About AARP | Alaska | Money & Work AARP wants to strengthen Alaska’s power-of-attorney law to better protect vulnerable older people from financial exploitation. Under power-of-attorney agreements, people designate trusted associates to make personal or financial decisions for them. But in the hands of an unscrupulous agent, such a document could become a “license to steal,” some legal scholars have said. Diana Weber, Alaska’s long-term care ombudsman, suggests the state’s law should protect people who report suspected abuse, help seniors specify which powers they choose to grant and …