Florida fraud investigation News

Florida Busts Major Workers’ Comp Fraud Scam Involving Multiple Shell Companies

Six Central Florida insurance fraud arrests that break down an elaborate Central Florida workers’ compensation insurance fraud scheme were made this week, according to an announcement by Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. An investigation led by the Department of …

30 More Arrested in Second Wave of Massive Florida Insurance Fraud Scheme

Florida CFO and State Fire Marshal Jeff Atwater, alongside Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, has made more than 30 arrests during the second wave of a collaborative state and local operation known as “Operation Flames and Floods.” The investigation …

Florida Says Former Allstate Employee Diverted Claims Payments

Yarden Lee Bracero, 39, a former Allstate employee in Jacksonville has been convicted of diverting insurance claims payments for her own personal use, according to Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. Bracero pleaded guilty to one count of scheme to …

Florida Investigating Massive PIP Fraud in Dade County

State investigators are considering criminal charges after finding regulatory violations in almost 90 percent of the pain clinics that treat automobile accident victims in Miami-Dade County. A report by the Agency for Health Care Administration revealed irregularities were discovered during …