Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoman Arrested for Attack on Insurance Adjuster, Fraud
Aug 14 2015 // A Tulsa, Oklahoma, man suspected of assaulting an insurance adjuster and filing a bogus insurance claim was arrested on Aug. 13, the state insurance department reported. The adjuster was attacked after questioning an...
Appeals Court Denies State Farm’s Rehearing Request in Katrina Fraud Case
Aug 14 2015 // A federal appeals court has decided that last month’s upholding of a jury’s insurance fraud ruling will stand, allowing whistleblowers who sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. to seek more evidence of fraud...
West Virginia to Require Criminal Background Checks for Long-Term Care Workers
Aug 13 2015 // West Virginia’s new state program requires criminal background checks for applicants seeking certain jobs at long-term care facilities. Health and Human Resources Secretary Karen L. Bowling announced the launch of...
Crime Investigators Warn on ‘Mystery’ Devices Used in Car Break-Ins
Aug 13 2015 // Law enforcement officials and theft investigators are concerned that criminals may be getting their hands on high-tech electronic devices that can be used to break into vehicles. Also, they warn, these devices could be...
New Jersey Motorcyclist Indicted for Insurance Fraud
Aug 12 2015 // A New Jersey man has been indicted for allegedly reporting that his motorcycle had been stripped of its parts by thieves on two occasions, when in actuality he directed a repair shop to remove the parts so that he could...
$1M in Jewelry, Gems Stolen from Antique Show in Illinois
Aug 11 2015 // A vendor reported more than $1 million worth of jewelry and gems stolen during a weekend antique show in Peoria, Ill., according to police. The theft was reported Aug. 9 after the reopening of the Mid America Antique Show...
California Law Agencies Get $34.9M to Fight Workers’ Comp Fraud
Aug 10 2015 // Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has awarded $34.9 million in grants to 37 district attorney offices representing 42 counties in California to combat workers’ compensation insurance fraud. The grants are funded...
Florida Makes 4 Arrests in $145K PIP Fraud Scheme
Aug 10 2015 // The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) announced the arrest of four South Florida arrests of individuals on charges related to their involvement in three separate personal...
6 Sentenced in Large Cellphone Insurance Scam in California
Aug 7 2015 // Six people involved in a mobile phone insurance scam in California have been sentenced on felony fraud charges after filing more than 1,300 claims for stolen and damaged phones totaling more than $500,000. The convicted...
Florida Agent Arrested for Selling Fraudulent Policies with Suspended License
Aug 3 2015 // The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) announced the arrest of insurance agent Julia Shurdom, 67, for allegedly transacting insurance related business with a suspended...
Cal Fire Captain, Insurance Agent Brother Arrested for Insurance Fraud
Aug 3 2015 // A California Fire captain and his insurance agent brother have been arrested for insurance fraud. Neal Moriarty, 38, a Cal Fire captain, and Ross Moriarty, 42, a licensed insurance agent, were arrested in late July on...
U.S. Appeals Court Rules for State Farm Whistleblowers in Katrina Fraud Case
Aug 3 2015 // A federal appeals court has ruled that whistleblowers who sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. can seek more evidence of fraud against the U.S. government after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. In its decision, the New...
South Carolina Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Insurance Fraud
Aug 3 2015 // South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a Horry County jury has found a Conway man guilty of insurance fraud. Judson Stanley was convicted of one count of Presenting a False Claim for Insurance Payment over...
South Florida a Haven for All Types of Fraud
Jul 31 2015 // Need a phony ID? A fraudulent tax refund? Insurance money from a sham car crash? Florida may have just what you’re looking for. Since the first settlers hacked their way into the mangrove tangles and drained much of...
Multi-State Cargo Theft Ring Busted in Indiana; 8 Charged
Jul 29 2015 // Eight individuals have been charged in a 23-count indictment in an organized scheme to steal tens of millions of dollars in merchandise from shipments of cargo moving through the state of Indiana and elsewhere, United...
Ex-Massey CEO’s Lawyers: Keep West Virginia Mine Blast Out of Criminal Trial
Jul 28 2015 // Attorneys for former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship want evidence about the 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia kept out of his criminal trial this fall. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the...
Miami Agent Arrested for Stealing More than $80K from Clients
Jul 28 2015 // The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud has announced the arrest of Mandy Rodriguez, 35, on felony fraud and grand theft charges after an investigation revealed that Rodriguez, a...
Cal Fire Captain, Insurance Agent Brother Arrested For Insurance Fraud
Jul 27 2015 // A California Fire captain and his insurance agent brother have been arrested for insurance fraud. Neal Moriarty, 38, a Cal Fire Captain, and Ross Moriarty, 42, a licensed insurance agent, were arrested last week on...
Former California Agent Ordered to Pay Restitution for Premium Theft
Jul 24 2015 // Christopher Emery, 33, of Downey, Calif. formerly a licensed insurance broker doing business as CPE Insurance Services, has plead guilty to seven felony counts of grand theft for stealing insurance premiums. Emery...
Most Maine Crimes Drop in 2014 Even as Drug Arrests Grow
Jul 23 2015 // The Maine Department of Public Safety says crime dropped nearly 15 percent last year, the largest drop in the four decades that the state has kept detailed records. Commissioner John Morris said Wednesday every crime...
