Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Jersey Man Pleads Not Guilty to Multistate Car Theft and Resale Scheme
May 3 2023 // A former Bergen County, New Jersey man has been charged with running a large, multistate car theft and fraud ring. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger reported that Warren Guerrier, formerly of Hackensack, New Jersey,...
Ex-CFO Gets 3 Years Prison for Stealing From SPACs to Trade Meme Stocks, Crypto
May 1 2023 // A former chief financial officer of multiple special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) was sentenced to three years in prison for embezzling more than $5 million from them, and losing almost all of it trading meme...
Georgia Sheriff’s Chief of Staff Charged with Insurance Fraud in ‘Hit-and-Run’ Claim
May 1 2023 // The chief of staff for an Atlanta-area sheriff has been charged with insurance fraud after an investigation found that he had lied about the circumstances of an accident. Braxton Tyree Cotton, 41, a major in the Cobb...
Court Reinstates Criminal Charges Against Veterans’ Home Officials Over COVID Policies
May 1 2023 // Massachusetts’ highest court overruled a lower court judge Thursday and reinstated criminal neglect charges against two top former officials at a veterans’ home. Nearly 80 veterans died at the Veterans’...
Louisiana Lawmakers Kill Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana
Apr 27 2023 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A bill to decriminalize marijuana in Louisiana was short- lived, swiftly dying in committee Tuesday before ever reaching the House floor for debate this legislative session. Democratic state...
New York Lawyers, Doctor Sentenced in $31 Million Trip-and-Fall Insurance Fraud
Apr 27 2023 // A New York surgeon and two lawyers are the latest professionals to be sentenced for their roles in a massive massive trip-and-fall fraud scheme between 2013 and 2018 that exploited some of the most vulnerable citizens of...
Thefts Prompt 17 States to Urge Recall of Kia, Hyundai Cars
Apr 24 2023 // Attorneys general in 17 states on Thursday urged the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars because they are too easy to steal, a response to a sharp increase in thefts fueled by a viral social media...
Iowa Man, Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud Scheme
Apr 21 2023 // Following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau, a Jasper County man and woman have pled guilty to insurance fraud. Jarod Hirbar, age 44, of Kellogg, pled guilty on April 17, 2023, to one...
Capita Warns Customer Data May Have Been Stolen in Cyber Attack
Apr 21 2023 // Capita Plc, one of the UK’s biggest outsourcing companies, said that customer data may have been stolen during a recent cyberattack. There is “currently some evidence of limited data exfiltration from the small...
Sin or Crime? Inquiry Targets Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Handling of Child Sex Abuse
Apr 21 2023 // A Pennsylvania grand jury in recent months accused nine men with connections to the Jehovah’s Witnesses of child sexual abuse in what some consider the nation’s most comprehensive investigation yet into abuse...
Judge Allows Roberto Clemente Jr. Agency Fraud Claim Against Allstate
Apr 19 2023 // The son of the late Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente alleges that Allstate Insurance Co. committed fraud when it cancelled his family agency’s agreement after accusing them of fraud for using auto...
California Workers’ Comp Fraud Task Force Uncovers $1.6M in Unreported Payroll
Apr 18 2023 // California private security company owner Luis Burgos, 50, and his former business partner, Sohan Singh, 57, were charged for their alleged involvement in a workers’ compensation insurance fraud scheme after an...
Florida Insurance Agent Sentenced to 14 Years for Premium Fraud
Apr 17 2023 // More than 18 months after he pleaded guilty to absconding with almost $5 million in premiums, a Florida insurance agent has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. John M. Thomas, 52, the former owner of Thomas Insurance...
Man Agrees to Plead Guilty in Basquiat Artwork Fraud Scheme
Apr 14 2023 // A former Los Angeles auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty in a cross-country art fraud scheme where he created fake artwork and falsely attributed the paintings to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, federal prosecutors said...
Federal Law Preempts Stolen Cargo Claim by Insurer Against Florida Transport Broker
Apr 14 2023 // Landstar Ranger, a transportation broker based in Jacksonville, sent a truck driver who called himself “James” to pick up cargo in Colorado for delivery to Maryland. A dispatcher authorized the pickup even...
Robot Dog. Stolen Car Tracker. Security Cone. New York Police Go High-Tech
Apr 14 2023 // New York City officials unveiled three new high-tech policing devices Tuesday, including a robotic dog that critics called creepy when it first joined the police pack 2 1/2 years ago. The new devices, which also include a...
For Arrested Ringleader, Stealing Catalytic Converters Is Full-Time Job, Police Say
Apr 13 2023 // Seven members of an organized theft crew were arrested yesterday and charged in connection with stealing catalytic converters from more than 470 vehicles in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. For the alleged ringleader,...
Boston Physical Therapist Pleads Guilty to Role in Insurance Fraud
Apr 13 2023 // A Boston woman recently guilty in federal court in Boston to her role in a scheme to defraud an insurance provider for physical therapy services that were not provided to patients. Gyulnara Bayryshova pleaded guilty to one...
California Landscapers Arraigned in Workers’ Comp Premium Fraud Scheme
Apr 13 2023 // Five defendants were arraigned this week on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud after a California Department of Insurance investigation found a landscaping company some of the defendants owned allegedly...
Man Admits Role in Catalytic Converter Theft Ring in Connecticut
Apr 12 2023 // An East Hartford man has pleaded guilty to participating in a stolen catalytic converter trafficking ring. Bryant Bermudez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property...
