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Duo Arrested for Mail Fraud

On June 24, 2003, Ramon Ortiz, 48, of Los Angeles and Augustine Carrasco, 43, of Diamond Bar, were arrested on one count of insurance fraud and one count of grand theft. Both charges are felonies and the Los Angeles County …

Auto Collision Ring Arrests

Three suspects were arrested and charged with 28 felony counts after an investigation of a staged auto collision ring. Attorney Robert Belshaw, Solomon Davis, and Timothy Quinn, M.D., are being held on charges that include insurance fraud, grand theft, conspiracy, …

Insurance Broker Surrenders to Police

A Los Angeles insurance broker has been charged with four felony counts of grand theft for allegedly stealing an estimated $14,000 in premiums from his clients, according to investigators with the CDI. Jung Wo Kim, 37, who operated JK insurance …

Calif. Man Pleads Guilty to Auto Fraud

Brian Wynn Stevens, 34, of Helendale, Calif., pled guilty to one count of insurance fraud stemming from an auto accident that occurred while he was reportedly uninsured, according to an investigation by the CDI. He was sentenced to 15 days …

Calif. Man Surrenders to Authorities

Chad Matt Schmidt, 33, of Walnut Creek, surrendered to authorities on June 13, and was booked into the Placer County Jail on five counts of insurance fraud. If convicted, Schmidt could face up to five years in prison and/or a …

Minister Charged with Felony Insurance Fraud

A California Baptist minister has been charged with 17 felony counts of insurance fraud and grand theft. Charles Lincoln Hopkins turned himself in to authorities after a $250,000 bail warrant was issued for his arrest. CDI found that he reportedly …

SAAB Insurance Agent Charged with Fraud

Grand Theft charges were filed against a licensed agent and owner of SAAB insurance Services. Irma Hernandez, 33, of Los Angeles, Calif. was arrested and charged with two felony counts of grand theft. Investigators with CDI revealed that Hernandez allegedly …

Agent Sentenced to Four Years

Patrick James Murphy, 45, of Norco, Calif., pled no contest to 39 felony counts, including grand theft and elderly abuse. Murphy was sentenced to four years in state prison and ordered to pay $328,639.96 in restitution to his victims, according …

Couple Surrenders on Fraud Charges

Ron Stahr, 40, of Hawthorne, Calif., and Michele Morlet, 24, of Whittier, Calif., surrendered themselves to CDI investigators in Los Angeles on arrest warrants which charged them with filing false insurance claims. In the fall of 2001, Morlet and Stahr …

Construction Businessmen Indicted

Two former Alameda County construction businessmen, Jay Neal Wright, 50, and his son, Jay Neal Wright II, 29, both of Phoenix, were indicted by the Alameda County Grand Jury on multiple felony counts including workers’ comp insurance fraud, corporate tax …

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