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Disbarred Florida Attorney Indicted on Racketeering Charges in NFL Cases

A workers’ compensation claimants’ attorney and injury lawyer who represented NFL players in concussion litigation has been indicted for allegedly swindling millions of dollars from his clients, the latest action in years of legal action against the man. The U.S. …

New York Man Indicted for Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud Scheme

A Bronx, New York, man has been indicted on grand larceny, insurance fraud and additional charges for falsely claiming he was fully disabled and unable to work at his state job so he could collect more than $35,000 in workers’ …

Rochester Property Owner Indicted for Defrauding Banks, Insurance Companies

Prominent upstate New York landlord Robert Morgan is charged in a 114-count federal indictment with defrauding banks and insurance companies out of millions of dollars by inflating property values and insurance claims while managing his expansive real estate portfolio. The …

Texas Man Arrested, Charged in $3.5M Staged Accident Fraud Scheme

A Duncanville, Texas, man faces federal charges in an alleged multi-million dollar staged accident fraud scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas reported that Leroy Nelson was arrested by federal agents on felony charges, outlined in …

Ex-New Orleans Mayor Nagin Charged With Bribery

More than a decade ago, Ray Nagin was elected mayor of New Orleans on a vow to root out corruption in a city plagued by decades of it. On Jan. 18, the former mayor was indicted on charges he lined …

Former Brooke Corp. Execs Again Indicted on Financial Fraud Charges

Two former executives of the now defunct insurance agency franchising firm, Brooke Corp., have been indicted on federal financial fraud charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kansas. A federal grand jury in mid-November charged Robert D. Orr of …

Ex-Missouri Governor Charged with Mishandling Insurance Firm Donation

Former Missouri Gov. Roger Wilson has been indicted on charges he misappropriated $5,000 from a firm created by the state Legislature to provide workers’ compensation insurance and where he served as president and CEO, federal prosecutors said on April 12. …