November 8, 2004
Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) has issued a cease and desist order against a Salem man who reportedly continued to transact insurance even after his license was revoked. An investigation by the DCBS Insurance Division found that …
November 8, 2004
An investigation has resulted in three arrests on felony insurance fraud charges. The case, stemming from an investigation by the Santa Clara County Urban Auto Task Force–investigators from the California Department of Insurance, Fraud Division (CDI) and the Santa Clara …
October 25, 2004
A Gig Harbor woman has been ordered to repay $46,039 after an investigation by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) determined that she had allegedly collected workers’ compensation benefits while working at another job. The department’s findings have …
October 25, 2004
On Sept. 15, authorities completed arresting 38 people for alleged auto insurance fraud at more than 30 auto body shops in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The suspects were arrested over five days and booked into their respective county jails …
October 11, 2004
Lory Caballero, of Eagle Rock, Calif., a licensed insurance agent and owner of L.C. Insurance Agency, was convicted of one count of felony grand theft. She was sentenced to five years of formal probation, 20 days of community service and …
October 11, 2004
A former Billings insurance agent pled not guilty to nine counts of forgery, two counts of insurance fraud and one count of theft in a scam that reportedly deprived victims of $587,058, according to the Billings Gazette. Michael Don Hutton …
October 11, 2004
Farmers Insurance Exchange has begun serving civil summons and complaints upon a Los Angeles body shop and its director, accusing them of taking part in a scheme designed to defraud Farmers and its policyholders. The civil complaint, which is similar …
September 20, 2004
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger announced the expansion of the department’s movement to investigate insurance fraud and educate Kansas consumers about protecting themselves from illegal activity. Jerry Wells has been appointed director of the newly created anti-fraud division. Previously, he …
September 20, 2004
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a Summit County woman has pled guilty to workers’ compensation fraud. Tammy Bird is scheduled for sentencing on July 6, 2004, in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas. It is estimated …
September 20, 2004
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a Swanton man has been sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud. David Tressler was sentenced to five years of community control, ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $22,428 to BWC, and …