Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fla. CFO Paints Scenario of Post No-Fault Auto Insurance
Jul 17 2007 // After several weeks of analysis, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink sent Gov. Charlie Crist, Senate President Ken Pruitt, House Speaker Marco Rubio and other legislative leaders a letter outlining potential implications of...
Okla. Woman Accused of Committing Fraud with Cattle Loss Claims
Jul 16 2007 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland recently announced that department anti-fraud investigators presented an Affidavit of Probable Cause in Pontotoc County alleging Holly Timmons Campbell committed insurance fraud...
Half Million More Taxpayers Info on Stolen Computer Device in Ohio
Jul 13 2007 // The names and Social Security numbers of a half million more taxpayers were on a computer storage device stolen from a state intern last month, more than tripling the number previously reported, Gov. Ted Strickland said...
Calif. Broker Charged, Arrested for Grand Theft
Jul 13 2007 // Merilyn Matsuko Burnside, an insurance broker from Commerce, Calif., has been arrested for allegedly swindling customers out of insurance payments on two separate occasions. Burnside was arrested Friday, July 6, 2007 in...
FBI Data Mining Targets Include Insurance Fraud Suspects
Jul 12 2007 // The FBI is gathering and sorting information about Americans to help search for potential terrorists, insurance cheats and crooked pharmacists, according to a government report. Records about identity thefts, real estate...
Zurich Introduces Online Surety Bond Validating System
Jul 12 2007 // Zurich introduced the “Surety Bond Validator,” a new system for commercial and construction surety bond customers in the U.S. to confirm that a Zurich surety bond is valid. “Millions of dollars in...
Ind. Department, Institute, Investigators Host 2007 Insurance Fraud Seminar
Jul 12 2007 // Insurance and fraud groups are inviting insurance professionals to a half-day Insurance Fraud Seminar scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the Indiana Government Center. The event is hosted by the Insurance Institute of...
Mich. Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for ID Theft
Jul 11 2007 // A man convicted of trying to sell the Social Security numbers and other information for thousands of people to undercover agents was sentenced to five years in federal prison, authorities said. Binyamin Schwartz, 29, of...
Texas Oil and Gas Contracting Firm Indicted for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jul 10 2007 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Travis County grand jury indicted ZIPCO Services Inc. and its owner, Jerry Don Calicutt, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. The indictments allege that...
Former Kan. Agent Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Jul 10 2007 // Kan. Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger recently announced the results of an investigation of insurance fraud by her department’s Anti-Fraud Division. According to the Prager, former insurance agent, Ronald E....
GAO: Identity Theft Cases Limited Compared to Breaches
Jul 9 2007 // While the Government Accountability Office fell short of offering recommendations, it released a report stating that many entities in the private, public, and government sectors have reported the loss or theft of sensitive...
Ark. Agent Sentenced to Correction Facility for Insurance Fraud
Jul 6 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced insurance agent Christy Vocque of Saline County has been sentenced to serve 60 days in a regional correction facility for committing insurance fraud. Vocque,...
Ark. Woman Sentenced to Prison for Insurance Fraud
Jul 5 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman recently announced the conviction of Elesha Martin, 35, to three counts of arson and one count of insurance fraud. On June 22, 2007, Pulaski County Circuit Judge...
Ohio Gov. changes security procedure after workers’ data stolen
Jul 2 2007 // A 22-year-old intern was given the responsibility of safeguarding the personal information of thousands of state employees in Ohio, a security procedure that ended up backfiring. The names and Social Security numbers of...
Virginia cameras scan for hot cars and stolen license plates
Jul 2 2007 // Virginia State Police are using digital cameras that can scan highways and parking lots for hot cars and stolen license plates. Using the digital images, police can compare the plates against any database of license...
Agent Pleads Guilty in Maryland Auto Fund Fraud, AG Reports
Jun 29 2007 // A former insurance agent and former owner of the Culpepper Insurance Agency in Baltimore has pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County to felony insurance fraud, according to Maryland Attorney General...
Calif. Agent Charged in Auto Fraud Scam
Jun 29 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that a California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigation has exposed the fraudulent activity of Newport Beach, Calif., resident and former insurance broker,...
Eastern Ky. Coal Operator Sentenced to Three Years for Fraud
Jun 29 2007 // An eastern Kentucky coal mine operator who lied to insurance companies about the number of employees he had was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday. Harold Simpson, who has operated mines in several eastern...
Mass. Couple Indicted for Allegedly Destroying Barn for Insurance Monies
Jun 28 2007 // A Middleborough, Mass. couple have been indicted on charges they committed fraud when they attempted to collect insurance money for a barn they deliberately destroyed and then reported to be collapsed. Officials said that...
Vitamin Marketer USANA Hit With Proposed Class-Action Lawsuit
Jun 27 2007 // Independent distributors have filed a lawsuit accusing USANA Health Sciences Inc. of fraud and deception, the latest public-relations blow for the marketer of vitamins and nutritional supplements. The lawsuit, which seeks...
