Latest Fraud Headlines
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Golf Cart Thefts Reported in 3 Mississippi Counties
Aug 4 2016 // A man in Kiln, Miss., is accused of possessing a golf cart stolen from a state park there, and Hancock County Sheriff Ricky Adam says police in at least two neighboring counties also report recent golf cart thefts. Adam...
Kentucky Man Arrested for Theft of 10 Vehicles
Aug 2 2016 // An eastern Kentucky man accused of stealing 10 vehicles in a crime spree spanning less than two weeks has been arrested. Clay County Sheriff Kevin Johnson tells the Lexington Herald-Leader that the series of crimes...
10 Arrested in North Carolina Staged Auto Accident Ring
Aug 2 2016 // Nine residents in Pitt County, North Carolina, were arrested in connection with an alleged staged auto accident ring, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI). Investigators allege...
Florida Business Owner Accused of Stealing $1M in Workers’ Comp Scheme
Jul 29 2016 // Owner of a Fort Myers, Fla., staffing and payroll services firm was arrested in mid-July over the alleged theft of more than $1 million, according to a statement from Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and the Department...
Texas Regulators: Houston Attorney Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
Jul 28 2016 // Texas officials say a Houston attorney has pleaded guilty at the conclusion of a multi-year investigation into a criminal organization that set up fake auto accidents and medical bills. Investigators with the Texas...
Louisiana State Police Arrest 8 for Insurance Fraud, Staged Accidents
Jul 28 2016 // Louisiana State Police say eight people have been arrested in connection with an alleged insurance fraud scheme involving staged traffic crashes in Jefferson Davis Parish. A state police news release says the investigation...
New Jersey, Allstate Recover Millions in PIP Insurance Fraud Case
Jul 28 2016 // New Jersey insurance officials said they have recovered $3.5 million in a personal injury insurance fraud case involving chiropractors, physicians, medical facilities, billing companies and others. In a case connected to...
Arkansas Doctor Gets 2-Year Sentence in Insurance Fraud Case
Jul 27 2016 // A Little Rock, Ark., doctor whose clinic improperly billed massage therapy services as physical therapy has received two years in prison and has been ordered to pay insurers and patients more than $700,000 in...
Texas Attorney: Information-Heavy Healthcare a Huge Target for Cyber Crime
Jul 25 2016 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Healthcare organizations contain a wealth of personal information, making them them the number one target for cyber breaches, according to a Houston-based attorney who specializes in...
Judge Expected to Allow Suit Against Trump University to Proceed
Jul 25 2016 // Just hours after Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination in Cleveland, a federal judge in San Diego said he plans to allow former students who claim to have been cheated by Trump University to take the...
Miami Attorney Charged with Insurance Fraud in $1.5M PIP Scheme
Jul 25 2016 // An attorney in Miami has been arrested for alleged involvement in a personal injury protection (PIP) fraud scheme that accounted for nearly $1.5 million in financial loss, according to Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff...
Southland Man Sentenced for Grand Theft After Posing as Insurance Agent
Jul 20 2016 // A Southern California man has been sentenced for grand theft for posing as a licensed insurance broker, selling insurance to commercial truckers and then pocketing premiums. Cristian Raul Videla, 34, of Van Nuys, Calif.,...
Prosecutors Reduce Counts Against Texas Lawyer in BP Oil Spill Fraud Case
Jul 20 2016 // A Texas lawyer and six co-defendants are now facing a reduced indictment of 73 charges, instead of 95, at federal trial on accusations that they faked more than 40,000 damage claims after the BP oil spill in 2010. Online...
3 States Sue Volkswagen, Charge Cover-Up of Diesel Fraud Went on for Years
Jul 20 2016 // Senior executives at Volkswagen AG including its former chief executive covered up evidence that the German automaker had cheated on U.S. diesel emissions tests for years, three U.S. states charged on Tuesday in civil...
Florida Steps up Fraud Fight With New Division of Investigative and Forensic Services
Jul 19 2016 // The Florida Department of Financial Services is enhancing its law enforcement strategy to fight fraud in the state by integrating its current units housed within DFS and forming the Division of Investigative and Forensic...
Nearly $1M in Stolen Construction Equipment Found in Chicago Home
Jul 18 2016 // Chicago police are asking people who’ve had construction equipment stolen in recent months to report to a West Side district station to identify items allegedly found in a man’s home. Police say investigators...
Mayor of Florida City Charged With Insurance Fraud, Suspended by Governor
Jul 18 2016 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott has suspended from office the mayor of the central Florida city of Tavares after he was charged with insurance fraud. Scott issued the executive order on July 14, one day after Mayor Robert Wolfe...
House GOP Wants Democratic AGs’ Records on Climate Change Suit Against Exxon
Jul 15 2016 // Escalating a political fight over global warming, a Republican House chairman issued subpoenas this week to two Democratic state attorneys general, seeking records about their investigation into whether Exxon Mobil misled...
Alabama Police Looking for Suspects in Gun Store Theft
Jul 14 2016 // Police in Tuscaloosa say several young men broke into a gun store and stole between 10 and 30 guns. Police Capt. Brad Mason tells the Tuscaloosa News the break-in happened early in the morning on July 12. Mason said the...
Massachusetts Man Indicted for ‘Working While Collecting’ Under Workers’ Comp
Jul 12 2016 // A Milford, Massachusetts man has been indicted on larceny and workers’ compensation fraud charges in connection with allegedly collecting more than $18,000 in disability benefits while he continued to work, according...
