Fraud Roundup

No Luck for this Lexus

As the result of a six-month investigation by the CDI Organized Automobile Fraud Interdiction Task Force, Samvel Saakyan, a 27-year-old former Sacramento auto dismantler, was arrested on four felony counts of insurance fraud and two felony counts of perjury. According …

A Day Late, A Dollar Short

Michael Aguilar, 33, of Huntington Beach, was arrested at the California Department of Insurance Orange Regional Office and transported to Orange County Jail. Aguilar was charged with two felony counts of insurance fraud, and bail was set at $10,000. The …

Incorrect Procedure’

Charles Allen Shivers, 46, a California Department of Corrections correctional officer, surrendered to a Riverside Court on two felony charges of workers’ compensation insurance fraud. The suspect allegedly failed to notify his insurance carrier of additional employment income in order …

Sideswipe Tales Don’t Blindside Insurer

Three Modesto residents, Johnny B. Slefo, 42; Wylet G. Slefo, 42; and Bernadet Younan, 37, were arrested on one charge each of insurance fraud and booked into the Stanislaus County Jail. Bail was set at $15,000 each. The Stanislaus County …

Agent Racks Up 13 Felony Charges

Following a joint investigation by the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch’s Investigations Bureau and the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, Suzanne Beall, 47, president of Northstate Insurance Agency Inc., was arrested at her residence and transported to the Sacramento County Jail. …

With a Little Help from Her Friends

Arrest warrants were served on five local Fresno residents last week, concluding a six-month investigation that began with a referral by Geico Insurance alleging fraud on a reported theft and arson of a vehicle. The CDI investigation revealed that Hollie …

The Camera Never Lies

Following an investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division, Raymond Ellis Wilson, 36, an Orange County resident, pled guilty in Orange County Superior Court to one felony count of insurance fraud. Wilson was arrested on four felony …

‘Want Me to Steal Your Motorcycle”

David Simoes, 26, of San Jose was arrested on charges of attempted insurance fraud and attempted auto theft in connection with a claim on a $9,000 Yamaha racing motorcycle. The charges stem from a CDI undercover investigation conducted with assistance …

Ask and You Shall ‘Receipt’

The CDI announced the arrest of two individuals in unrelated cases, both involving Sacramento residents. Daniel Vikash, 20, surrendered to authorities on two felony counts of insurance fraud. In April 2001, Vikash submitted a $2,120 automobile claim to his insurer …

‘3’ is Not His Lucky Number

Bradley Scott Dent, 40, of Sacramento was arrested on two felony counts of second-degree burglary and possession of a completed check with intent to defraud. According to the CDI, Dent filed a claim with his carrier for damage done to …

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