Lynne Reeves, Director of Area Agency on Aging at Northwest Georgia Regional Commission

12/17/18 Guest Dan Flynn

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 58:40


Join Joseph Gavalis and his special guest the Dan Flynn, the Chief of Police of Marietta, GA as they discuss everything postal from "Night Riders" to mailbox alarms.

12/10/18 Guest Heather Strickland

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 58:38


Join host Joe Gavalis and his special guest Heather Strickland Special Agent GBI in charge of the elderly abuse task force.

12/03/18 Introductory Show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 56:59


Join host Joe Gavalis as he and David Moxley discuss the SAFE Senior Hour and what you can expect from the show moving forwards.

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