Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Conn. Official: Anthem Customers Reporting Spike in Fraudulent Tax Returns
Apr 20 2015 // The Connecticut attorney general’s office says Anthem Inc. customers are increasingly reporting fraudulent tax returns being filed using their names and other personal information. But spokesman Robert Blanchard said...
California Agent Nabbed on Bogus Bond, $100K Premium Theft Charges
Apr 20 2015 // Licensed insurance agent Lars Hedegaard, 63, of Danville, Calif. was arrested on two felony counts of grand theft in April. Hedegaard was doing business as Westport & Associates Insurance Services Inc. when he...
Sheriff: Multiple Suspects May be Behind Stolen Kentucky Bourbon
Apr 17 2015 // Whoever stole five heavy barrels of Wild Turkey bourbon from a Kentucky warehouse may have taken a lot more liquor than previously thought and the case could result in multiple indictments, according to the sheriff...
WikiLeaks Publishes Stolen Sony Emails, Documents
Apr 16 2015 // WikiLeaks published more than 200,000 internal Sony Pictures Entertainment documents and e-mails, opening a new chapter in the hacking saga that enveloped Sony Corp.’s Hollywood studio late last year. The release...
Greenberg Denied Bid to Dismiss New York AG Fraud Suit
Apr 16 2015 // A New York state appeals court rejected former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s bid to dismiss a decade-old lawsuit accusing him of orchestrating an accounting fraud...
Judge Approves Delay in Sentencing for Duke Energy Coal Ash Crimes
Apr 16 2015 // Duke Energy received a delay Tuesday in pleading guilty to environmental crimes after the company raised the specter that bureaucratic red tape could result in power being cut to military bases across North Carolina. U.S....
Florida PIP Fraud Investigation Spanning Two Years Concludes with 7 Arrests
Apr 15 2015 // A two-year PIP fraud (personal injury protection) investigation involving Integrated Healing Clinic in Tampa, Fla., has concluded with the arrests of 7 residents, according to a statement by the Florida Department of...
Former Roselle, N.J. Mayor Headed to Jail for Insurance Fraud
Apr 14 2015 // The former mayor of Roselle, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for insurance fraud over false reports made after a hit-and-run accident. NJ.com reports that Garrett Smith was sentenced on April 10 after...
How Media Portrayals Influence Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Apr 14 2015 // The depiction of workers’ compensation fraud by the media has affected the public’s perception of the crime, according to claims experts. While workers’ comp fraud is often depicted in a comedic way, that...
Insurance Doesn’t Tackle Underlying Problem of Cyber Crime: Bloomberg View
Apr 13 2015 // Companies are finding a way to minimize the repercussions when their digital security is violated. Unfortunately, they’re turning to the same safeguards that protect the guitar-strumming hands of Keith Richards, the...
Feds Charge 42 in Florida With $21M in Identity Theft Fraud Losses
Apr 13 2015 // Federal investigators say 42 people in South Florida have been charged with identity theft and fraud that involved intended losses of $21 million. Miami U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer said Thursday the suspects were indicted...
Massey Ex-CEO Blankenship’s Criminal Trial Moved to July
Apr 12 2015 // Former Massey Energy Co. Chief Executive Officer Donald Blankenship was given a three-month reprieve to prepare for a criminal trial over an April 2010 explosion that killed 29 miners. The blast at the Upper Big Branch...
Former Maryland Agent Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
Apr 10 2015 // Authorities announced that a Hagerstown, Maryland, woman pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Washington County to one count of felony insurance fraud having a value of $300 or more. Maryland Attorney General Brian...
Trial Ordered for Pennsylvania Family Accused of $20M Insurance Fraud
Apr 10 2015 // A judge has ordered members of a Pennsylvania family whose mansion had three fires in five years to stand trial in a $20 million insurance fraud case. Political fundraiser and hostess Claire Risoldi and her family are...
North Carolina Contractor Jailed for Taking Insurance Money for Fraudulent Jobs
Apr 10 2015 // Authorities are accusing a contractor of taking more than $9,000 from insurance companies for roofing jobs in Richmond County, N.C., that he didn’t do. The Richmond County Daily Journal reports 42-year-old David...
Jury Finds California Woman Guilty On Multiple Counts of Insurance Fraud
Apr 8 2015 // Jill Audette, 28, of San Diego, Calif., was convicted on five felony counts of insurance fraud and leaving the scene of a collision after falsely claiming her car was stolen and involved in a hit and run collision....
California Agent Nabbed on Bogus Bond, $100K Premium Theft Charges
Apr 8 2015 // Licensed insurance agent Lars Hedegaard, 63, of Danville, Calif. was arrested on two felony counts of grand theft. Hedegaard was doing business as Westport &Associates Insurance Services Inc. when he allegedly issued...
Four Arrested for Involvement in Florida PIP Fraud Scam
Apr 8 2015 // Four individuals have been arrested in Broward County, Fla. for their involvement in a PIP (personal injury protection) scam, according to a statement by the Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of...
Former California Agent Convicted of Stealing School Employee Identities
Apr 7 2015 // Magaly Morales, 51, a former life insurance agent, has been sentenced to three years and four months in state prison for stealing information from school district employees in 13 California counties. Morales last week...
‘Crash and Buy’ Fraud Seen Growing in Md.
Apr 6 2015 // The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) said “crash and buy” auto insurance schemes are a growing trend in the state. When an uninsured driver crashes, buys insurance, then claims the accident happened...
