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 …
New Jersey Director of Division of Criminal Justice Vaughn McKoy announced that the Division of Criminal Justice, Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor, obtained an indictment charging four individuals with conspiracy, theft, tampering with public records, and false swearing for their …
A Mandan, N.D., man was ordered to pay more than $40,000 in back premium and penalties to Workforce Safety & Insurance (WSI) after pleading guilty to a charge of failure to secure workers’ compensation coverage for his employees, a Class …
An Indian Harbor, Fla., construction company owner was charged with workers’ compensation fraud after jeopardizing the coverage of at least one employee, according to investigators with the Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud. Investigators say Carl T. Nicks, …
A Tishomingo, Okla., man will pay more than $8,000 in restitution after pleading no contest in Oklahoma County District Court to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, State Attorney General Drew Edmondson said. Jackey Wayne Newton, 43, was employed with …
California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund will collect $135,000 in restitution from a San Diego County-based construction firm as part of the sentence in a workers’ compensation insurance fraud case. San Diego County Superior Court ordered Ray Charles Gauthier, owner of …
Two Miami insurance adjusters are facing charges of insurance fraud and grand theft for allegedly collecting more than $25,000 by padding legitimate automobile accident claims with fictitious victims. Harold Rasco, 29, of Hialeah, was arrested at his home, and Abel …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced that Gevedon Insurance Agency, of Columbus, is currently under criminal investigation for numerous charges of alleged embezzlement. Polk County Sheriff’s Department and Columbus Police Department are working with the North Carolina Department of …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced that the investigation into former Department of Transportation employee Denise Sharon Hargrove, 37, of Raleigh, turned up additional allegations of fraud. Department of Insurance investigators charged Hargrove recently with a fourth count of …
Following charges last July of grand theft and scheme to defraud, an Orlando, Fla. insurance agent has been arrested a second time for allegedly misappropriating workers’ compensation premiums paid by area businesses. The new charges also stem from the previous …
