Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Indiana Doctors’ Group Reports Patient Data Stolen
Mar 11 2015 // Two Indiana State Medical Association computer hard drives that have been stolen contain insurance information on 39,000 people, the doctors group said. One of its employees was transporting two archive backup hard drives...
Anti-Insurance Fraud Measures Needed in Minnesota and Michigan
Mar 10 2015 // Minnesota and Michigan both are confronting significant problems with scammers defrauding auto insurance systems they perceive have relatively soft defenses. Minnesota faces a surge in organized fraud rings that fleece...
Senator: FEMA Will Re-examine More Cases, Reform NFIP Claims Process
Mar 5 2015 // A top Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official has committed to taking aggressive steps to make sure victims of Superstorm Sandy get “every penny to which they’re entitled” from their national...
5 Members of Alleged Ohio Auto Insurance Fraud Ring Indicted
Mar 5 2015 // Five Cincinnati-area residents have been indicted on multiple counts of alleged insurance fraud for filing a significant number of false insurance claims in 2014 totaling approximately $85,000, the Ohio Department of...
N.J. Congressman Calls for FEMA Chief’s Resignation
Mar 3 2015 // A New Jersey congressman is asking for the resignation of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator W. Craig Fugate and an immediate investigation into FEMA after reports that FEMA was aware of allegedly...
Internal Corporate Whistleblowers Swayed by Protections, Not Pay: Study
Mar 3 2015 // Offering monetary incentives does not necessarily influence whistleblowing behavior and might even discourage internal reporting, according to new research. Researchers at North Carolina State University and Bucknell...
It’s Easy to Get Hacked: Just Connect to Fraudulent Wireless Hotspots
Mar 3 2015 // If anyone attending the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week doubts how easy it is to hack smartphones and tablets, Filip Chytry and his team plan to set them straight. By hacking into their devices. Chytry’s...
Secret Service: Cybercrime ‘Skimming’ Cases on the Rise in North Carolina
Mar 3 2015 // The U.S. Secret Service says “skimming,” a cybercrime which targets automatic teller machines and gasoline pumps and the people who use them, is on the rise in the Charlotte, N.C., area. The Charlotte Observer...
FEMA Exec Tells ’60 Minutes’ He’s Seen Evidence of Fraudulent Reports
Mar 2 2015 // The head of Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) flood insurance program acknowledged he has seen evidence of fraudulent engineering reports that may have been used to deny flood claims by Superstorm Sandy...
Uber: Hackers May Have Stolen Data on 50,000 Drivers
Mar 2 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. said its database was access by an unauthorized third party last year, resulting in the possible theft of information on 50,000 drivers. The drivers, who are part of Uber’s mobile car-booking...
Insurers Targeted in Proposed N.Y. Corporate Whistleblower Protection Law
Feb 26 2015 // Employees who report illegal activity in insurance, banking and financial services would be protected and compensated for their trouble under new legislation proposed by New York State Attorney General Eric...
Former Northern N.J. Mayor Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud Charge
Feb 26 2015 // A former northern New Jersey mayor has admitted making false statements to police and an insurance company in a bid to cover up a hit-and-run accident. Former Roselle Mayor Garrett Smith pleaded guilty Tuesday to insurance...
As Health Data Goes Electronic, Medical ID Theft Increases
Feb 26 2015 // Medical identity theft jumped 22 percent last year as more U.S. health data becomes electronic and easier for cyber criminals to steal from doctors’ offices, hospitals and insurers. Incidents of medical identity...
Three Arrested in Florida in Unlicensed Clinic PIP Fraud Scam
Feb 25 2015 // Three Central Florida arrests were made by the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud for the operation of an unlicensed clinic in Orlando that was used as part of a personal injury protection (PIP) fraud scheme, according to...
New Jersey’s U.S. Senators Seek Probe of Any Sandy Insurer Fraud
Feb 23 2015 // New Jersey’s U.S. senators want the state attorney general’s office to investigate possible fraud by insurance companies following Superstorm Sandy. Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory Booker asked Acting Attorney...
N.C. Governor Challenged Over Workers’ Comp Fraud Claim
Feb 23 2015 // North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory took some heat after saying in his annual State of the State address earlier this month that nearly half of workers’ compensation claims paid to state employees are the result of abuse...
Declarations
Feb 23 2015 // Anthem Data Breach “The personally identifiable information apparently hacked at Anthem is exactly what tax fraud thieves use to make false refund claims that appear to be legitimate.” —Kevin Sullivan,...
Fraud Adds Up to 17% to Auto Insurance Injury Claims: IRC
Feb 23 2015 // A new study estimates that fraud and claim “build-up” add between $5.6 billion and $7.7 billion in excess payments to auto injury claims paid in the United States. The excess payments represented between 13...
Mutual Insurers Group Names Minnesota’s Sen. Metzen Legislator of Year
Feb 20 2015 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has presented its State Legislator of the Year Award to Minnesota state Sen. James Metzen. NAMIC said it honored Metzen for his support of free-market principles and...
SEC Filing: Duke Energy Expects to Settle Criminal Charges from Spill for $100M
Feb 20 2015 // Duke Energy expects to pay $100 million to settle an ongoing federal criminal investigation that began after a massive coal ash spill at a North Carolina plant. The details are contained in an earnings report filed with...
