Fraud Roundup

Calif. Chiropractors Nabbed in Scam

An El Dorado County, Calif., chiropractor and three Central Valley, Calif., chiropractors have been arrested on multiple felony counts, including insurance fraud. Richard Guadalupe Saucedo, 62, of Turlock, and Pedram Vaezi, 33, of Modesto, were charged with filing false insurance …

Lawyers Plead Guilty in Fraud Ring

Two attorneys pleaded guilty in connection with a Southern California insurance fraud ring that allegedly staged vehicle collisions and filed false insurance company claims, according to state officials. Curtis Mitchell Shaw, 61, of Beverly Hills, Calif., and Keith Darran Washington, …

Chicago Exec Convicted in Arson Scheme

A federal jury ruled last month that former commodities firm executive Marc E. Thompson set his home ablaze and burned his elderly mother alive to collect insurance money that he later hid during bankruptcy proceedings, reported the Chicago Tribune. Thompson, …

Illinois Agent Sells Bogus Circus Coverage

Insurance regulators in Kentucky and Nebraska are investigating an Illinois-based insurance company for allegedly defrauding amusement industry operators in Kentucky and Nebraska. Richard A. Brooks & Associates Ltd., an insurance company operated by River Forest, Ill., resident Richard Brooks, allegedly …

Ohio Agent Appeals Fraud Suspension

An Ohio insurance agent has appealed a five-year license suspension from the Ohio Department of Insurance for issuing fraudulent certificates to physicians who contracted for medical malpractice coverage. John Westhoven filed a lawsuit in Lucas County Common Pleas Court against …

California Man Pleads Guilty

John Arcurio, of Fillmore, California, plead guilty June 22, to two felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud and insurance fraud. Arcurio was arrested in Kern County and transferred to the County of Ventura Superior Court on April 29, 2005 following …

Suspects Arrested for Alleged Roles in International Insurance Operation

Several suspects have been arrested following an investigation by the CDI and the FBI into an international insurance fraud scheme that was allegedly created by a self-described religious organization. The investigation and the arrests on July 11 were part of …

Malibu Man Charged with Grand Theft

A Malibu man who owned and operated various court reporting and translation services in La Canada-Flintridge and later in Malibu was caught allegedly submitting false invoices over five years totaling nearly $210,000 in losses to insurance companies. Vahe K. Hagopian …

Bay Area Agent/Broker Pleads Guilty

A former California insurance broker/agent faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in New York to conspiracy charges related to insurance fraud. The case stems from the findings of a joint investigation by the CDI Investigation Division, …

Chicago Exec Convicted in Arson Scheme

A federal jury ruled last month that former commodities firm executive Marc E. Thompson set his home ablaze and burned his elderly mother alive to collect insurance money that he later hid during bankruptcy proceedings, reported the Chicago Tribune. Thompson, …

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