The chief executive officer and president of a Taunton, Massachusetts insurance agency has pleaded guilty in connection with an embezzlement scheme that left client companies uninsured, according to state officials. Attorney General Maura Healey announced that David G. Pietro and …
A suburban Des Moines, Iowa, insurance agent has been charged with multiple felony counts after state officials say he collected thousands of dollars in premiums for nonexistent insurance policies after his license was revoked. The Iowa Insurance Division said Adam …
An Arizona insurance agent has lost his Iowa insurance license and is barred for reapplying for 10 years after the Iowa Insurance Division found he fleeced elderly Iowa residents. The division said in a news release that Mark Diamond, of …
A San Antonio woman pleaded guilty to fraud after a Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) investigation found she pocketed money from clients who thought they were buying home policies. Cynthia Olague, a former insurance agent, stole premiums from more than …
A Michigan agent has been fined $25,000 and had his insurance license revoked after an investigation revealed he had been creating and selling fake auto insurance certificates, the state’s insurance regulators say. The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services …
Two people in Michigan face felony charges filed by the state’s attorney general for allegedly selling fraudulent insurance to customers. The charges are the result a joint investigation by the Child, Elder, and Family Financial Crimes Division at the Michigan …
The Iowa Insurance Division reported that a Madrid, Iowa, insurance agent has been charged with fraud after an investigation by the division’s fraud bureau. The IID said Joy Marie Heldt, age 48, was charged with Fraudulent Submissions (Class D Felony). …
A former Lubbock, Texas, insurance agent has been sentenced to life in prison and ordered to pay back $810,000 to his victims, the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) reported. Officers with the Texas Department of Insurance Fraud Unit found that …
Nebraska judge has sentenced a former insurance agent to at least six years in prison for bilking clients out of nearly $160,000, saying he felt “heartsick” for the victims. The Lincoln Journal Star reports the Lancaster County judge noted on …
A Decatur, Ill., independent insurance agent has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for defrauding his clients, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois reported. Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid sentenced James P. …
