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‘Innocence of Muslims’ Actress Files Bigger Federal Lawsuit

An actress in the controversial film “Innocence of Muslims,” which touched off riots in the Middle East, has filed a lawsuit in federal court after last week failing to get a California state court judge to order YouTube to take …

Insurance Agent is Face of Anti-Muslim Film Inflaming Middle East

A California insurance agent and Vietnam War veteran is the public face for the anti-Muslim film inflaming the Middle East, several news sources are reporting. Film promoter and insurance agent Steve Klien, who ran in 2002 for insurance commissioner, is …

Man Pleads Guilty in Missouri Insurance Agent’s Death

A 33-year-old St. Louis man has pleaded guilty in the 2007 death of a Missouri insurance agent. Cleo S. Hines pleaded guilty on Aug. 24 in St. Charles County Court to charges of robbery and second-degree murder. Hines and 35-year-old …

Missouri Man Convicted of Killing Insurance Agent

A St. Charles, Mo., man has been convicted of killing his auto insurance agent during a robbery prompted by a big loss at a casino. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports a jury deliberated less than three hours before finding 35-year-old …

Montana Agent Pleads Guilty To Stealing Premiums

An insurance agent from Butte, Mont. who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $7,200 of his client’s premiums has been given a three-year deferred sentence and ordered to pay restitution. State Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen says Jeremy Hoscheid pleaded guilty …

Southern Calif. Agents Nabbed In Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme

A current and a former insurance agent from Southern California have been arrested for allegedly running a million-dollar Ponzi scheme. Edwin Salazar, 34, of Downey, and Michael Zuniga, 41, of Fullerton have each been arrested on 57 felony counts for …

Oklahoma Insurance Agent Headed to Prison for not Filing Tax Returns

An Oklahoma insurance agent has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for not filing his federal income tax returns. Barry G. Brockman of Oklahoma City was sentenced for not filing tax returns for the calendar years 2003 and …

Arizona Man Sentenced in Insurance Forgery Case

A Flagstaff, Ariz., man who continued to collect insurance premiums from small business owners even though his license was revoked has been sentenced to three years in prison. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office says 33-year-old Jeffery Ray Capshaw was sentenced …

Former Agent in Washington Sentenced For Stealing $1 Million-Plus From Clients

A former insurance agent who stole more than $1 million from elderly clients has been sentenced to 75 months in prison. Jasmine Jamrus-Kassim was arrested in March 2011 after an investigation by the state insurance commissioner’s Special Investigations Unit found …

Alabama Insurance Agent Enjoys New Acting Career

Stan Houston has felt the power of Kenny Powers. Houston, an Enterprise insurance agent based in Dothan, Ala., filmed a scene in July for an upcoming episode of the HBO comedy series “Eastbound and Down.” The show stars Danny McBride …