Fraud Roundup

Wis. Woman Convicted on Fraud Charge

Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager announced that an Oneida County woman was convicted of fraud and sentenced by Judge Steven Ebert in Dane County Circuit Court. Barbara Bergman, of Rhinelander, pled no contest to one count of fraud. Bergman was …

Cincinnati Man Sentenced on Comp Fraud Charge

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a Hamilton County man has been sentenced for committing workers’ compensation fraud. Adolphus Hill was sentenced to five years of probation and restitution to BWC in the amount of $54,705. BWC’s special …

U.S. Risk LLP Associate Broker Receives Wells Scholarship for Producer School

James Russell Debenport, an associate broker in U.S. Risk LLP’s Houston office, was selected as the recipient of the 2004 Matt Wells Scholarship for Producer Development, for attendance at The National Alliance School for Producer Development being held in Fort …

Federal Conviction Upheld of Calif. Man with History of Sunken Yachts

A California lawyer who attempted to sink his $1.9 million yacht will continue to serve jail time after a federal appeals court upheld his conviction, according to the Associated Press. Rex DeGeorge was convicted in March 2002 in Los Angeles …

Calif. Professor Convicted in Staged Hate Crime Case

Kerri Dunn, a Claremont McKenna College psychology professor from Redlands, Calif., was convicted of attempted insurance fraud for falsely reporting her car was vandalized while speaking about racial tolerance at a campus event, according to the Associated Press. Dunn reported …

Two Suspects Still at Large in California Contractor Bond Fraud Case

Authorities are seeking two men suspected of participating in a scam that used phony insurance certificates and fake contractor bonds to win bids on public works projects. Three other suspects have already been arrested following a one-year investigation by the …

Florida Man to Pay Restitution

The former owner of a Milton, Fla. automotive dealership entered a plea of no contest to racketeering and organized fraud and has been ordered to begin making deposits of $5,000 a month into an escrow account that will be used …

Florida Agency Hit Second Time

In another case involving John Beck Insurance Inc., in Jacksonville, the Florida Department of Financial Services suspended the insurance license of Anna Mack for reportedly aiding and abetting an unlicensed person in the sale of insurance and for selling a …

West Virginia Woman Sentenced in Comp Fraud Case

A Charleston woman has been sentenced to five years of supervised probation and ordered to pay full restitution to West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commis-sion after pleading guilty to conducting a fraudulent scheme. Rebecca Lynn Carte pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor …

California Brothers and Employee Arrested in Alleged Felony Fraud Case

Brothers Sam Saeid Afghani, of Agoura Hills, Calif., and Siamac A. Afghani, of Calabasas, Calif., as well as employee Renee Laws, of Encino, Calif., were to be arraigned August 24 for their suspected roles in a fraud case at several …

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