Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Northern Illinois Agency Owner Indicted Again; Slapped with 20 Fraud Counts
Aug 22 2017 // The owner of multiple property/casualty insurance operations in northern Illinois has been indicted once again, this time on charges that he defrauded more than 100 clients. Todd J. Fendler, of Rockford, Ill., previously...
Miami Insurance Agent Arrested Over Assisted Living Facility Fraud Scheme
Aug 22 2017 // An investigation led by the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) Bureau of Insurance Fraud has led to the arrest of a Miami insurance agent for attempting to evade a higher insurance premium for his assisted...
Fraud Following Catastrophes an Unwelcome Trend, Oklahoma’s Doak Says
Aug 21 2017 // In testimony on Capitol Hill in early August, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak told federal lawmakers that fraud across all lines of insurance costs the industry an estimated $80 million to $100 million...
Former Texas Insurance Agent Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fraud
Aug 21 2017 // A former Texas insurance agent has been sentenced to five years in prison for insurance and identity theft fraud, according to state insurance regulators. Dermaine Clark of San Antonio also was ordered to pay more than...
Insurance Fraud Following Catastrophes an Unwelcome Trend, Oklahoma’s Doak Tells U.S. Senators
Aug 21 2017 // In testimony on Capitol Hill in early August, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak told federal lawmakers that fraud across all lines of insurance costs the industry an estimated $80 million to $100 million...
California Division of Workers’ Comp Suspends 5 Medical Providers for Fraud
Aug 15 2017 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended five more medical providers from participating in the state’s workers’ comp system, bringing the total number of suspended providers to...
Former San Antonio Insurance Agent Sentenced to 5 Years for Fraud
Aug 15 2017 // Dermaine Clark of San Antonio has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $45,000 for a string of insurance fraud cases, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. TDI fraud investigators say...
9 People Sentenced in $500K California Auto Insurance Fraud Ring
Aug 14 2017 // Michael Charles Young, 30, of Sacramento, Calif., the reported leader of a large auto insurance fraud ring, was sentenced to more than 10 years in state prison for bilking insurance companies out of an estimated $500,000...
Michigan to Refund $21M as 44K Jobless Fraud Cases Reversed
Aug 14 2017 // The state of Michigan said it has reversed at least 44,000 unemployment benefit fraud cases covering a two-year period and is refunding nearly $21 million after a computer system wrongly accused people of collecting...
Delaware Police Continuing Probe Into Alleged Prescription Fraud
Aug 14 2017 // Delaware State Police say more arrests are expected in an investigation involving a Philadelphia woman accused of distributing fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances. Police said Thursday that 49-year-old...
Maryland Insurance Administration Names Associate Commissioner of Compliance
Aug 10 2017 // The Maryland Insurance Administration has appointed Erica J. Bailey as its associate commissioner of compliance and enforcement. Bailey brings 15 years of experience to the team, including the last ten investigating...
European Egg Contamination Is ‘Criminal’: German Agricultural Minister
Aug 9 2017 // Germany’s agriculture minister said on Tuesday that the contamination of millions of eggs with a potentially harmful insecticide was “criminal,” as authorities in several European countries continued to...
How to Catch Commercial Auto Use Fraud
Aug 7 2017 // Pulling the wool over the insurance company’s eyes seems like a victimless crime. After all, if a few dollars are saved by saying a car is a personal vehicle instead of the commercial work truck it really is, who...
Former Postal Worker Sentenced in Texas for Federal Workers’ Comp Fraud
Aug 1 2017 // A U.S. district judge in Texas has sentenced a former postal employee to 21 months in federal prison for participating in a scheme to defraud the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Worker’s Compensation...
Wells Fargo Faces Lawsuit Alleging Fraud Over Unwanted Car Insurance Sales
Aug 1 2017 // A new lawsuit accuses Wells Fargo & Co. of racketeering violations and fraud after the bank admitted to charging several hundred thousand borrowers for auto insurance they did not ask for or need, causing many...
Federal Class Action Securities Fraud Filings Set Historic Pace
Jul 28 2017 // Federal class action securities fraud filings hit a record pace in the first half of 2017. Over the past six months, plaintiffs initiated 226 securities fraud class actions in federal court, more than in any equivalent...
Insurance Fraud Charge Filed Against North Dakota Man
Jul 27 2017 // North Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread said an insurance fraud charge has been filed against Joshua Kadrmas, of Mandan, ND. The department’s report stated that Kadrmas indicated to his insurance company that he...
Illinois Insurance Agent Sentenced to 5 Years for Fraud Scheme
Jul 26 2017 // A Decatur, Ill., independent insurance agent has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for defrauding his clients, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois reported. Chief U.S. District...
Team Work Ready Execs Sentenced in Federal Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Jul 25 2017 // Two officials with Team Work Ready (TWR), with chiropractic and physical therapy clinics in Texas and Louisiana, have been sentenced for defrauding the federal Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs and United...
Mississippi Woman Charged With Insurance Fraud for Lying About Fall at Walmart
Jul 25 2017 // A 59-year-old Mississippi woman has been indicted on criminal charges, with prosecutors saying she lied when she reported falling at a Walmart store. State Attorney General Jim Hood said Friday that Dianne Bullock of...
