Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Massachusetts Business Owner Pleads Guilty to $28K Insurance Fraud
Dec 29 2011 // A Peabody. Massachusetts, business owner pleaded guilty yesterday and was sentenced in connection with collecting over $28,000 in fraudulent insurance claims for work performed at his auto and glass...
Lloyd’s Highlights Retailers Need for Cyber Fraud Coverage
Dec 29 2011 // An article on the Lloyd’s of London web site notes that while millions of people have been out an about shopping this holiday season, “an increasing number are choosing to shop from the comfort of their homes...
Appeals Court Delays SEC-Citigroup Securities Fraud Case
Dec 28 2011 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission won a delay in its securities fraud lawsuit against Citigroup Inc, as the regulator tries to appeal a judge’s decision to reject its $285 million settlement with the...
Pennsylvania’s Rhyming Justice Pens Insurance Fraud Opinion
Dec 27 2011 // This judge’s rulings, for better or worse, are poetic justice because they’re in verse. A state Supreme Court justice known for opinions written in rhyme has done it again, producing six pages of verse last...
Allstate Files $6.3M Insurance Fraud Case Against 83 N.Y. Defendants
Dec 22 2011 // Allstate Insurance Company is seeking to recover $6.3 million against 83 New York area defendants in its seventh insurance fraud lawsuit of 2011. The complaint, filed under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt...
For Florida Gov. Scott, Insurance Fixes Are Legislative Priority
Dec 21 2011 // Gov. Rick Scott wants lawmakers to fix a pair of auto and property insurance issues that are costing Floridians hundreds of millions of dollars but have eluded resolution for more than a decade. The issue facing the...
US Government Accuses Oregon Aircraft Contractor Of Fraud
Dec 19 2011 // A Coos Bay, Ore. company and its owner accused of defrauding the U.S. government by supplying defective and counterfeit aircraft parts have been indicted on fraud and money laundering charges. A grand jury named Kustom...
Illinois Warns of Fraudulent Health Insurance
Dec 19 2011 // The chief executive of a company allegedly selling fraudulent health insurance says he is fully cooperating with the Illinois Department of Insurance to resolve the matter. Donald Chew, president and CEO of ReAssurance...
Fact or Fiction? Insurance Tidbits of Known and Little-Known Information
Dec 16 2011 // Have you ever wondered how modern-day fire departments began? Or why agents buy E&O coverage? What about when the first business owners policy launched? These are just a few questions that Insurance Journal and Claims...
Top 10 Most Read from ClaimsJournal.com
Dec 16 2011 // In 2011, ClaimsJournal.com readers took an interest in weather-related matters and educational articles on issues impacting claims handling, fraud and bedbugs. Three articles on insurance and television were among the top...
New Hampshire Man Convicted of Insurance Application Fraud
Dec 15 2011 // A New Hampshire man admits he committed insurance application fraud for reinstating his policy and then filing a claim for a fire-damaged woodchopper. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office says Jason Joyce of...
Best Practices to Prevent Employee Fraud in a Recession
Dec 14 2011 // Difficult economic times like these are always accompanied by an increase in employee fraud claims. While most employees are honest and trustworthy burdened by financial stress, otherwise honest employees may be tempted to...
California AG Announces Creation of eCrime Unit
Dec 14 2011 // Attorney General Kamala D. Harris on Wednesday announced the creation of the eCrime Unit, staffed with Department of Justice attorneys and investigators, and charged with identifying and prosecuting identity theft crimes,...
Alabama Judge Grants Probation to 4 in Oil Spill Claims Fraud
Dec 14 2011 // Four people will spend five years on probation after being convicted of pocketing money from Gulf oil spill claims. The Press-Register reported that U.S. District Judge William Steele also ordered the four to pay back...
Bulk of U.S. Data Theft Linked to Few Chinese Hacker Teams
Dec 13 2011 // As few as 12 different Chinese groups, largely backed or directed by the government there, do the bulk of the China-based cyberattacks stealing critical data from U.S. companies and government agencies, according to U.S....
Hanover Insurance Executive Elected Co-Chair of Anti-Fraud Coalition
Dec 12 2011 // Frank Sztuk of Hanover Insurance was elected co-chair of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud at the public-interest group’s annual membership meeting last week. Sztuk is Hanover’s National Special...
N.Y. Authorities Say 18 People Arrested on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Dec 12 2011 // New York State Department of Financial Services announced last week that 18 people in 13 New York counties have been arrested on workers’ comp fraud charges. These arrests were the result of joint investigations led...
2 Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud in Oklahoma; 3rd Pleads Guilty
Dec 9 2011 // Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has charged two men with workers’ compensation fraud and announced a guilty plea from woman who was previously charged. Charlie Jones, 45, of Norman faces one count of...
Nearly Two Dozen Conn. State Workers Accused of Post-Irene Aid Fraud
Dec 8 2011 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s top lawyer says the state has evidence that nearly two dozen state workers fraudulently applied for federal food assistance after the remnants of Hurricane Irene hit...
Texas Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Receives National Award
Dec 7 2011 // Kyson Johnson, Texas’ only dedicated insurance fraud prosecutor, has been named 2011 Prosecutor of the Year by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. Johnson was honored for his successful record in prosecuting...
