A former Georgia insurance agent was missing Wednesday after he was charged with diverting a premium payment to his own bank account. Michael Durrell Preston Jr., 42, of Woodstock and Canton, was charged with insurance fraud and forgery, the Georgia …
A federal judge has trimmed nine months off former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck’s prison sentence for embezzlement, not because of his good behavior in jail, but because he has no prior criminal history. “Both Defendant and the Government agree …
Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine is headed to trial on health insurance fraud and money laundering charges after a federal judge this week denied all of his efforts to have an indictment dismissed. “Having now addressed all referred pretrial …
Georgia lawmakers have approved a bill that, if signed into law, would end the longstanding “use-and-file” mechanism on auto insurance rate filings in the state. The state Senate last week voted 49-2 in favor of House Bill 221, a measure …
Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine denies knowingly being involved in any fraud scheme and has moved to have the criminal charges brought against him dismissed. A November 4 defense filing in federal court in Atlanta claims that the indictment …
Auto insurance costs have become the central issue in the election for Georgia’s next insurance commissioner. John King, the Republican incumbent appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp, says he’s looking for ways to protect consumers but also strike a balance to …
The Georgia Commissioner of Insurance will hold a hearing in August on a slew of proposed rule changes, affecting everything from fire safety at self-serve gas pumps and group homes to insurance agency license renewals. The hearing will be Aug. …
Georgia’s incumbent insurance commissioner easily survived a Republican primary challenge from a candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The Democratic candidate will be decided by a runoff. Commissioner John King was appointed to the role in 2019 by Gov. …
A former Georgia insurance commissioner has been indicted on federal charges related to an alleged health care scheme. A federal grand jury last Tuesday indicted John Oxendine on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to commit …
A long-running investigation into a former Georgia insurance commissioner has finally come to an end. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that former Commissioner John Oxendine agreed to turn over about $128,000 in campaign contributions from his 2009 bid for governor, and …
