Fraud Roundup

N.J. Man Faces Additional Charges

New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a Camden County man, previously sentenced to 10 years in state prison for stealing more than $140,000 in Sept. 11 survivor benefits, has admitted committing additional frauds, including staging automobile accidents to …

Five Monterey County Shop Owners Arrested in Auto Fraud Ring

Monterey County Sheriff’s Department arrested five businesses in one of the largest undercover insurance fraud sting operations in the history of Monterey County. Arrested were: 40-year-old David Alan Long, owner of California Automotive Tire in Salinas; 36-year-old Ossie Luis, owner …

Faked Death Gets Fraud Conviction

Nev. Attorney General Brian Sandoval announced that District Judge Donald M. Mosley sentenced Purificacion Lobitos, age 56, to a maximum term of 32 months with a minimum term of 12 months in the Nevada Department of Corrections, for one count …

Calif. Duo Sentenced to Federal Prison

Two Southland men were sentenced to federal prison for their convictions on charges related to a scheme in which one embezzled money from his employer and funneled it to members of his softball team. Angel Uribe, 33, of Ontario, Calif., …

Illinois DOI Fines Federal Mutual $30,000

The Illinois Department of Insurance fined Minnesota-based Federal Mutual Insurance Co. $30,000 and issued a stipulation and consent order for insurance code violations and/or improper claims practices cited in a department market-conduct examination.

Felony Charges Filed Against Kansas Agent

The Kansas Insurance Department (KID), in cooperation with Sheridan County Attorney Mike Haas and the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, has filed felony charges against a Selden, Kan., insurance agent. An investigation by the KID Fraud Unit led to charges against …

North Dakota Man Must Pay $55,000 Restitution for Comp Fraud

A Mandan, N.D., man was ordered to pay $54,679 in restitution to Workforce Safety & Insurance after pleading guilty to fraud in South Central District Court Dec. 16, according to a statement released by the North Dakota Department of Insurance. …

Ga. Commissioner Schedules Hearing

The Office of Georgia’s Insurance and Industrial Loan Commissioner has ordered the CEO of a chain of small loan companies to appear before Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine at a hearing to defend what the order alleges is an unlicensed lending …

Arrest Made in Connection with Fla. August Home Fire

Florida State Fire Marshal and insurance fraud investigators with the Department of Financial Services have arrested a local homeowner for allegedly burning her home to collect insurance proceeds. Investigators said Gari Ann Lowery-Helton, 37, formerly of Cantonment, committed arson, setting …

Buttafuoco Among 11 Charged with Auto Repair Fraud

Nine owners or employees of California auto repair shops were arrested and charged recently with auto insurance fraud following a lengthy investigation by a multi-agency task force headed by the District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation, District Attorney Steve Cooley announced. …

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