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British Citizen Sentenced for Fraud California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that a state Department of Insurance investigation led to the prosecution and sentencing of a Carmel, Calif., resident for grand theft, forgery, tax evasion and transacting insurance without a …

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Auto Fraud Suspect Arrested A Desert Hot Springs, Calif., resident was arrested for allegedly defrauding his insurance company of $26,000, the California Department of Insurance reported. Robert Andrew Nelson was arrested in Cathedral City, Calif., on charges of filing a …

Trio Arrested for International Auto Fraud

Three individuals were arrested in California for allegedly being involved in a five-person conspiracy that resulted in a vehicle owned by one of the conspirators driven to Mexico where it was taken apart so that its parts could be used …

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2 Plead Guilty in Insurance Fraud Related Charges West Virginia officials sentenced two Kanawha County women on insurance fraud related charges, according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline. Tina Marie Browning, 40, of Eskdale, W. Va., was indicted on one …

Nearly a Dozen Arrested for $2 Million Scam

Eleven alleged Bay Area fraud perpetrators were arrested on numerous felony counts including insurance fraud, identity theft, possession of stolen property and filing a false tax return. Wireless phone dealers, employees and customers were arrested for their purported involvement in …

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Calif. Insurance Agent Sentenced Calif. Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced the sentencing of a former insurance agent who defrauded an elderly couple of nearly $300,000. Gary Michael Jenkins, 59, of El Cajon, was sentenced Jan. 16 on felony charges and …

Teacher, Gypsy, Even an Insurance Agent Make Fraud Hall of Shame List

A glass-eating gypsy, a teacher who faked terminal cancer, and an insurance agent who killed homeless clients are among the top insurance swindlers of 2007. These convicted thieves were inducted into the Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame by the Coalition …

W. Va.: Braxton County Man Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud

West Virginia officials said a Braxton County man pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of fraudulent schemes. According to a West Virginia Department of Insurance announcement, Fred Lee Morgan, 61, of Frametown, used his wife’s insurance to pay for medications …

Kentucky Woman Charged with Insurance Fraud

An Irvine, Ky., woman is facing six felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly filing false statements related to her long-term disability benefits. Treva Caton, 60, began receiving disability benefits in 1984 following a workplace injury. The insurer, John Hancock …

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S.D. agent sent to prison for 20 years for insurance fraud A former Sioux Falls, S.D. insurance agent convicted of embezzling money from two clients in nursing homes has been sent to prison for 20 years. Paul Wentzlaff, 46, pleaded …

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