Fraud Roundup

Busy Times for Oregon’s DCBS

The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services revoked the licenses of five agents across the state for unrelated violations. In one case, a Cave Junction agent, Cecile G. Zimmerman, had her license revoked after investigators found she had withheld …

Taking Action on Action Chiropractic

After a two-year investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch and the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office, Jeff Levine, 45, and his wife, Martha Levine, 39, of Santa Cruz, Calif., were charged with 40 counts …

It Takes Two to Crash This Lexus

Rory G. Graham, formerly of Boulder City, Nevada, pled guilty Feb. 23 to three felony counts of insurance fraud. The 37-year-old man allegedly bilked auto insurance companies out of $83,324 by filing false claims in the wreck of a Lexus. …

‘Guilty, Your Honor’

Ronald Allen Prasky, owner of Border Pacific Insurance Services, pled guilty March 14 to five felony counts of insurance fraud and one count of income tax evasion. In his plea, the 31-year-old man admitted to stealing insurance premiums from his …

Playing Tug-of-War with the Truth

Jeffrey Ferguson of Tuolumne self-surrendered to authorities on March 13. The 41-year-old man was arrested for workers’ compensation fraud. According to investigators, Ferguson was employed as a licensed vocational nurse at Tuolumne County Hospital from August 1994 through April 1995. …

This Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words

Following a 14-month investigation by the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch, four Southern California residents were arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court. Lynnette Ammons, 37, of Inglewood; Anthony Graham Jr., 21, of Inglewood; Vita McNair, 44, of Los Angeles; and Devorea …

Game Over for this Agent

Investigators with the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch served an Order of Summary Revocation on John Blanton Breland, a 52-year-old Lodi insurance agent. The license revocation became effective March 6. According to investigators, Breland’s motive stemmed from personal financial problems as …

One Apple Didn’t Fall Far From the Tree

California Insurance Commissioner Harry Low ordered the revocation of the licenses and licensing rights, effective April 13, of Jack Hagop Printsian and his son Ara Kaspar Printsian. The two Santa Clarita brokers were found guilty of multiple felony counts of …

A Case of Framers Framing Themselves

Jay Neal Wright, 48, and his son Jay Neal Wright II, 27, both residential framing contractors of Phoenix, Ariz.; Don Jay Wright, 80, of Mesa, Ariz.; and Attorney Timothy Miller, 43, of Riverside, Calif.; were charged with multiple felony counts …

How Low Can Ho & the Lo Family Go’

Following a 12-month investigation by the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch, Say Lo, 51, Micky Lo, 27, and Van Ho, 22, all of Sacramento, were arrested on 10 felony counts of insurance fraud. A juvenile member of the Lo family was …

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