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CDI: 3 Charged with Auto Insurance Fraud, Forgery in California

Three Californians have been charged with multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and forgery for allegedly filing fraudulent insurance claims on a former employee’s policy and intercepting insurance checks to receive undeserved payouts. The California Department of Insurance reported that …

Connecticut State Trooper Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud, Larceny

A Moosup, Conn., man has been arrested and charged with illegally collecting workers’ compensation benefits while being employed as a Connecticut state trooper. Kevin Moore, age 41, was arrested by inspectors from the Workers Compensation Fraud Control Bureau in the …

Louisiana Doctor Sentenced to Prison in $500K Workers’ Comp Fraud Case

A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, doctor has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after being convicted of participating in a workers’ compensation fraud scheme in which he submitted more than $500,000 in false claims, according to the U.S. Attorney’s …

Texas Security Company Convicted of $51K Workers’ Compensation Fraud

HHDP Security, a Houston-based security company, has been convicted of premium fraud and ordered by a Travis County District Court judge to pay $51,131 in restitution, the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation reported. Regulators say that between …

Texas Mutual: Massachusetts Firm Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud

A Massachusetts company has pleaded guilty in a Travis County, Texas, district court to workers’ compensation fraud, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Co. Texas Mutual says EME International Inc. (EME) of Marblehead, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to a third-degree felony and …

Convicted of Workers’ Comp Fraud, Houston Medical Facility Must Repay $30K

A Houston medical facility was ordered to pay $30,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to workers’ compensation fraud in a Travis County District Court. The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation says EME International, owned by Christine Caldwell …

Texas Business Owner Must Pay $50K in Restitution in Work Comp Fraud Case

The owner of a South Texas truck stop has been ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to workers’ compensation fraud. James Russell Williams owns George West Truck Stop pleaded guilty in a Travis County District Court, according …

Man Must Repay $16.7K to Texas Mutual in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case

A Texas man convicted on workers’ compensation fraud charges must repay $16,727.70 in restitution to Texas Mutual Insurance Co., the insurer reported. Texas Mutual Insurance reported that Richard R. Gutierrez of Seguin was sentenced in a Travis County district court …

Texas Woman, Man Convicted of Workers’ Comp Fraud in Separate Cases

Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that two Texans have been convicted of workers’ compensation fraud in two separate cases. The workers’ compensation insurer said Sharon Boachie of Arlington and Larry Toliver of Knox City were sentenced in Travis County district …

Texas Man Convicted of $6K Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that a Travis County district court has sentenced Joe D. Lozano, Sr. of Midland, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Lozano reported a job-related injury while working as an appliance repairman for A & A …