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Ohio Man Ordered to Pay Up

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced a Columbus man has been sentenced for a misdemeanor charge of workers’ compensation fraud. Souhil Sabbagh was sentenced to one year probation and ordered to pay $2,000 in investigative costs. BWC was paid …

Chicago Agent’s License Revoked for Bilking Premiums

Acting Illinois Director of Insurance Deirdre K. Manna has revoked the insurance producer license of Cynthia A. Redict-Adams of Chicago effective Dec. 21, 2004. Redict-Adams had been licensed since March 4, 1987. She was licensed to sell life, accident and …

Ohio Man Commits Misdemeanor Fraud

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced a Springfield man has been sentenced for a misdemeanor charge of workers’ compensation fraud. Jeff Hamm was sentenced to three months incarceration, a $300 fine and court costs. The incarceration was suspended provided …

Ohio Woman Caught in Comp Scam

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced a Clark County woman has been sentenced for a felony charge of workers’ compensation fraud. Doris Marcy was sentenced to one year probation and ordered to pay court costs. BWC received a check …

Mo. Agent Charged for Securities Fraud

Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon has filed criminal charges alleging securities fraud against Springfield insurance agent George William “Bill” Hull. The felony complaint, filed in Greene County Associate Circuit Court, charges Hull with two counts of selling unregistered securities and …

Fla. Arrests Unlicensed Adjusters

Florida insurance fraud investigators arrested two unlicensed public adjusters, one in Broward County and one in Orange County. These arrests bring the total to seven unlicensed public adjusters arrested in the aftermath of last fall’s hurricanes. Arthur Lambright, owner of …

Fla. Suing Jewelry Retailer

Florida is suing Savannah-based Friedman’s Inc. retail jewelry chain, alleging it sold millions of dollars worth of insurance on jewelry items but didn’t disclose the costs to consumers. Friedman’s, which has 56 stores in Florida among its 650 stores nationwide, …

Agent Enters ‘No Contest’ Plea in W. Va.

A former insurance agent in Charles Town, W. Va., has entered a “no contest” plea to charges involving money allegedly “withheld, misappropriated or converted to his own use” in his insurance business, according to Jefferson County court records. A second …

Fla. Agent Fled to Ga., Apprehended

A Florida insurance agent who allegedly failed to place auto and general liability coverage for at least 11 trucking companies has been apprehended in Georgia. Kim Laustra, 43, who was an agent at Transportation Insurance Consultants Inc. in Medley, was …

Mother Arrested in “Stuffed Passenger” Accident Case

Ebony Kirk, of Sacramento, was arrested for falsely reporting herself as a passenger in an auto accident that occurred on Aug. 19, 2003. She was charged with four felony counts of insurance fraud and could face up to five years …

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