Fraud Roundup

Broker Charged with Grand Theft

Judith Elizabeth Dominquez, 44, a former Huntington Park, Calif. insurance broker, appeared in Superior Court for arraignment following the filing of a felony complaint by the Huntington Park District Attorney’s Office recently. The complaint was filed as a result of …

Woman Arrested on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

Kathryn Marie Corso, 53, was arrested at her residence and charged with two felony counts of insurance fraud, one count of grand theft and one count of perjury. Investigators reported that Corso filed a workers’ compensation claim with the American …

Anaheim Agent Pleads Guilty to Felony Counts of Grand Theft

An Anaheim agent was arrested as the result of an investigation by California Department of Insurance’s (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch. Gary Stromme, 47, was arrested at his Anaheim business office on May 9, 2002 by members of CDI’s fraud division. …

Contractor Arrested for Premium Fraud

Fraud investigators of CDI’s Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division and the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office arrested Thomas Turner, 57, of Fremont, Calif. The San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office filed a criminal complaint charging Turner with three felony …

SCIF Auditor and Accomplice Arrested

An investigation by CDI’s Criminal Investigation Branch’s Fraud Division led to the arrests of Courtney Aplas, 31, and Rodolfo Gaona, 49, for allegedly embezzling $619,650 from SCIF between Nov. 1, 1993 and March 10, 1995. The Los Angeles District’s Attorney’s …

Former Claims Rep Arrested

Investigators with the CDI Organized Auto Fraud Interdiction Task Force arrested Thomas Eugene Jackson, 53, at his residence in Elk Grove, Calif., on 83 felony counts of embezzlement and five felony counts of fraudulent tax returns. An investigation revealed that …

Woman Arraigned for WC Fraud

Emilia Sanchez, 37, was arraigned on workers’ compensation fraud charges in November, according to investigators with the California Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division. The San Bernardino, Calif., woman pled not guilty to seven felony counts of perjury. …

Two Men Plead Guilty to Fraud Charges

Two San Fernando Valley, Calif. residents, Timothy Caffery, 24, and Jose David Duarte, 22, pled guilty to insurance fraud charges as a result of a four-month investigation by the CDI Urban Auto Fraud Task Force. The two men pled no …

CDI Busts Up Fraudulent Auto Scheme

CDI Fraud Division Investigators arrested four individuals after executing search warrants at their homes and an auto body repair shop located in Oakland. California residents Art Mercado, 56, of Alameda, Scott Carey, 31, of Pleasanton, Martin Randisi, 34, of Tracy, …

Quality Control Inspector Arrested

CDI Investigators, with help from the Los Angeles Police Department, arrested Tom Robinson, 54, who has been charged with six felony counts of insurance fraud related to an April 28, 1998 industrial injury. According to investigators, on April 28, 1998, …

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