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Mississippi Woman Alleged to Be Habitual ‘Slip and Fall’ Claimant

A Southaven, Mississippi woman has been arrested for fraud and charged as a habitual offender. Authorities accuse her of faking a fall at the Ramada Inn in Horn Lake to collect insurance money. The Mississippi attorney general’s office said 36-year-old …

Mississippi Man Charged with Oil Spill Claims Fraud

A Columbia, Mississippi man is under federal indictment for allegedly filing $10,000 worth of false claims for Deepwater Horizon oil spill relief funding. The Clarion-Ledger reported that Jermaine Ball has been charged with a separate felony for each of the …

Alabama Judge Grants Probation to 4 in Oil Spill Claims Fraud

Four people will spend five years on probation after being convicted of pocketing money from Gulf oil spill claims. The Press-Register reported that U.S. District Judge William Steele also ordered the four to pay back money they received from the …

Brooklyn Auto Body Shop Charged with Inflating Bills to Insurer

Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes announced has charged Borough Park autobody shop, Perfect Collision, with intentionally damaging cars brought in for repairs, so it could submit inflated bills to insurance companies. Perfect Collision, its owner, Elie Berger; and …