Fraud Roundup

Three Suspects Arraigned

Three suspects were arraigned May 11 in Ventura County Superior Court in connection with a workers’ comp premium fraud investigation conducted by the CDI Fraud Division. Tomer Rotholz, a former licensed contractor, was arraigned on a felony complaint charging him …

Reseda Broker Pleads Guilty to Forgery

Insurance broker Sajjad Hussain Shaikh, also known as Adam Shaikh, of Reseda, California has pled guilty to one count of forgery. Shaikh was sentenced to three years of summary probation and ordered to pay a $1,410 fine on May 24, …

Former California Broker Goes to Jail

Former Vallejo insurance broker Jimmie Earl Jackson, who pled guilty to felony grand theft in Solano County Superior Court May 5, was sentenced to 180 days in County Jail and ordered to serve three years of formal probation. Jackson must …

Former California Broker Goes to Jail

Former Vallejo insurance broker Jimmie Earl Jackson, who pled guilty to felony grand theft in Solano County Superior Court May 5, was sentenced to 180 days in County Jail and ordered to serve three years of formal probation. Jackson must …

Former California Broker Goes to Jail

Former Vallejo insurance broker Jimmie Earl Jackson, who pled guilty to felony grand theft in Solano County Superior Court May 5, was sentenced to 180 days in County Jail and ordered to serve three years of formal probation. Jackson must …

Contractor Sentenced in Comp Fraud Case

The owner of a Corona, California-based construction firm has begun serving a two-year jail sentence as part of his conviction on felony workers’ comp insurance fraud. Lawrence S. Hatfield, of Orange County, owner of Builders Framing Inc., was sentenced on …

N.C. Agents Halt Fraud Ring

Six Chatham and Randolph County, N.C., residents suspected of masterminding an extensive auto insurance fraud ring, which staged an estimated 480 auto crashes and defrauded more than $2 million have been arrested as the result of an investigation launched by …

4 St. Louis-Area Men Convicted in $3.5 Million Arson Scheme

Four St. Louis-area men were convicted Wednesday of federal charges related to the torching of four grocery stores as part of a scheme to collect more than $3.5 million in insurance claims. After a 13-day trial, a U.S. District Court …

Investigators Find Psychotherapist Bilks Patients, Providers

Florida insurance fraud investigators have arrested an unlicensed psychotherapist a second time for practicing without a license and billing insurance companies for unprovided services. Lubomir Lacho, of Pompano Beach, Fla., was arrested at New Hope Counseling Center, 3500 N.E. Fifth …

Fla. OKs Funds to Fight PIP Fraud

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher thanked legislators for approving his request for funding to add more law enforcement investigators to fight PIP fraud and workers’ compensation fraud, and a dedicated prosecutor to take on the expected increase in arrests. …

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