Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New York Group Says No-Fault Fraud Problem Growing
Sep 16 2010 // A coalition of New York insurers says blaming medical mills are driving up the cost of auto insurance, a trend that amounts to a “no-fault automobile insurance fraud crisis” in the state. The New York Alliance...
Justice Department Says Over 1,300 Charged With Katrina Fraud
Sep 16 2010 // More than 1,300 people have been charged in federal fraud cases related to the 2005 hurricanes in the five years since the storms struck the Gulf Coast, the Justice Department said Tuesday. A report released by the...
Cincinnati Police Caution Car Owners About Thefts
Sep 14 2010 // Cincinnati police are placing notes on cars parked around the city, cautioning owners not to leave laptop computers, GPS devices or other equipment in their vehicles where it can be seen by would-be thieves. Police say the...
Florida Arrests Alleged Citizens Property Scammer
Sep 13 2010 // Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink today announced the arrest of Aylin Hernandez, 23, of Miami, for fraudulently diverting mail and stealing payments intended for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Hernandez...
New York Indicts Seven for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Sep 10 2010 // New York investigators have arrested seven people for workers’ comp fraud as part of a three-county sweep in Upstate New York. In one instance, the investigators used surveillance video to record a Poughkeepsie man,...
Departure of Insurer from Florida Points Up Fraud Problem
Sep 9 2010 // With a letter sent out a few weeks ago, Explorer Insurance announced that it will no longer write private automobile policies in Florida because there is too much fraud. “The company is taking this action in light of...
Florida Arrests Two Insurance Executives for Lying on Statements
Sep 9 2010 // Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announced today the culmination of an extensive insurance fraud investigation with the arrest of Luis M. Espinosa, 60, and Rene M. Cambert, 55, on eight first degree felony counts...
Arkansas Man Sentenced For Katrina Fraud
Sep 7 2010 // A federal judge has sentenced a Fort Smith, Arkansas, man to 18 months in prison for lying to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to get disaster assistance for Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge Robert Dawson also...
Former New Orleans Airport Director Faces Insurance Fraud Charges
Sep 2 2010 // The former airport director at New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong International Airport faces criminal charges in an alleged case mail and insurance fraud related to Hurricane Katrina. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten said Sean...
Authorities Set Trial Date in Alabama Katrina Fraud Case
Sep 2 2010 // An Alabama woman is set for trial on a charges she conspired to defraud the federal government by preying on Hurricane Katrina victims who needed their properties rebuilt. The government seeks a judgment of $62,500 against...
Washington Working Harder to Combat Insurance Fraud
Aug 31 2010 // In advance of a rate announcement expected in September, Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries said it is working to “transform itself” by strengthening fraud fighting efforts, helping...
Stanford, Execs Deny Key Role in Alleged Fraud Cited by Lloyd’s
Aug 30 2010 // Lawyers for Texas financier Allen Stanford and two accounting executives who worked for him sought to distance their clients Friday from the alleged financial wrongdoing insurer Lloyd’s of London cites as a reason to...
Forfeiture Postponed in Ex-Pennsylvania Judge’s Fraud Case
Aug 27 2010 // A federal court forfeiture hearing has been postponed in the case of a former Pennsylvania Superior Court judge convicted of insurance fraud, because the judge’s wife has hired a new attorney to try to prevent their...
Former Ohio Agent Convicted on Theft Charges
Aug 27 2010 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson has announced that former insurance agent Jamie Smith of Bowling Green, Ohio, has been convicted on one count of felony theft in the Lucas County Court of Common...
Aon UK Warns Car Rental Companies on Upswing in ‘Crash for Cash’ Claims
Aug 26 2010 // A bulletin from Aon UK, notes that Britain’s Insurance Fraud Bureau “has claimed that “crash for cash” schemes, in which car accidents are staged in order to claim on another drivers’...
Pennsylvania Indicts Agency Execs, Spouses in $7.5M Pyramid Scheme
Aug 25 2010 // Two Pennsylvania insurance agency execs and their spouses have been charged in what prosecutors say is a massive pyramid scheme that swindled local colleges, businesses and other organizations of more than $7.5...
Church Fraud Hurts Both Congregation and Insurers
Aug 24 2010 // Church music director Carva White faced the music after launching an unholy plan to burn down his house of worship for an insurance payout. White played hymns for the Sunflower Missionary Baptist Church in Leavenworth,...
Stolen Wallets, IDs Most Common Causes of ID Fraud
Aug 24 2010 // Victims of identity theft are most often targeted via burglary, stolen wallets and pilfered identifications, according to a new survey on identity fraud. In some 76 percent of all cases of identity fraud reported by...
Court Rules North Dakota Farm Fraudster Entitled to Benefit
Aug 20 2010 // North Dakota’s Supreme Court says an insurance agent who was convicted of running a federal farm payment scam is entitled to some retirement money. Duane Huber of Wimbledon contended North Dakota Farmers Union...
Forfeiture Set in Ex-Pennsylvania Judge’s Fraud Case
Aug 19 2010 // A federal judge has set a forfeiture hearing for a former Pennsylvania Superior Court judge who is serving a 46-month prison sentence for insurance fraud. Michael Joyce, of Millcreek Township, was convicted of mail fraud...
