Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maryland Insurance Administration Issues First-Ever Civil Fraud Orders
Jul 24 2013 // The Maryland Insurance Administration on Tuesday issued its first administrative orders under newly granted authority to pursue civil cases of insurance fraud. The authority took effect last October following passage of...
One-Third Fail to Activate Theft Prevention Measures on Their Homes
Jul 24 2013 // Almost of a third of American homeowners who have anti-theft devices on their homes don’t use them — even during the summer when burglars are at their busiest. A survey commissioned by Nationwide Insurance found...
6 Plead Guilty in Louisiana Auto Accident Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jul 23 2013 // Six defendants in a case involving an automobile accident insurance fraud scheme in Louisiana have pleaded guilty, U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced. The pleas were heard by U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks,...
Federal Jury Convicts Former Texas Insurance Agent in Fraud Case
Jul 23 2013 // A former Denton County, Texas, insurance agent has been convicted in an insurance fraud scheme that targeted elderly individuals, U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldana of the Northern District of Texas announced. A federal jury...
NICB Report Ranks Vehicle Theft Rates in Northeast
Jul 22 2013 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau recently released its annual report on a per capita review of vehicle thefts from the nation’s Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA). The report, based on 2012 data, shows that...
2 Dallas Residents Guilty of Medical-Related Fraud
Jul 18 2013 // Two Dallas residents have pleaded guilty to medical investment-related fraud in what investigators call a $10 million Ponzi scam. Federal prosecutors in Dallas last week announced guilty pleas from 50-year-old Duncan...
BP Sets up Anti-Fraud Hotline for Spill Claims
Jul 17 2013 // BP has set up a hotline for people to report alleged fraud involving claims arising from the company’s massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The July 15 launch of the hotline comes a week after a federal...
New Jersey Man Admits to Running Vehicle Theft Ring
Jul 16 2013 // A New Jersey man has admitted to supervising an auto theft ring that authorities say stole over 100 vehicles worth a total of more than $550,000. The Attorney General’s office says 33-year-old Jose D. Lopez of South...
Former Oklahoma Insurance Agent Sentenced for Wire Fraud
Jul 16 2013 // A former Bixby, Okla., insurance agent has been sentenced to ten months home confinement after pleading guilty to wire fraud that allowed him to illegally take commissions earned by other insurance agents, the Oklahoma...
Fraud Fear Raised In California’s Health Exchange
Jul 15 2013 // Consumer groups are worried that California’s uninsured could fall victim to fraud, identity theft or other crimes by some of the very people who are supposed to help them. More than 21,000 enrollment counselors will...
Missouri State Univ. Receives $1M Insurance Check from Theft
Jul 15 2013 // Missouri State University has recouped most of the nearly $1.2 million that was stolen from its bookstore. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the school has received a $1 million insurance check. University President...
Former Idaho Councilman Waives Preliminary in Insurance Fraud
Jul 11 2013 // A former councilman for the eastern Idaho city of Rigby has waived his preliminary hearing on felony charges of insurance fraud and grand theft. Prosecutors say Lawrence Blackburn wrongly took money from the estate of...
California Fraud Fugitive Caught After Taunting Tweet
Jul 10 2013 // “Catch me if you can.” San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis said Wanda Podgurski sent that taunting tweet after skipping trial in January while facing charges of insurance fraud. But then...
Ohio Couple Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Case
Jul 8 2013 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced that a department insurance fraud investigation involving a $2,400 claim has led to the sentencing of husband and wife, Tony and Patricia...
Former Texas Insurance Agent Sentenced to 20 Years for Theft from Elderly
Jul 8 2013 // A Harris County District Court has convicted Leon “Randy” Sinclair III, of Houston, of first-degree felony Misapplication of Fiduciary Property, according to the Texas Department of Insurance. Sinclair was...
NICB Report Ranks Vehicle Theft Rates in Northeast
Jul 3 2013 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau released its report last week on a per capita review of vehicle thefts from the nation’s Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA). The report, based on 2012 data, shows that California...
Former Claims Manager for N.J. Turnpike Authority Faces Fraud Charges
Jul 3 2013 // Federal prosecutors say a former claims manager for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority stole more than $120,000 from the agency through various schemes. Gerardo Blasi of Clifton was arrested Monday by special FBI agents....
Former North Dakota Insurance Agent Gets 10 Years for Theft
Jun 28 2013 // A former Dickinson, N.D., insurance agent convicted of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a client has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. A jury in April found Scott Biggs guilty of five counts of felony theft...
Illinois Man Sentenced for Multi-State Auto Theft Scheme
Jun 27 2013 // A Madison, Ill., man faced jail time after being convicted in for an auto theft scheme that spanned Illinois and Missouri, according to federal officials. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois,...
Ex-Kansas Insurance Agent Accused of Stealing $2M
Jun 27 2013 // Federal prosecutors have charged a former Kansas insurance agent with stealing nearly $2 million from policyholders. The U.S. attorney’s office says a 51-count indictment unsealed June 25 alleges 41-year-old Jason...
