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2 Florida Police Officers Charged with Boat Arson, Insurance Fraud

Florida state law enforcement officials announced they arrested a police officer and another man for allegedly conspiring to defraud an insurer by purposely destroying a pleasure boat. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said they arrested Melbourne Police Department Sergeant …

Former Kansas City Worker Admits Insurance Fraud

A former Kansas City municipal court employee has pleaded guilty in a scheme to use an insurance member benefit program to illegally rack up tens of thousands of dollars in gift cards. The U.S. attorney’s office says 43-year-old Crystal Burgin-Woods …

Two Arrested in Alleged Staged Accident Scam in North Carolina

North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin this week announced the arrest of two people in an alleged insurance fraud scheme involving a staged auto accident in Pitt County. The state insurance department’s criminal investigators allege that the defendants conspired to …

Owner Sentenced in Fishing Boat-Sinking Scheme in New Jersey

A southern New Jersey fishing boat owner has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for his role in a botched scheme to sink the boat for insurance money. Scott Tran of Cherry Hill was also ordered Wednesday to …