Latest Fraud Headlines
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Inside the $455M Cargo Theft Surge – 4 Ways to Protect Your Fleet
Jun 6 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Cargo theft reached an all-time high in 2024 – up 26% from 2023, with total reported losses of $455 million. The average estimated value per theft rose 7.7%...
Crypto Crime Spills Over From Behind the Screen to Real-Life Violence
Jun 4 2025 // A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in Paris was held for ransom and his finger cut off. A couple in Connecticut were carjacked, beaten and thrown into a van. All, authorities allege, were...
Ex-Police Officers Plead Guilty to Conspiring in Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jun 4 2025 // Two former police officers have pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with an auto-insurance fraud scheme, according to U.S. Attorney for Maryland Kelly O. Hayes. Michael Anthony Owen, Jr., a former Prince...
Former WV Fire Official Sentenced to 33 Months for Arson, Insurance Fraud
May 30 2025 // A former West Virginia volunteer fire official who pleaded guilty to fraud after burning down his home and misusing the fire department’s credit card has been sentenced to 33 months in prison. Donald A. Ennis, 44, of...
California Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Lead to 4,800 Stolen Vehicles Recovered
May 29 2025 // Joint law enforcement operations in Bakersfield, Oakland, and San Bernardino have made 6,727 arrests, recovered 4,842 stolen vehicles and confiscated 313 dangerous firearms, according to an announcement from Gov. Gavin...
Boeing Agrees to Resolve US Criminal Case Over 737 Crashes
May 27 2025 // Boeing Co. has reached a tentative agreement with the US Justice Department that would allow the planemaker to avoid criminal charges for two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jets more than six years ago. The settlement was...
Former Harvard Morgue Manager Pleads Guilty To Selling Stolen Human Remains
May 23 2025 // The former manager of the Harvard Medical School Morgue this week pled guilty to interstate transport of stolen human remains. Acting U.S. Attorney Attorney John Gurganus in Pennsylvania reported that Cedric Lodge, of...
Thames Water Tops List of Firms Facing Criminal Probes Over Pollution
May 22 2025 // Thames Water tops a list of water companies under criminal investigation for pollution by the UK government, a move that could complicate efforts to turn around the beleaguered British utility. The firm, which serves about...
California Security Company Owner Sentenced in $3.4M Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
May 22 2025 // The owner of a San Jose-based security company was sentenced after a California Department of Insurance investigation reportedly uncovered a multiyear scheme to underreport payroll and avoid paying workers’...
EY Negligently Missed Huge Fraud at Collapsed Hospital Operator, $3B UK Trial Hears
May 20 2025 // EY failed to spot a major fraud by main shareholders of UAE hospital operator NMC Health in what lawyers for the firm’s administrators described as disgraceful auditing, at the start of a roughly $3 billion London...
New Report Shows Rise in Cargo Theft, With Three States Leading the Way
May 19 2025 // Cargo theft across the U.S. and Canada continued to rise in 2024, with three states making up the bulk of losses, a new report shows. Multimodal hubs in California, Texas, as well as around Chicago, continue to be top...
Call Center Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme Targeting Spanish-Speakers Leads to Charges
May 19 2025 // Four individuals, including attorneys, were charged after an investigation reportedly revealed a large-scale workers’ compensation fraud scheme allegedly targeted Spanish-speaking workers and involved the illegal...
California DoorDash Driver Pleads Guilty to Stealing $2.5M in Deliveries Scam
May 16 2025 // A former food delivery driver pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to steal more than $2.5 million from DoorDash by getting the company to pay for deliveries that never occurred, federal prosecutors said. Sayee...
As Execs Eye AI for Fraud Detection, Deloitte Predicts Billions in Savings
May 14 2025 // With a growing share of insurance executives viewing generative artificial intelligence as a tool for streamlining and improving functions like fraud detection, Deloitte predicts that AI technologies could save the...
Marks & Spencer Says Hackers Have Stolen Some Customer Data
May 13 2025 // Marks & Spencer Group Plc said some personal customer data was stolen by hackers as the British retailer continues to investigate and manage a highly-damaging “cyber incident.” The stolen data does not...
Texas Insurance Fraudster Given Prison Sentence and $350K Fine
May 13 2025 // A federal judge sentenced a McAllen woman who reportedly helped commit property and title fraud schemes to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane also ordered...
Texas Woman Sentenced for Disaster Relief Fraud Scheme
May 12 2025 // A Texas woman has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire fraud which resulted in approximately $620,000 in losses, U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced last week. Cora Chantail Custard, a 35-year-old who had...
20 Charged in Alleged Theft of 126 Cars Worth $4.6 Million in NYC and Suburbs
May 9 2025 // New York law enforcement officials reported that 20 men and women have been indicted and charged with participating in a scheme to steal cars throughout New York City and its suburbs. The vehicles — which officials said...
Copper Cable Theft in Spain Delays Thousands of High-Speed Rail Passengers
May 7 2025 // Thousands of rail passengers in Spain were hit with delays after copper cables used in the signaling system of a high-speed line traveling south from Madrid to Seville were stolen at five locations, authorities said...
North Carolina Man Charged With ID Theft, Filing Multiple Auto Claims
May 5 2025 // North Carolina authorities last week charged a man with 21 felonies, including insurance fraud and theft, after he reportedly stole identities and filed false auto claims with four insurance companies. Damain Rayshawn...
