Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Minnesota Chiropractor and 2 ‘Runners’ Convicted for Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Oct 16 2017 // Minnesota chiropractor and two co-defendants have been convicted by a federal jury for their roles in an insurance fraud conspiracy, state Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman announced. Chiropractor Preston Ellard Forthun,...
California Workers’ Comp Division Suspends 3 Medical Providers for Fraud
Oct 16 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended three more medical providers from participating in the state’s workers’ comp system, bringing the total number of providers suspended this...
Arkansas Woman Pleads Guilty in Staged U-Haul Crash Case
Oct 16 2017 // An Arkansas woman has been sentenced to three years of probation, a fine and court costs after pleading guilty to her role in a staged automobile accident in 2016 involving a U-Haul rental. The Arkansas Insurance...
Mississippi Woman Arrested in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Oct 13 2017 // A Mississippi woman has been arrested in a workers’ compensation fraud case. Attorney General Jim Hood said Wednesday, in a news release, that 35-year-old Francine Owens is accused of giving misleading statements to...
Mass. Nanny Gets 15 Months for Stealing More Than $100K from Employer
Oct 12 2017 // A Massachusetts nanny who stole more than $100,000 from her employers has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. Prosecutors say 36-year-old Stacy Fortunato was also sentenced Tuesday to three years of probation...
Miami Agency Owner Charged with Creating Fake Policies, Stealing $276K in Premiums
Oct 12 2017 // A Florida insurance agency owner has been arrested after being accused of submitting fake insurance applications and stealing nearly $300,000 in insurance premiums. According to a statement from Chief Financial Officer...
Kansas Governor Pardons Man in 1994 Insurance Fraud Case
Oct 11 2017 // Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has issued his first pardon in almost seven years in office to a man convicted of felony theft as a college student in 1994. Brownback’s office announced the pardon for Mark Schmitt of...
It’s Complicated: U.S. Business Stance on China Over Intellectual Property Theft
Oct 11 2017 // U.S. businesses and trade groups are split over how forcefully to crack down on China over intellectual property theft, with some arguing the country is making progress on its own in enforcing protections and urging the...
Pennsylvania Man Recruited by Soccer Pro Admits Military Insurance Fraud
Oct 10 2017 // A man admitted in federal court in New Jersey on Wednesday that he defrauded a military insurance program after he was recruited into the scheme by a former Major League Soccer TV analyst. Jason Cerge, 41, of Media, Penn.,...
Citrus Crop Thefts a Growing Problem in South Texas
Oct 6 2017 // When it comes to commodity theft, Texas probably is best-known for cattle rustling. The Valley Morning Star reports now the state — or at least the Rio Grande Valley — is earning a reputation for citrus thievery,...
California Division of Workers’ Comp Suspends 8 Medical Providers for Fraud
Oct 5 2017 // The Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended eight more medical providers from participating in California’s workers’ comp system, bringing the total number of providers suspended this year to...
North Carolina Police Report Stolen Guns from Cars on Outer Banks
Oct 5 2017 // Police on North Carolina’s Outer Banks say at least 14 guns have been stolen as the result of break-ins during the last two months. The Kill Devil Hills Police Department posted to its Facebook page that there have...
Georgia Insurance Agent Arrested For Pocketing $2K in Client Premiums
Oct 5 2017 // A Georgia insurance agent has been arrested on seven counts of insurance fraud and three counts of forgery in the first-degree for taking insurance premiums from her clients and issuing them fraudulent payment receipts,...
Man Gets Four Years in Prison for Staging Crashes in Connecticut Fraud Scam
Oct 4 2017 // A Haitian man who federal prosecutors say was the ringleader of an auto insurance scam involving as many as 50 staged car crashes was sentenced Monday to four years in prison and ordered to pay $207,000 in...
Alleged Leader of Connecticut Auto Insurance Fraud Scam to be Sentenced
Oct 2 2017 // A Connecticut man who federal prosecutors say was the ringleader of an auto insurance scam involving as many as 50 staged car crashes is set to be sentenced. Mackenzy Noze filed court documents saying he should receive...
Court Overturns $663 Million Fraud Judgment Against Guardrail Maker Trinity
Oct 2 2017 // Trinity Industries Inc. won’t have to pay a $663 million judgment that was awarded in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging the company defrauded the U.S. government with a faulty highway guardrail safety system. A...
Ex-Illinois County Chairman, State Farm Consultant Sentenced in Fraud Case
Oct 2 2017 // A former Illinois county board chairman who also previously worked for State Farm Insurance Co. as a consultant has been sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison after being convicted of a wire fraud scheme. In...
Declarations
Oct 2 2017 // Wakeup Call “The Equifax breach was a wakeup call, and with this action, New York is raising the bar for consumer protections that we hope will be replicated across the nation.” — New York Governor Andrew...
Florida to Deploy Anti-Fraud Strike Teams to Areas Hard-Hit by Irma
Sep 28 2017 // Anti-fraud strike teams comprised of investigators working for the Department of Financial Services’ Division of Investigative and Forensic Services will soon be deployed across the state in an effort to to protect...
China’s Former Insurance Regulator Faces Criminal Charges
Sep 27 2017 // China’s top anti-corruption agency says the country’s former insurance regulator has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and turned over to prosecutors to face criminal charges. A weekend statement by...
