Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
13 Charged in Pennsylvania With Selling Luxury Autos Stolen From Florida
Aug 8 2025 // Pennsylvania law enforcement officials have charged 13 people in a scheme of reselling luxury autos stolen from Florida. Attorney General Dave Sunday said the central Pennsylvania-based criminal enterprise involved...
Idaho Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Workers’ Comp Fraud
Aug 7 2025 // An Idaho man pleaded guilty to one count of felony insurance fraud in connection with a workers’ compensation claim following an investigation led by the DOI’s Fraud Investigation Unit that showed he illegally...
Michigan Financial Advisor Charged With Insurance Fraud
Aug 5 2025 // A Michigan financial advisor was charged with four counts of insurance fraud, each a four-year felony, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced last week. Todd Bernstein, 67, of Birmingham, was arraigned on July 30 before...
Fla. Insurance Agent Charged With Premium Theft Now in Prison, Has Paid Restitution
Aug 5 2025 // A high-profile southwest Florida insurance agent who pleaded “no contest” to absconding with thousands of dollars in premiums has been sentenced to just over a year in prison. Reid J. McDaniel, 33, of North...
Data Shows $150M in Stolen Goods Recovered in Two Years in California
Aug 4 2025 // More than 22,100 suspects were arrested, nearly 17,100 cases were referred for prosecution and roughly $150 million in stolen property was recovered in two years though state-funded work with law enforcement agencies,...
Espionage, Including Theft of Intellectual Property, Cost Australia $12.5B in 2023-2024
Aug 1 2025 // Espionage cost Australia $12.5 billion in 2023-24, according to a study by ASIO and the Australian Institute of Criminology. The figure includes the direct costs of known espionage incidents, including state-sponsored...
Former Baltimore County Insurance Agent Charged With Crimes for 4th Time
Jul 30 2025 // In the fourth set of criminal charges filed against him since last September, a former Baltimore County insurance agent and financial advisor has been charged with obstruction of justice and fabricating physical evidence,...
Women’s Dating App Tea Reports 72,000 Images Stolen in Security Breach
Jul 28 2025 // Tea, an app that lets women anonymously comment and review dates with men, said it has suffered a data breach, with hackers gaining access to 72,000 user images. A Tea spokesperson confirmed the hack to Reuters on...
Allianz Life Says Majority of US Customers’ Data Stolen in Hack
Jul 28 2025 // U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life said on Saturday that hackers stole the personal information of the majority of its customers, financial professionals, and select Allianz Life employees in the United States. The...
Ky. Tobacco Warehouse Manager Pleads Guilty in Insurance Fraud, to Pay Restitution
Jul 25 2025 // A Kentucky tobacco warehouse manager at the center of a long-running crop insurance fraud scheme has agreed to pay millions in restitution for his role in enabling the fraud. Thomas Kirkpatrick, of Danville, pleaded guilty...
Strategic Cargo Theft Revisited: The Surge Continues – What’s Brewing Podcast (Season 2 | Episode 15)
Jul 24 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. In the latest episode of What’s Brewing, Pete, Jared, and host Nicole return to discuss the ongoing surge in strategic cargo theft. A recent six-month...
UK Plans to Ban Public Sector Bodies From Paying Ransom to Cyber Criminals
Jul 22 2025 // Britain plans to ban public sector bodies and operators of critical national infrastructure, including the state-run health service, local councils and schools, from paying ransom demands to cyber criminals, it said on...
Fashion Startup Founder Charged With $300M Fraud Freed on $1M Bail
Jul 22 2025 // A former chief executive of two clothing technology companies was released on $1 million bail Friday after pleading not guilty to charges alleging she cheated investors of over $300 million over the past six...
Uber Alleges Inflated Injury Bills in Los Angeles Insurance Fraud Lawsuit
Jul 21 2025 // Uber Technologies Inc. is suing a group of lawyers and medical providers in Los Angeles who it says have made fraudulent insurance claims that cost the company millions in legal fees — the third such lawsuit it’s...
Iowa Public Adjuster Charged With Forgery and Identity Theft
Jul 21 2025 // A Bettendorf, Iowa insurance public adjuster has been charged with forgery and identity theft, the Iowa Insurance Division (IID) announced. Dennis Flaherty, age 74, of Moline, Illinois, was charged with one count of...
Illinois Chiropractor Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Insurance Fraud
Jul 21 2025 // An Illinois chiropractor was sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to repay more than $2.3 million, following convictions on multiple charges related to a scheme to defraud Medicare and twelve other insurance...
Illinois Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Insurance Fraud and Arson Scheme
Jul 17 2025 // A district judge this month sentenced sentenced Evette “Betty” Osuegbu, 62, of Granite City, Illinois to 15 years in federal prison for her role in a string of arsons and insurance fraud stretching from 2014 to...
Husband and Wife Sentenced for $20 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jul 10 2025 // A Maryland husband and wife have been sentenced to 12 years in prison and four years in prison, respectively, after their convictions for a $20 million scheme to commit insurance fraud. In addition to their prison...
Qantas Says Passenger Addresses, Meal Choices Among Stolen Data
Jul 10 2025 // Qantas Airways Ltd. said personal information belonging to 5.7 million customers, ranging from names and addresses to phone numbers and meal preferences, were stolen in last week’s cyberattack, as the fallout from...
Mexico Criminals Rob Truck Full of Gold, Silver Concentrate
Jul 8 2025 // Armed thieves robbed a truck carrying 33 tons of gold and silver concentrate belonging to Grupo Minero Bacis, costing the company millions of dollars in losses. Assailants blocked the semi-truck with two white-colored...
