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Five contractors arrested in Lake Tahoe California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced the results of the first undercover operation stemming from the Angora Fire in South Lake Tahoe. The operation took place at a residence in the disaster area that …

Fraud Roundup

Five contractors arrested in Lake Tahoe California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced the results of the first undercover operation stemming from the Angora Fire in South Lake Tahoe. The operation took place at a residence in the disaster area that …

Tenn. Annuity Dealer in Receivership, Florida Follows Up

Following up on a warning she issued in April, Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is now advising Florida consumers who made annuity transactions with the unauthorized Tennessee-based National Foundation of America that the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance …

2 W. Va. Men Arrested on Felony Insurance Fraud Charges

West Virginia Insurance Department officials arrested two Cabell County men earlier this month on multiple felony charges including insurance fraud, third degree arson, conspiracy and burning insured property. Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, said Richard Sturgill, 29, and Jeffery Maynard, …

N.C.: Winston Salem Woman Arrested, Charged with Insurance Fraud

North Carolina Department of Insurance officials arrested a Winston-Salem woman Tuesday and charged her with insurance fraud. Margaret Brissett, 45, was charged with eight counts of insurance fraud and is being held on a $12,000 bond. Investigators allege that Brissett …

N.C. Insurance Agent Arrested, Charged with Embezzlement

North Carolina Department of Insurance officials arrested a Tarboro insurance agent on charges of embezzlement last month. Insurance Commissioner Jim Long said William “Billy” Michael Whitley, 51, of 4959 McKendree Church Rd. in Tarboro was arrested at the Edgecombe County …

Fla. Commissioner Issues Cease & Desist Order to Unlicensed Viatical

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty issued a Cease and Desist Order to Great West Growth, LLC of Minneapolis, Minnesota ordering Great West Growth to cease operating as a viatical settlement provider in Florida. The Office of Insurance Regulation charged that …

Eastern Ky. Coal Operator Sentenced to Three Years for Fraud

An eastern Kentucky coal mine operator who lied to insurance companies about the number of employees he had was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday. Harold Simpson, who has operated mines in several eastern Kentucky counties, must also …

Miss. Man Jailed in Insurance Scam to Finish Sentence at Home

Thurston Little, a Corinth, Miss., businessman sentenced for his role in an insurance scam run by Martin Frankel, apparently will be allowed to serve the remainder of his federal sentence at home. Little, 74, was sentenced in June 2005 to …

Kentucky Business Owner Under Fraud Investigation

Northern Kentucky residents are being alerted that an Erlanger business owner is under investigation for selling bogus auto insurance policies, according to Kentucky’s Insurance Commissioner. The Kentucky Office of Insurance said Michael Fleckinger of Amtrek Two Insurance Co. has marketed …

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