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Alleged Leader of Multi-State Auto Fraud Ring Arrested in Florida After 4 Years in Hiding

A Washington State man, on the lam for four years and wanted in connection with $6 million in auto insurance fraud schemes and staged accidents across the country, has been arrested in Florida. The U.S. Marshals Service reported that William …

Massachusetts Man Sentenced in Luxury Car Insurance Fraud Scheme

A Holbrook, Massachusetts man has been found guilty and sentenced to two and a half years in the Norfolk House of Correction for damaging luxury cars bought under false pretenses in order to collect insurance proceeds. Attorney General Andrea Joy …

Lawyer Is Latest to Plead Guilty in $31M Trip-and-Fall Insurance Fraud Scheme

A New York lawyer pled guilty Monday in connection with a scheme to obtain millions of dollars in fraudulent insurance reimbursements and other compensation from fraudulent trip-and-fall accidents Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, …

Pair in Arkansas Staged Crash Scams Get Jail Terms for Insurance Fraud

An Arkansas duo behind two fake crashes and false insurance claims have each received three-year prison sentences, the Arkansas Insurance Department announced. Jeremy Fisher, 36, and Teneshia White, 34, both of Pine Bluff, were sentenced for their roles in staged …

Eight Accused of Staging Accidents in Northern West Virginia

Eight northern West Virginia residents have been indicted on charges that they staged vehicle accidents in order to file false insurance claims. Prosecutors say the eight were indicted Tuesday on mail fraud charges in federal court in Clarksburg. According to …

Arkansas Woman Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail for Insurance Fraud

A Little Rock, Arkansas, woman has been sentenced to a three-year prison sentence after being convicted of felony insurance fraud in a case involving a reported car accident involving a U-Haul rental vehicle. The Arkansas Insurance Department says that two …

Texas Regulators: Houston Attorney Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud

Texas officials say a Houston attorney has pleaded guilty at the conclusion of a multi-year investigation into a criminal organization that set up fake auto accidents and medical bills. Investigators with the Texas Department of Insurance, the Texas Department of …

5 North Carolinian’s Accused of Staged Accident Ring

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrests of five Wilmington women in connection with an alleged staged auto accident ring. Investigators allege that over the course of three separate vehicle crashes, the women provided false statements to law …

North Carolina Man Accused of Causing Over 12 Accidents for Insurance Money

Police in Asheville, N.C., say a man involved in more than a dozen wrecks in three years is accused of deliberately causing the accidents and trying to collect insurance later. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that warrants at the Buncombe County …

4 Arrests Made in Florida Injury Clinic PIP Fraud

The Florida Division of Insurance Fraud has announced the arrest of Dr. Douglas Price, owner of the Florida Pain Trauma and Injury Clinic in Auburndale, Fla., and three others on charges related the operation of a complex PIP fraud scam. …