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Former California Agent Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing $380K in Premiums from Businesses

Formerly licensed insurance agent Marcia Wable, 66, of Clovis, California, was arraigned on eight felony counts of embezzlement, forgery, and false impersonation after a California Department of Insurance investigation reportedly found she allegedly stole more than $380,000 from fraudulent insurance …

California Insurance Agent Arraigned After Allegedly Leaving Client’s Business Uninsured

Licensed insurance agent Vlada Cruz, 40, of Encino, California, was arraigned on two felony counts of grand theft after a California Department of Insurance investigation found she allegedly stole over $37,000 in insurance premiums, leaving her client’s business uninsured. The …

California Insurance Agent Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing from Small Business Owners

Erin Lee McCarroll, 49, of Laguna Beach, California, was arraigned on 27 felony counts including grand theft and forgery after a California Department of Insurance investigation found she allegedly stole more than $62,000 in insurance premiums from at least 10 …

Former California Agent Sentenced for Stealing From Consumers

Christopher Ramos, 45, of Santa Rosa, California, was sentenced to four years in prison after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance reportedly found he stole more than $189,000 from consumers and left them uninsured. Ramos was convicted of …

California Insurance Broker Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing from Small Businesses

Brian Keith Arteaga, 39, of Placentia, California, was arraigned this week on multiple felony counts of grand theft by embezzlement, theft of fiduciary funds, insurance fraud, and money laundering after a California Department of Insurance investigation found he allegedly stole …

Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Stealing $220K from Clients Including Late Art Dealer

John Philip Ryan, 64, of Yucca Valley, California, was sentenced and ordered to pay more than $220,000 in restitution to victims after pleading guilty to two felony counts of financial elder abuse and grand theft of insurance premiums. An investigation …

Investigators Seek More Victims of Alleged Fraud by Former California Insurance Agent

Formerly licensed insurance agent Gregory Magedman, 77, of Fullerton, California, appeared in court on one felony count of grand theft by embezzlement after allegedly failing to give an insurance payment to a carrier. Records indicate there may be additional victims …

Unlicensed California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Stealing $140K from Business Owners

Robert Meseer, 69, of Westminster, California, was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to 55 felony counts of grand theft, insurance fraud and forgery. Meseer was sentenced to three years of supervised formal probation and ordered to pay $92,140 plus …

Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced After Embezzling Clients’ Premium Payments

Anaiza Villarreal Lopez, 30, of McFarland, California was sentenced in Kern County Superior Court on one count of grand theft by embezzlement after pocketing clients’ premium payments and leaving several of them uninsured. After receiving a complaint, the California Department …

Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Theft

Formerly licensed insurance agent Vincent Allen LaGrange, 66, of Seal Beach, California, was sentenced in San Bernardino County Superior Court on one misdemeanor count of grand theft from an elder after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance found …