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Crackdown on Mass. Auto Insurance Fraud Leads to Big Savings: Report

A crackdown on auto insurance fraud in Lawrence, Mass., prompted by the death 10 years ago of a great-grandmother in a staged accident has saved the city’s motorists $68 million in premiums, and hundreds of millions more across Massachusetts, according …

Texas Chiropractic Clinic Owner Convicted of $3M Auto Insurance Fraud

The owner of a now defunct chiropractic clinic in Bryan has pleaded guilty to engaging in a conspiracy to defraud various automobile insurance companies of more than $3 million, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson said. Marion Young, 42, co-owner of Private …

Upstate New York Woman Sentenced for Crash Fraud Scheme

Authorities announced this week that a Utica, N.Y., woman has been sentenced for her role in an insurance and health care fraud scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York said Cynthia Morgan was sentenced by …

North Dakota Bill Would Limit Access to Crash Reports

The North Dakota Senate is considering a bill that would clamp down on who can access information from a crash report, putting it at odds with news outlets that contend the information should be available to the general public. Under …

Central New York Man Sentenced for $1.4M Insurance Scam

A 66-year-old central New York man has been sentenced to 21/2 years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $1.4 million for staging a car crash to collect insurance. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Syracuse says Joseph Dellerba …

Texas Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Auto Insurers

A Bryan, Texas, chiropractor has entered a plea of guilty to engaging in a conspiracy to defraud various automobile insurance companies of more than $3 million, according to United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Chase Lindsey, 34, is the co-owner of …

Penn. Man Sentenced for Staging 15 Car Crashes for Insurance Money

An Erie, Pennsylvania, man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced for heading a fraud ring that staged auto accidents to collect about $37,000 from insurance companies. The Erie Times-News reports 38-year-old Edgar Rodriguez was sentenced to six to 23 months …

West Virginian Gets 18 Month Jail Term for Faking Insurance Claims

A Buckhannon, West Virginia man who admitted to defrauding insurance companies by staging vehicle accidents and filing fake claims will spend 18 months in prison. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey sentenced 42-year-old Christopher John Thrain earlier this week on …

‘Key Figure’ in Organized Auto Insurance Fraud Ring Nabbed

Teddy Marks, 41, of Morgan Hill, Calif., who the California Department of Insurance is calling a “key figure” in an organized auto insurance fraud ring, has been arrested on two felony counts of insurance fraud and one felony count of …

N.Y. Prosecutors Say Fraud Scheme Was Largest of Its Kind in History

Authorities are describing the takedown of a massive auto insurance fraud ring in New York the largest of its kind involving New York’s no-fault law. The fraud scheme involved 10 licensed medical doctors, three personal injury lawyers, thousands of patients, …