North Carolina state and local law enforcement officers cited 2,129 motorists for driving while impaired during the “Booze It & Lose It: Operation Firecracker” campaign that ran June 28-July 8, according to Gov. Mike Easley. A total of 71,048 traffic …
A man who admitted setting a fire that devastated downtown Elizabeth will spend up to 60 years in prison. Willie Trembly Jr., 20, of Wirt County pleaded guilty in May to three counts of second-degree arson, one count of breaking …
A Morgantown, W. Va., nurse drugged and killed her husband before setting their house on fire because she was unhappy with her job and her marriage, and hoped to gain nearly $700,000 in insurance payments, prosecutors alleged during opening arguments …
Separate fires at a West Virginia school and a mobile home this week rekindled unpleasant memories of a string of arsons two years ago in which five volunteer firefighters were accused of destroying 11 buildings in eastern Kanawha County. The …
Allstate Insurance Co. has agreed to a mass settlement of claims by a group of Mississippi policyholders who sued the insurer over damage to their homes from Hurricane Katrina, a company spokesman and a lawyer for the homeowners said. Terms …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced the arrest of Eric Stanley Stokes, charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense. Stokes, 43, of 5914 Hidden Meadow Ln., Charlotte was processed at the Mecklenburg County jail and released …
Deputy Insurance Commissioner Lee Harrell testified before a Congressional sub-committee Tuesday on the problems Mississippi faces regarding the spread of abusive Medicare insurance sales practices. Harrell was joined by fellow state regulators Commissioner Kim Holland of Oklahoma, and Commissioner Jim …
A Charlotte, N.C. faces six felony charges including three counts of identity theft and three counts of insurance fraud, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. Insurance Department investigators allege that Leetwain Darrel Tate, 30, of 2540 7th St., used stolen …
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink issued an order revoking the license of a Tampa Bay-area insurance agent for exploiting seniors in the sale of annuities. The Department of Financial Services accused Sharon Razdar, 49, of misleading and deceptive practices …
West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced that Kelly Cain pleaded guilty earlier this month to one felony count and one misdemeanor count of insurance fraud. Cain, 27, of Shinnston, admitted June 14 that she provided fraudulent narcotic prescriptions …
