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More Guilty Pleas in Louisiana Staged Truck Accident Cases

Two more individuals have pleaded guilty to conspiring to stage automobile accidents in Louisiana in a scheme to defraud insurance and trucking companies, the U.S. Justice Department says. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported that …

Two Plead Guilty in Insurance Fraud Cases in Arkansas

The Arkansas Insurance Department announced that two guilty pleas have been secured in relation to property theft and insurance fraud charges. The cases were handled by AID’s Criminal Investigation Division On May 17, Courtney Lawrence of Malvern pleaded guilty in …

Arkansas Regulators: In Separate Cases 2 Plead Guilty to Auto Insurance Fraud

Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr announced two recent guilty pleas resulting from separate criminal investigations of insurance fraud. On May 2, Becky Brand, 34, of Lonoke entered a guilty plea to one count of Criminal Attempt — a Class A …

Former Mayor of Georgia Town Pleads Guilty to 12 Counts of Insurance Fraud

Former Milledgeville, Ga., Mayor Richard Bentley has pleaded guilty to 12 counts of insurance fraud. Multiple media outlets report that Bentley was sentenced in Baldwin County Superior Court to 10 years probation, given a $2,000 fine and ordered to perform …

Two Plead Guilty in Iowa to Defrauding AIG, Face Decades in Prison

Former Iowa resident Christina M. Pender and California resident Robert K. Taylor have pled guilty to defrauding insurance company AIG out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa announced. Taylor also …