Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Business Owner Nabbed in $32M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Jun 19 2017 // Detectives with the California Department of Insurance arrested Gina Marie Gregori, 55, of Lafayette, for allegedly underreporting payroll and duping insurers out of $32 million. Gregori was charged with 19 felony counts...
Texas Attorney Indicted in Hail Claims Insurance Fraud Case
Jun 19 2017 // A Texas attorney on June 5 was issued a 16-count indictment on charges of organized criminal activity, legal misconduct and insurance fraud related to hail claims, according to the Texas Department of Insurance. R. Kent...
Michigan Health Chief, Others Face Criminal Charges over Flint Water
Jun 15 2017 // Five people, including the head of Michigan’s health department, were charged with involuntary manslaughter in an investigation of Flint’s lead-contaminated water, all blamed in the death of an 85-year-old man...
220,000 Dutch, English Consumers Sue VW Over Diesel Fraud
Jun 14 2017 // Around 220,000 car drivers in the Netherlands, England and Wales joined forces on Tuesday in what could become a pan-European lawsuit against German carmaker Volkswagen seeking compensation over its...
Third Person Pleads Guilty in Kansas City Arson, Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jun 13 2017 // A Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to participating in a $235,000 arson and insurance fraud conspiracy. Federal prosecutors say 43-year-old Joseph Levi Little is the third person to plead guilty in the scheme. Tina...
Pair in Arkansas Staged Crash Scams Get Jail Terms for Insurance Fraud
Jun 13 2017 // An Arkansas duo behind two fake crashes and false insurance claims have each received three-year prison sentences, the Arkansas Insurance Department announced. Jeremy Fisher, 36, and Teneshia White, 34, both of Pine Bluff,...
Ex-Car Dealership Official in New Jersey Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $3M
Jun 13 2017 // The former general manager of a now-defunct New Jersey car dealership who got nearly $3 million through a fraud scheme has been sentenced to five years in prison. Richard Pepe had pleaded guilty to bank fraud and filing a...
Ex-Officer in New Jersey May be Spared Prison Terms for Insurance Fraud
Jun 12 2017 // A former police officer who fraudulently claimed his half-sister was his wife as part of an insurance fraud scheme to get coverage for her and her son will be allowed to a pre-trial program. The charges against Alix...
Miami Insurance Agent Accused of Stealing Nearly $25K From Clients
Jun 12 2017 // A Miami insurance agent accused of stealing insurance premium payments from a client and providing fake insurance documents has been arrested, according to a statement from Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and...
Texas Lawyer Indicted in Roof Claims Insurance Fraud Case
Jun 9 2017 // A Texas attorney been released on $20,000 bond after being indicted on charges of organized criminal activity, legal misconduct, and insurance fraud related to hail claims, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. A...
Former Washington Insurance Agent Charged in Theft of Clients’ Money
Jun 9 2017 // A former insurance agent in Washington has been charged with stealing premiums from his clients. Levi Watson, 44, of Bothell, Wash., faces one count of first-degree theft and one count of money laundering, both...
26 People Wanted in Georgia Over $155K Auto Insurance Fraud Ring
Jun 9 2017 // Arrest warrants were issued this week for 26 suspects in connection with an automobile insurance fraud ring centered in the Columbus, Georgia area, according to a statement from Insurance Commissioner Ralph...
California Division of Workers’ Comp Suspends Psychiatrist for Fraud
Jun 8 2017 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended Pasadena psychiatrist Jason Hui-Tek Yang from participating in the state’s workers’ comp system following his conviction in Riverside...
Florida’s Chief Fraud Fighter Moves On: Atwater Recalls Successes, Frustrations With Industry
Jun 8 2017 // Lifelong Florida resident, long-time Florida politician, and head of the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS), Jeff Atwater shocked the state when he announced in February he would step down as chief financial...
10 Lawyers, 6 Others Charged in Alleged California Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jun 6 2017 // Ten lawyers and six others were charged in a multi-million-dollar workers’ compensation fraud scheme that authorities say targeted Latinos in California. The charges were filed after a multi-year investigation into a...
Private Insurer Will No Longer Fund Fraud Prosecutions in Texas
Jun 6 2017 // Note: This article originally ran in the Texas Tribune. Thanks to new money and oversight from the Texas Legislature, the state can now pursue workers’ compensation fraud cases without relying on an unusual and...
Former Massachusetts Power Plant Manager Sentenced for Emissions Fraud
Jun 6 2017 // A former manager of a western Massachusetts power plant has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to tampering with emissions equipment and submitting bogus reports to regulators in violation of the federal...
Louisiana Woman Gets a Year in Prison for Insurance Fraud
Jun 5 2017 // A 54-year-old Louisiana woman has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for insurance fraud, and must pay $9,100 restitution. Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook said in a news release that Lasandra Laverne...
Florida Man Arrested for Running Shell Company Workers’ Comp Scam
Jun 5 2017 // A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly operating a shell construction company for the sole purposes of selling the company’s workers’ compensation certificate, according to a statement from Chief...
Cyber Criminals or State-Backed Hackers? It’s Getting Harder to Tell…
Jun 2 2017 // Veteran espionage researcher Jon DiMaggio was hot on the trail three months ago of what on the face of it looked like a menacing new industrial espionage attack by Russian cyber spies. All the hallmarks were there:...
