Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor Has Record in Business Cases
May 27 2009 // Sonia Sotomayor, nominated by President Barack Obama for the U.S. Supreme Court, has a lengthy record of rulings in business cases as a federal judge in New York. But legal experts said Sotomayor does not appear to be...
Indiana Police Officer Faces Insurance Fraud Charge
May 26 2009 // A St. Joseph County, Ind., police officer who allegedly crashed a rental car while doing emergency driving moves he had recently learned at the police academy has been charged with conspiracy to commit insurance...
2 Kentucky Agents Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
May 22 2009 // Two eastern Kentucky insurance agents and an agency employee have been ordered to pay fines, serve probationary sentences and perform public service work on their guilty pleas in a fraud case. The sentences were given to...
Court Approves $843 Million for AIG Investors Hurt By Alleged Fraud
May 20 2009 // A federal court has approved the distribution of more than $843 million to harmed investors at insurer American International Group, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday. The court estimates that checks...
Auto Thefts Down Dramatically in Texas But Car Burglaries Rise
May 20 2009 // Praise the work of auto theft task forces or new car manufacturers or both for the dramatic drop in auto thefts in Texas. Criminals are stealing older vehicles simply because they’re finding it harder to bypass...
Recession Increasing Insurance Fraud
May 18 2009 // Areas Where Agents Might See an Increase in Fraud Does a bad economy increase crime? Analysts have debated that question for years, according to Mike McKee, senior special agent for the National Insurance Crime Bureau....
Texas’ March Enforcements Result in $325K in Fines, Restitution
May 12 2009 // Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during March include eight license revocations, three license denials and fines and restitution totaling more than $325,000. An order...
Hawaii to Expand Insurance Fraud Unit
May 11 2009 // The Hawaii legislature has voted to expand the jurisdiction of the state’s insurance fraud unit. HB 262 will expand the authority of the insurance division’s insurance fraud investigations unit, rename the...
Maine Man Gets 8 Months for Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 11 2009 // A 49-year-old Maine man who was accused of working under the table for Saco-area hotels while collecting workers’ compensation benefits has been sentenced to eight months in jail for theft by deception. Kenneth...
North Carolina Agent Charged With Workers’ Compensation Fraud
May 8 2009 // A North Carolina insurance agent has been arrested, charged with twice failing to remit insurance premiums to the insurance company. North Carolina Commissioner Wayne Goodwin reported the arrest of Sherri Efrid, of...
Insurer Group Assists Auto Theft Prevention Efforts in SE Texas
May 6 2009 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) announced it has joined with the Texas Auto Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority in a crime prevention campaign aimed at preventing auto thefts and auto burglaries in southeast...
New Orleans Area Agent Accused of Filing Fraudulent Claim
May 6 2009 // A New Orleans area insurance agent has been served with a civil fine notice and license suspension for allegedly filing a fraudulent stolen vehicle claim with his insurer, the Louisiana Department of Insurance...
Nebraska Adds Engel as Insurance Fraud Investigator
May 5 2009 // The Nebraska Department of Insurance announced that Mike Engel will begin employment as an insurance fraud investigator on May 13. Engel comes to the Division with 30 years experience with the Lincoln Police Department.
Crime Warp: Recession Driving a Rise in Vehicle Give-Ups
May 4 2009 // As America’s economy slogs through this once-in-a-generation recession, stressed-out consumers are literally being driven to desperation. Growing numbers of drivers are illegally dumping their vehicles for insurance...
Agents Can Help Fight Insurance Fraud
May 4 2009 // Employee Background Checks Essential Insurance agents can play a big role in helping states to fight insurance fraud. In fact, because they are on the front lines of insurance transactions, agents might see and hear things...
California Remains Top Spot for Vehicle Thefts
May 4 2009 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported that 2008 marked the nation’s fifth consecutive year of declining vehicle thefts in the United States. Although most areas experienced a reduction in vehicle theft,...
As Credit Scores Fall, Criticism of Insurers’ Credit Scoring Rises
May 4 2009 // Consumer Advocates Focus on How Insurers Treat Insureds in Difficult Economic, Credit Climate With consumers’ credit scores dropping as lenders tighten credit terms, insurance consumer advocates are stepping up their...
Nevada Lawmakers Discuss Identity Theft Prevention Plan
May 1 2009 // A Nevada Senate panel was urged to support an Assembly-approved plan that would help prevent identity theft by making less credit card information available on printed receipts. AB389 would prohibit printing more than the...
Katrina Fraud Allegations Against Mississippi Mayor Detailed
May 1 2009 // Gulfport, Mississippi Mayor Brent Warr, the highest-ranking public official charged with Hurricane Katrina fraud, made numerous false statements about the living arrangements of his family and a beachfront home damaged by...
Pennsylvania Ex-Judge in Federal Prison for Insurance Fraud
May 1 2009 // An ex-judge for the Pennsylvania Superior Court has begun serving his 46-month sentence for insurance fraud at a minimum-security federal prison in West Virginia. Online federal prison record confirm that former judge...
