Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Jersey Man Charged with Insurance Fraud for Rate Evasion After Van Accident
Apr 8 2021 // A New Jersey man has been charged with insurance fraud after an investigation revealed he failed to pay the correct premiums to insure his commercial vehicle and deprived his employees of proper insurance coverage. Passaic...
California’s PG&E Sees Criminal Charges in 2019 Wildfire
Apr 8 2021 // A California prosecutor has filed 33 criminal charges accusing troubled Pacific Gas & Electric of inadvertently injuring six firefighters and endangering public health with smoke and ash in a 2019 fire blamed on its...
Florida Agents Join Consumer Advocate in Fight Against Contractor Fraud
Apr 6 2021 // As Florida insurers focus on addressing mounting losses in the state’s property insurance market with legislative reforms, rising rates and coverage restrictions, other stakeholders are working to educate consumers...
Ex-Employee Gets Five Years for Stealing from Rhode Island Law Firm
Apr 1 2021 // A former bookkeeper and office manager at a Rhode Island law firm who previously pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly three-quarters of a million dollars from her employer has been sentenced to five years in prison, federal...
Final Defendants Sentenced in Massive Texas Work Comp/Healthcare Fraud Case
Mar 31 2021 // The remaining defendants in a North Texas medical center healthcare and workers’ compensation fraud scheme have been sentenced, the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation reported It’s the final chapter...
Former California Agent Arraigned After Allegedly Stealing from Client
Mar 31 2021 // Formerly licensed insurance agent, Mandy Pruitt, 42, of Visalia, Calif., was arraigned today on one count of grand theft after she allegedly stole more than $4,400 from a client and used the money to pay for personal...
Texas Attorneys Face Organized Crime, Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Mar 30 2021 // Three attorneys and two law firms in Texas have been indicted on organized crime and other charges in relation to alleged workers’ compensation fraud. The indictments stem from Texas Division of Workers’...
New Jersey Governor Nominates Thompson as Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
Mar 29 2021 // New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced his nomination of Tracy Thompson as insurance fraud prosecutor. Thompson has led the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor in an acting capacity since March 2018. Her...
Former New York Postal Worker Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Mar 26 2021 // A former postal employee has been sentenced to serve three years on probation for workers’ compensation fraud. Christine O’Neill, 61, of Johnson City, New York, was sentenced by Senior United States District...
South Carolina Lawmakers Look to Combat Catalytic Converter Theft
Mar 24 2021 // The South Carolina House has approved a bill that would make buying or selling stolen catalytic converters a separate crime that could bring up to three years in prison. The bill that passed 94-0 on Thursday was prompted...
Video Surveillance Leads to Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges Against California Woman
Mar 22 2021 // Veronica Catalina Cortes-Ambrosio, 53, of Madera, Calif., was charged on two felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly lying about physical limitations from an injury at work in an attempt to receive undeserved...
Former Kansas Insurance Agent Sentenced in Fraud Case
Mar 21 2021 // A former Johnson County, Kansas, insurance agent has been sentenced to 24 months of probation on insurance fraud charges and ordered to repay nearly $86,000 in restitution, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt...
School Bus Crash Leads to Arrest, Insurance Fraud Charges in Louisiana
Mar 19 2021 // Three men have been charged with insurance fraud violations after an investigation into a two-vehicle accident involving a private school bus, Louisiana State Police. The LSP arrested 44-year-old Michael Simon of New...
North Carolina Man Charged with Insurance Fraud in Wreck Scheme
Mar 18 2021 // A North Carolina man was arrested in connection with an insurance fraud scheme involving roadside cleanup after a car crash, insurance officials said. A news release from the Department of Insurance said Garrett Scarlette,...
Oklahoma House Unanimously Passes Cybercrime Bill
Mar 16 2021 // A bill to address a growing trend of cybercrime unanimously passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives on March 10 with a vote of 92 to 0. House Bill 1759, authored by Rep. Trish Ranson, D-Stillwater, updates language in...
Video Surveillance Leads to Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges Against California Woman
Mar 15 2021 // Veronica Catalina Cortes-Ambrosio, 53, of Madera, Calif., was charged on two felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly lying about physical limitations from an injury at work in an attempt to receive undeserved...
Former California Firefighter Faces Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Mar 12 2021 // Daniel Clampitt, 41, of Denair, Calif., was arraigned on four felony counts including insurance fraud, grand theft and perjury for allegedly claiming to be too injured to work and simultaneously collecting $94,788 in...
Big Businesses Back South Carolina Hate Crime Bill
Mar 11 2021 // A bill that would make South Carolina the 48th state in the nation to pass a hate crime law started its journey through the Statehouse on Tuesday. The proposal to allow harsher penalties for killings, assaults, stalking,...
Former Washington Attorney Charged in $1.8M Theft of Settlements
Mar 11 2021 // Former Washington attorney Patrick Kim was charged in King County Superior Court with three counts of first-degree theft and 10 counts of second-degree theft, all felonies, involving clients’ insurance...
California Cites Delivery Companies $6.4M for Wage Theft Violations
Mar 10 2021 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has cited Green Messengers Inc. and Amazon.com Services $6.4 million for wage theft violations affecting 718 workers. The Santa Ana-based contractor delivered packages for...
