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Florida Police Sergeant Arrested for Filing Fraudulent Claim Over Sunken Boat

A sergeant with the Tampa Police Department has been arrested on a charge of filing a false and fraudulent insurance claim to defraud his insurance company after his 23-foot boat sank, a statement from the Florida Department of Financial Services …

New York Man Charged with Insurance Fraud After False Stolen Vehicle Claim

A 36-year-old Queens, N.Y., man has been charged with insurance fraud, attempted grand larceny and other crimes for allegedly claiming his McLaren sports car had been stolen and filing a false insurance claim in an attempt to recoup $160,000. In …

Prosecutor Says New Jersey Man Fakes Fall for Insurance Money

Police have arrested a New Jersey man who they say faked a slip and fall at a business to get insurance money. Prosecutors say the 57-year-old Randolph man was subcontracted to work at a company in Woodbridge when he faked …

West Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Staging Accident For Insurance

Federal authorities say that a 56-year-old Fairmont woman has pleaded guilty to fraud, admitting she participated in a staged vehicle accident, faked injuries and filed a false insurance claim. Prosecutors say Robin Stoneking’s false insurance claim in 2013 in Marion …

Oklahoma City Man Charged with Insurance Fraud

Insurance fraud charges have been filed against an Oklahoma City man, the state attorney general’s office announced. Adam Lee McHolland is accused of filing a false insurance claim stating his motorcycle had been stolen. After submitting a proof of loss …

N.J. Police Officer Loses Job, Sentenced to 3 Years Probation for Insurance Fraud

A Newark, New Jersey, police officer who had his sport utility vehicle set on fire and then filed a false insurance claim has been spared a prison term. Essex County prosecutors in New Jersey say 41-year-old Johnathan Taylor was sentenced …

Minnesota Man Sentenced for $275K False Insurance Claim

A St. Paul, Minn., man has been sentenced for filing a false insurance claim for artwork he had reported as stolen. Thirty-nine-year-old Jason Sheedy was sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation on one count of wire fraud. Sheedy …