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North Carolina Man Charged With Threatening Insurance Agents Over Claim

First, a North Carolina man filed a claim with Farm Bureau Insurance. Then he threatened three insurance agents with violence when he wasn’t paid as much as he expected, according to state authorities and one of the insurance agents. Brody …

Class Action Settlements Flooded With Fraudulent Claims by Scammers

Artsana, a maker of child car booster seats, last year agreed to settle claims that it had misled customers about how to use its products, offering $50 to people who had bought Chicco-brand seats. The company, which did not admit …

Bogus Claims Threaten to Taint Lejeune Payouts to Veterans

The government plan to pay billions of dollars to victims of toxic water at Camp Lejeune has unleashed a wave of fraudulent claims that threatens to disrupt or taint what could be one of the largest-ever mass tort cases. Mikal …

Louisiana Man Latest to be Sentenced for Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Lois Russell, age 63 of Gibson, Louisiana, was sentenced on April 20, 2023 after previously pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section …

Louisiana Town Settles Dispute Over Fraudulent FEMA Claims

A Louisiana town is preparing to settle a 20-year dispute with the Federal Emergency Management Agency by making a repayment of $163,102. The Town Talk of Alexandria reports that the Town of Ball Council voted unanimously Tuesday to make the …

Former Texas Hospital CEO Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud Scheme

The former CEO of Palo Pinto General Hospital in Palo Pinto, Texas, has pleaded guilty to defrauding three major insurance providers – BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, CIGNA Texas, and United Healthcare – out of millions of dollars, U.S. Attorney for …

Shift Technology Raises $60M to Expand Use of AI for Fraudulent Claims Detection

Shift Technology has raised $60 million in new venture financing, money that will help grow the reach of its artificial intelligence and big data technology designed to help carriers detect fraud during the claims process. Plans call for using the …

Two Brothers in New Jersey Sentenced for Roles in Accident Insurance Scheme

Two brothers who organized a scheme to recruit motor vehicle accident victims as patients for chiropractic facilities they controlled have been sentenced to more than six years in state prison. The sentences imposed last month also require that 54-year-old Anhuar …

Mass. Court Finds Defendant Guilty of Insurance Fraud in Car Accident Case

The Massachusetts Appeals Court has affirmed a lower court’s decision to charge the defendant in a case involving a Boston car accident with motor vehicle insurance fraud. However, the Appeals Court reversed the lower court’s decision to also charge the …

Connecticut Man Faces Prison for Role in Over 50 Staged Accidents

A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme that involved staging car crashes to defraud automobile insurance companies. Connecticut U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly said Frandy Dugue, of Norwich, Conn., pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count …