Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AmTrust Exec Launches Commercial Crime Product for Businesses
Jun 22 2020 // AmTrust Exec, a division of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., has introduced a commercial crime product designed to provide coverage for a range of medium- and large-sized businesses. The monoline commercial crime product...
Georgia Public Adjuster Accused of Stealing More than $550K
Jun 19 2020 // A public adjuster has been arrested by special agents in Georgia after allegedly stealing funds from consumers and a contractor and failing to show up for a hearing after two warrants were taken out on him. According to...
Texas Man Sentenced to 78 Years in Prison for Arson, Insurance Fraud
Jun 16 2020 // A 52-year-old Groves, Texas, man has been sentenced to 78 years in federal prison for violations related to an arson and insurance fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of...
Amid COVID-19, Cyber Criminals Push Phishing, Ransomware Scams
Jun 16 2020 // There was a 25% spike in ransomware attacks in the first quarter of 2020 versus the fourth quarter 2019, based on incidents reported to in-house breach response team for insurer Beazley’s Breach Response (BBR)...
Alaska Company Paying $1.3M in Fraud Case Involving Former Employee
Jun 15 2020 // A subsidiary of an Alaska Native corporation has agreed to pay $1.3 million in a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice over a fraud scheme allegedly involving a former employee. Manufacturing company Alutiiq...
New York Charges Drugmaker Endo with Insurance Fraud Over Opioid Claims
Jun 11 2020 // New York state filed civil charges on Wednesday accusing Endo International Plc of insurance fraud for misrepresenting the safety and efficacy of its opioid drugs, adding fuel to the nation’s opioid crisis. Governor...
Idaho Woman Sentenced for ‘Crash And Buy’ Insurance Fraud
Jun 4 2020 // Brittany N. Mars, an Ada County, Idaho, woman who fudged the time of accident in documents to her auto insurer, was sentenced this week for insurance fraud. Mars in February pleaded guilty to insurance fraud. Mars was...
Maine Believes Increase in Unemployment Claims Tied to Fraud
Jun 2 2020 // Another 24,500 individuals have filed initial claims for unemployment benefits last week – more than double the number of claims the previous week, the Maine Department of Labor said Thursday. The large number of...
California Sues for Sex Misconduct on ‘Criminal Minds’ Set
May 28 2020 // The state of California filed a lawsuit against CBS, Disney and producers of the long-running series “Criminal Minds,” alleging that the show’s cinematographer engaged in rampant sexual misconduct against...
Unlicensed Agent in California Nabbed for Allegedly Stealing $500K in Premiums
May 27 2020 // Unlicensed insurance agent Ai Ling Lee, also known as Linda Lee, 60, of Hacienda Heights, Calif., was arrested on nine felony counts of grand theft after allegedly stealing roughly $500,000 in clients’ insurance...
SEC Pursues Coronavirus Fraudsters With Help From Whistleblowers
May 27 2020 // The novel coronavirus outbreak and economic fallout is proving to be a bonanza for whistleblower lawyers as the U.S. securities regulator cracks down on a range of related misconduct from companies touting sham cures to...
Three Members of $31.7M New York City Trip-And-Fall Scheme Sentenced to Prison
May 26 2020 // Three members of a $31.7 million trip-and-fall scheme to defraud New York City businesses and their insurance companies have been sentenced to prison. Bryan Duncan, Robert Locust and Ryan Rainford were sentenced by U.S....
Homeland Security Intelligence Officer Glawe Named CEO of Insurance Crime Bureau
May 12 2020 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) announced that David Glawe has been appointed as the new president and chief executive officer of the insurance fraud-fighting organization. Since 2017, Glawe served as...
Maryland Insurance Administration Warns Against COVID-19 Insurance Scams
May 4 2020 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. has warned consumers to watch for insurance scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports of pandemic-related fraud are increasing around the country, according to a press...
Man Arrested, Charged with Hate Crime in Missouri Islamic Center Arson
May 1 2020 // Prosecutors have charged a 42-year-old man accused of setting fire to a Missouri mosque on April 24 with a hate crime and other counts. Nicholas Proffitt, who spent time in prison for defacing the Islamic Center of Cape...
Federal, State Prosecutors Form Delaware COVID-19 Anti-Fraud Coalition
Apr 29 2020 // United States Attorney David C. Weiss and Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings have announced the formation of a new Coronavirus (COVID-19) Anti-Fraud Coalition, aimed at better protecting the citizens of Delaware...
New York Charges Mallinckrodt with Insurance Fraud Over Opioid Claims
Apr 23 2020 // New York state brought civil charges on Tuesday accusing Mallinckrodt Plc of insurance fraud for misrepresenting the safety and efficacy of its opioid drugs, leading to medically unnecessary prescriptions. Governor Andrew...
UniCredit Hackers Try to Sell Employee Data on Cyber-Crime Forums
Apr 21 2020 // Data on about 3,000 UniCredit SpA employees was put up for sale on cyber-crime forums after a hacking attack. The data went on sale on April 19 and contained what the hacker said was information on UniCredit workers,...
Preventing Losses Due to Growing Cyber Crime During the Coronavirus Crisis
Apr 15 2020 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv The insurance industry needs to spend time educating clients on how to best protect themselves as cyber criminals continue to capitalize on new vulnerabilities in the wake of the COVID-19...
Cyber Criminals Increasingly Will Target Top Executives in Ransomware Attacks: Report
Apr 14 2020 // Senior executives increasingly will be targeted by cyber criminals looking for ways to steal money from large corporations, according to a report from cyber analytics provider CyberCube. Organized criminals and hackers are...
