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Ex-Blue Bell CEO to Plead Guilty to Misdemeanor Over 2015 Listeria Outbreak

The former chief executive of Blue Bell Creameries will plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge under a deal in which prosecutors have agreed to drop fraud charges against him related to a 2015 listeria outbreak traced back to the company’s …

Lindberg Indicted on New Federal Charges of Skimming From His Insurance Companies

North Carolina business and insurance magnate Greg Lindberg has been indicted again on federal criminal charges, this time on accusations that he conspired to skim large amounts of money from his insurance companies, then lied about it to regulators to …

Lindberg’s Top Associate To Be Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Fraud Charges

A top executive for embattled North Carolina insurance executive Greg Lindberg is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges in connection with an elaborate scheme to shunt millions of dollars from Lindberg’s insurance companies. Christopher Herwig, a chief …

Directors of Florida’s Largest Homeowners Association Charged with Millions in Theft

Current and former Board members at Florida’s largest homeowners’ association were arrested Tuesday, charged with taking millions of dollars from the association over several years. It’s the latest development in a drama that last year saw the arrest of the …

Texas Work Comp Division: Healthcare Providers Indicted for Drug Distribution, Fraud

Three Texas healthcare providers will face trial for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and mail fraud, according to the Texas Department of Insurance – Division of Workers’ Compensation. On June 17, 2020, a federal grand jury returned indictments against Arlington-based …

Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme Involving Faked Death

A Virginia woman who faked her own death in connection with an elaborate fraud scheme has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and fraud charges. Forty-nine-year-old Alexandra Hatcher entered the guilty plea on Tuesday and faces sentencing on Feb. 12. Hatcher’s …

Feds Charge 18 People in Pennsylvania Prescription Fraud

Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh have charged 18 people in 13 separate indictments with fraudulently obtaining prescription painkillers from government insurance programs then re-selling them on the street. Most of the indictments unsealed Friday deal with illegal prescriptions for oxycodone and …

Woman Convicted in $7M Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Scheme Charged Anew

A woman who spent more than seven years in prison for a $7 million insurance fraud and the unrelated death of a patient at her now-defunct Pennsylvania nursing home is in trouble with the law again. This time, the Allegheny …

Arkansas Insurance Agent Charged with Fraud Ordered to Repay Nearly $128K

An Arkansas insurance agent has been charged with fraud and ordered to pay $127,748.06 in restitution. The Arkansas Insurance Department revoked the resident producer’s license of Samuel Bowron Phillips of Fort Smith following a Jan. 26 hearing over an October …

Accused of Defrauding State Farm, County Exec in Illinois Quits

The in central Illinois has resigned in the wake of his indictment on federal fraud charges. Republican Matt Sorensen submitted a resignation letter to an executive committee meeting, The Pantagraph in Bloomington reported. “I refuse to allow current issues to …