The Brief Former Disney actor Erik von Detten faces fraud and financial elder abuse allegations in a lawsuit filed by a California couple, who claim he persuaded them to invest more than $2.3 million in gold coins. Sheila Greenberg, 85, and Norman Greenberg, 97, allege the purchases were substantially overpriced, causing immediate losses. The couple seeks to recover approximately $900,000 in damages, along with punitive damages. The allegations have not been established in court.



Erik von Detten, a former Disney child star, is facing allegations of fraud and financial elder abuse in a lawsuit filed by a California couple who claim he persuaded them to spend more than $2.3 million of their retirement and family-trust funds on gold coins that were worth substantially less than what they paid.

Von Detten is best known for his roles in Disney's  Brink!  and  The Princess Diaries. 

Erik Von Detten sued for elder abuse

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According to court documents obtained by FOX News Digital, Sheila Greenberg, 85, and her husband, Norman Greenberg, 97, filed the lawsuit against von Detten and his former employer, Rosland Capital, in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Rosland is a company that buys and sells precious metals. According to the complaint, the Greenbergs believe Rosland's marketing campaigns were  designed in large part to appeal to senior citizens through their television and internet advertising, direct mail brochures, and high-pressure boiler-room type sales practices. 

According to the lawsuit, the couple explained to von Detten that they did not know a lot about gold but told him they had about $2 million in their retirement accounts. The Greenbergs said von Detten impressed them with his knowledge about gold and said he could help them.

 Von Detten earned Sheila's and Norman's trust. They believed him to be an expert and thus placed their faith completely in Von Detten to make the correct choices and recommendations and expressed as much to him,  the court documents state.

Greenbergs invest more than $2 million

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On Oct. 19, 2020, the Greenbergs
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