Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pair in Arkansas Staged Crash Scams Get Jail Terms for Insurance Fraud
Jun 13 2017 // An Arkansas duo behind two fake crashes and false insurance claims have each received three-year prison sentences, the Arkansas Insurance Department announced. Jeremy Fisher, 36, and Teneshia White, 34, both of Pine Bluff,...
Ex-Car Dealership Official in New Jersey Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $3M
Jun 13 2017 // The former general manager of a now-defunct New Jersey car dealership who got nearly $3 million through a fraud scheme has been sentenced to five years in prison. Richard Pepe had pleaded guilty to bank fraud and filing a...
Ex-Officer in New Jersey May be Spared Prison Terms for Insurance Fraud
Jun 12 2017 // A former police officer who fraudulently claimed his half-sister was his wife as part of an insurance fraud scheme to get coverage for her and her son will be allowed to a pre-trial program. The charges against Alix...
Miami Insurance Agent Accused of Stealing Nearly $25K From Clients
Jun 12 2017 // A Miami insurance agent accused of stealing insurance premium payments from a client and providing fake insurance documents has been arrested, according to a statement from Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and...
Texas Lawyer Indicted in Roof Claims Insurance Fraud Case
Jun 9 2017 // A Texas attorney been released on $20,000 bond after being indicted on charges of organized criminal activity, legal misconduct, and insurance fraud related to hail claims, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. A...
Former Washington Insurance Agent Charged in Theft of Clients’ Money
Jun 9 2017 // A former insurance agent in Washington has been charged with stealing premiums from his clients. Levi Watson, 44, of Bothell, Wash., faces one count of first-degree theft and one count of money laundering, both...
26 People Wanted in Georgia Over $155K Auto Insurance Fraud Ring
Jun 9 2017 // Arrest warrants were issued this week for 26 suspects in connection with an automobile insurance fraud ring centered in the Columbus, Georgia area, according to a statement from Insurance Commissioner Ralph...
California Division of Workers’ Comp Suspends Psychiatrist for Fraud
Jun 8 2017 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended Pasadena psychiatrist Jason Hui-Tek Yang from participating in the state’s workers’ comp system following his conviction in Riverside...
Florida’s Chief Fraud Fighter Moves On: Atwater Recalls Successes, Frustrations With Industry
Jun 8 2017 // Lifelong Florida resident, long-time Florida politician, and head of the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS), Jeff Atwater shocked the state when he announced in February he would step down as chief financial...
10 Lawyers, 6 Others Charged in Alleged California Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jun 6 2017 // Ten lawyers and six others were charged in a multi-million-dollar workers’ compensation fraud scheme that authorities say targeted Latinos in California. The charges were filed after a multi-year investigation into a...
Private Insurer Will No Longer Fund Fraud Prosecutions in Texas
Jun 6 2017 // Note: This article originally ran in the Texas Tribune. Thanks to new money and oversight from the Texas Legislature, the state can now pursue workers’ compensation fraud cases without relying on an unusual and...
Former Massachusetts Power Plant Manager Sentenced for Emissions Fraud
Jun 6 2017 // A former manager of a western Massachusetts power plant has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to tampering with emissions equipment and submitting bogus reports to regulators in violation of the federal...
Louisiana Woman Gets a Year in Prison for Insurance Fraud
Jun 5 2017 // A 54-year-old Louisiana woman has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for insurance fraud, and must pay $9,100 restitution. Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook said in a news release that Lasandra Laverne...
Florida Man Arrested for Running Shell Company Workers’ Comp Scam
Jun 5 2017 // A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly operating a shell construction company for the sole purposes of selling the company’s workers’ compensation certificate, according to a statement from Chief...
Cyber Criminals or State-Backed Hackers? It’s Getting Harder to Tell…
Jun 2 2017 // Veteran espionage researcher Jon DiMaggio was hot on the trail three months ago of what on the face of it looked like a menacing new industrial espionage attack by Russian cyber spies. All the hallmarks were there:...
California Business Owner Nabbed in $32M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Jun 1 2017 // Detectives with the California Department of Insurance arrested Gina Marie Gregori, 55, of Lafayette, for allegedly underreporting payroll and duping insurers out of $32 million. Gregori was charged with 19 felony counts...
Florida Man Arrested After Torching Business Complex for Insurance Money
Jun 1 2017 // The owner of a business complex in Tallahassee, Fla., was arrested by arson investigators from the Florida Department of Financial Services on charges of arson and insurance fraud, according to CFO and State Fire Marshal...
Texas Bill Affirming Workers’ Comp Division Fraud Unit Advances
May 26 2017 // The Texas Senate has passed legislation that affirms the authority of Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation fraud unit to conduct criminal investigations. The Senate passed HB 2053 on May 24; it was previously...
Today’s Climate of Crime, Safety and Security at Schools, Colleges
May 23 2017 // One in every 5 middle and high school students has complained of being bullied at school and the number of reports of sexual assault on college campuses has more than tripled over the past decade, according to a federal...
New York Construction Company Owner Indicted for Manslaughter
May 22 2017 // The owner of a Bedford-Stuyvesant construction company and his businesses have been indicted on manslaughter and other charges after a wall collapsed at an excavation site, killing one construction worker and injuring two...
