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Ex-Iowa Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty in Mail Fraud Case

A Marshalltown, Iowa, insurance agent accused of selling customers fake insurance policies has pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud in a plea agreement reached with prosecutors. In exchange for the guilty plea four other charges will be dropped …

6 Plead Guilty in Louisiana Auto Accident Insurance Fraud Scheme

Six defendants in a case involving an automobile accident insurance fraud scheme in Louisiana have pleaded guilty, U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced. The pleas were heard by U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. on July 22, the day …

Ex-New Orleans Policeman Pleads Guilty to Criminal Mischief in Car Crash

A former New Orleans police officer accused last fall of falsifying a police report to cover up an alleged hit-and-run accident in his personal car has pleaded to a lesser charge. The Times-Picayune reports 39-year-old Roger Jones Jr. has admitted …

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 …

Co-Owner of Missouri-Based US Fidelis Pleads Guilty in Federal Case

For the second time in four days, the former co-owner of a once prominent marketer of auto service contracts has pleaded guilty. Cory Atkinson of Lake St. Louis, Mo., on June 18 pleaded guilty to federal charges including conspiracy to …

Accountant Pleads Guilty in Houston in Fake Insurance Scheme

A third man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money in a scam involving the sale of bogus insurance to a New York tour operator whose boat capsized in 2005 killing 20 elderly tourists, federal officials reported. U.S.Attorney Kenneth …