Fraud Roundup

Pair Arrested on Auto Fraud Charges

John Lee Sullivan, 50, of Applegate and Debra Michell Sprigg, 42, of Sacramento were arrested and charged with two counts of felony insurance fraud. The California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division allegedly found Sprigg’s pickup truck …

Broker Guilty of Felony Grand Theft

Marc Laurence Ellen, 41, of Thousand Oaks, Calif. was sentenced in Ventura County Superior Court to serve 10 days in county jail, pay restitution, and complete 36 months of formal probation after pleading guilty to one count of felony grand …

Folsom, Calif. Man Submits False Receipts

Gary Scott Bishop, 35, of Folsom, Calif., was arrested on two felony counts of insurance fraud and booked into the Sacramento County Jail. In Aug. 2001, Bishop allegedly claimed his residence garage was burglarized. Bishop filed a homeowners claim with …

Big Lots Employee Files False WC Claim

Evelina Ortiz Rosario, 49, of Modesto, Calif., was arrested at her residence and booked into the Stanislaus County Jail on five counts of insurance fraud. Rosario was working at Big Lots in Santa Clara, Calif., when she injured her left …

Modesto Woman Accused of Auto Ins. Fraud

Lakisha Nicole Langston, 22, of Modesto, Calif., surrendered to authorities in Stanislaus County on three counts of insurance fraud. Langston purchased an auto insurance policy from Infinity Insurance Company on Sept. 21, 2001. She allegedly told the broker that her …

Stockton Man Submits False Claim

Purn Howard, 37, of Stockton, Calif., surrendered to authorities in San Joaquin County on multiple counts of fraud, according to an investigation by the CDI’s Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division. Howard allegedly reported his vehicle stolen on Dec. 12, 2001 …

Big Rig Driver Collects on False WC Claim

Truck driver Ovidio Ochoa, 43, of Hesperia, Calif., was arrested recently by CDI investigators. The San Bernardino County Superior Court issued a felony warrant on Aug. 6, 2002 charging Ochoa with six counts of giving false or misleading information regarding …

Couple Arrested in Auto Fraud Scheme

Ricardo Ramirez, 25, and his wife Nicole Barlow, 23, both of Alta Loma, Calif., were recently arrested by CDI Investigators. Ramirez was arrested at a business location in Orange, Calif. and Barlow was arrested at her residence. The couple was …

Woman Gets 6 Years for Multiple Counts

Kim Lorene Lawrence, 41, of Stockton, Calif. was sentenced to six years in state prison. The sentencing is the result of a nolo contendere plea to one felony count of residential burglary, one felony count of theft from an elder …

Woman Faces 10 Fraud Counts

An Oakland woman was arraigned as the result of an investigation by the CDI’s Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division. Jeanette Deran, 52, surrendered to a $70,000 arrest warrant charging her with committing workers’ comp insurance fraud. Deran is charged with …

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