Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Nov 18 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Johnson county man has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud. Macario Butler, age 28, pleaded guilty on November 7, 2025 in Johnson County...
Louisiana Man Arrested in Extensive Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Nov 17 2025 // A Monroe, Louisiana man has been arrested following an investigation into a suspected staged-crash and insurance fraud scheme, the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced. Adrian Sampson, 21, is charged with 49...
MIT Grad Brothers Fraud Jury Unable to Reach a Verdict
Nov 10 2025 // A jury was unable to reach a verdict in the fraud trial of two brothers, both recently graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who were accused of stealing roughly $25 million in cryptocurrency from...
Four Indicted for Roles in New Jersey Home Invasion, Auto Theft Ring
Nov 10 2025 // New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) reported that four men were charged in a 61-count indictment for their respective roles in an auto theft and home invasion ring. The...
Boeing Avoids US Criminal Charge in 737 Max Jet Crash Case
Nov 7 2025 // Boeing Co. will avoid a criminal charge over two fatal 737 Max crashes after a federal judge paved the way for a $1.1 billion settlement agreement, handing the embattled manufacturer a victory in a long-running legal...
Consumers Are the Front Line in Fighting Insurance Fraud
Nov 7 2025 // The U.S. loses approximately $308.6 billion in insurance fraud, leading to each policyholder paying $900 more through annual premium increases, according to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. Scams affecting American...
Washington Woman’s Fraud Conviction Saves System $1.3M in Lifetime Payments
Nov 7 2025 // An Auburn, Washington woman was convicted for fraud after receiving a lifetime pension following her reported injury while working at a supply company. Lemapu Dorothy Seinafo, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of...
Iowa Contractor Arrested for Insurance Fraud
Nov 6 2025 // The Iowa Insurance Division announced the arrest of a contractor for insurance fraud. Shawn Heuss, age 46, of Johnston, was arrested on Thursday, October 30, 2025, and charged with one count of Fraudulent Submission (Class...
Texas Courier Service to Pay $800K in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Nov 4 2025 // Trinity Couriers Inc., a courier service based in San Antonio, pled guilty to fraudulently obtaining workers’ compensation insurance coverage, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. The company agreed to pay...
Hackers and Crime Rings Are Teaming Up to Steal Cargo, Cyber Firm Says
Nov 3 2025 // Hackers are infiltrating trucking and freight companies in a scheme to steal and sell cargo shipments, a growing campaign that could end up costing companies and consumers billions of dollars, according to new...
New Cargo Theft Tactics Driving Claims
Nov 3 2025 // Cargo theft losses are also driving up costs for truckers. According to data from Verisk CargoNet, cargo theft surged 27% in 2024. The National Insurance Crime Bureau predicts a further 22% increase in 2025, driven by...
Shaq Hacked: Shaquille O’Neal’s Custom Range Rover Stolen in Transport
Oct 31 2025 // A $180,000 Range Rover customized for NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal was stolen in Georgia earlier this month, and law enforcement is still on the hunt for it. The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office in northeast...
Hacking Firm Boss Pleads Guilty to Stealing, Selling Secrets
Oct 31 2025 // A former director at a US military contractor that sells computer vulnerabilities pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stealing and reselling $35 million in trade secrets to a Russian cyber-tools broker whose clients include the...
California Attorney General Charges Eight in Bay Area Auto-Theft Ring
Oct 31 2025 // The California Attorney General filed felony charges against eight people in connection with the theft of 19 vehicles throughout the U.S. with a combined value of more than $800,000. The complaint, filed in Alameda County...
Five Correctional Department Employees Charged With Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Oct 31 2025 // Five current and former New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) employees were arrested this week for separate schemes to defraud DOCCS and the state’s workers’ compensation...
Hacking Firm Boss Pleads Guilty to Stealing, Selling Secrets
Oct 30 2025 // A former director at a US military contractor that sells computer vulnerabilities pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stealing and reselling $35 million in trade secrets to a Russian cyber-tools broker whose clients include the...
Court Dismisses Securities Fraud Charges Against Fashion Designer Cole’s Brother
Oct 29 2025 // The brother of designer Kenneth Cole says he was vindicated on Monday by a federal appeals court’s decision to overturn his criminal fraud conviction. Neil Cole said he’s been fighting over a decade to clear...
JPMorgan Chase Fights Paying $115M Legal Tab for Convicted Fraudsters
Oct 27 2025 // For nearly three years, JPMorgan Chase has picking up the legal tab of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar, the two convicted fraudsters who sold their financial aid startup Frank to the bank. But the two have racked up an...
Employee Accused of Stealing 47 Vehicles From Car Rental Site at Airport
Oct 27 2025 // An employee allegedly stole 47 vehicles from an Avis Budget site at an upstate New York airport and rented them out around the region, police said Friday. The car rental company reported to authorities that the vehicles,...
Rivian Agrees to Pay $250 Million to Settle IPO Fraud Lawsuit
Oct 24 2025 // Rivian has agreed to settle a 2022 class-action lawsuit by paying $250 million to some shareholders who had alleged the electric vehicle maker defrauded investors over vehicle prices when it went public, according to a...
