Fraud Roundup

Roof Falls in on Alleged Fraud Attempt

The CDI announced the arrest of David Barthell Sr. of Richmond for workers’ compensation premium fraud. Barthell, owner of Barthell Construction and Roofing, was arrested at his residence/office and booked into Richmond County Jail. The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office …

Lovers Take Low Road over Coveted Car

CDI criminal investigators arrested Tracy Denise Thorton of Sacramento on two counts of insurance fraud and one count of filing a false police report. Thorton, 23, surrendered to authorities and was booked into the Sacramento County Jail. Bail was set …

No ‘El Dorado’ for This Fraud Attempt

James Kolesar of El Dorado County appeared in El Dorado County Court and pled guilty to one count of employer misrepresentation fraud. The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case. Kolesar, 30, will be sentenced at a …

Suspicious Claims are ‘Pain in the…Neck’

Debra Rodriguez, 48, was arrested on four felony counts of insurance fraud while attending a pre-trial hearing at the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board in Sacramento. Rodriguez was transported and booked into the Sacramento County Jail. Bail was set at $5,000. …

‘Least Cost’ Equals Least Coverage

A joint investigation conducted by the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch’s Investigations Bureau and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office led to the arrest of two insurance agents, Manuel Mendez, 35, and Jeffrey Ferguson, 36. According to CDI investigators, Mendez and …

Fire Loss Claim Doesn’t Add Up

Nestor Alfredo Milon, 54, of Silverlake, surrendered to Los Angeles Superior Court after being charged with one count of insurance fraud by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Milon, who has been employed with the California Department of Insurance …

No Wrath Greater Than 2 Women Scorned

CDI investigators served a search warrant at the resident of Ralph Kindred, 39, of Sacramento, and arrested him on three felony counts of insurance fraud and one count of filing a false police report. Kindred was booked into the Sacramento …

Video Reveals ‘Wheeling and Dealing’

CDI Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division investigators arrested Connie Monteer of Shasta Lake on three felony counts of insurance fraud, attempted grand theft and perjury. Monteer, 52, was booked into the Shasta County Jail. Bail was set at $25,000. The …

Like Father, Like Son’

Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI), Criminal Investigations Branch, served a search warrant at Murphy’s Insurance Agency, operated by two licensed insurance agents, Dana and Patrick Murphy, father and son, respective. According to the CDI, investigators suspect the …

Now It’s Stolen, Now It’s Not

A joint investigation by the CDI and the Tulare County District Attorney’s Auto Insurance Fraud Unit led to the sentencing of Enrique Medina, 25, who pled guilty prior to his preliminary hearing. Medina was sentenced in the Tulare County Superior …

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