Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Contractor Ordered to Pay $129,000 to Calif. State Fund
Mar 30 2007 // San Diego County Superior Court Judge David Danielsen has ordered the owner of a San Diego area tree service company to pay $129,000 in restitution to California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund as a result of a...
Florida Weighs Whether to Continue Personal Injury Coverage
Mar 29 2007 // After her car accident, Sarah Capps suffered from a sore shoulder and back. What she thought were common pains turned out to be six herniated discs. Were it not for the protective medical coverage that every Florida car...
Idaho Man Sentenced for Fraud
Mar 29 2007 // Former Bend, Ore., resident Robert Pratt, 39, was sentenced for conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. Fourth District Judge Ronald Wilpur sentenced Pratt to seven years in prison and...
Former La. Insurance Agent Arrested on Fraud Charges
Mar 29 2007 // The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud and Auto Theft Unit announced the arrest of a former Iberia Parish insurance agent on charges of Insurance Fraud and Forgery. Troopers believe David Sampy, 43, of Sugarhill Drive...
Three Arrested in La. for Alleged Insurance Fraud Scheme
Mar 28 2007 // The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud and Auto Theft Unit recently announced the arrest of Jeomalyeous Thomas, 24, Eric Mayberry, 29, and Larry Henson, 27, on felony insurance fraud warrants stemming from an alleged...
Two Indicted on Workers’ Compensation Fraud Charges
Mar 27 2007 // An Albuquerque couple has been accused of defrauding the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration. Rafael and Elvia M. Herrera, owners of Rafa’s Roofing Inc., were indicted on charges of forgery; fraud;...
Supreme Court to Consider Broader Liability in Securities Fraud
Mar 27 2007 // The Supreme Court said this week that it will consider whether shareholders of companies that commit securities fraud should be able to sue investment banks, lawyers and others that allegedly participated in the fraud. The...
2 Pa. Men Face 35 Years Jail Time for Reselling Stolen Autos
Mar 27 2007 // Two Pennsylvania men have been sentenced to a combined 35 years in state prison for their roles in an auto theft ring responsible for thefts of more than $3 million worth of vehicles, according to New Jersey Attorney...
Firm has learned the art of tracking stolen masterpieces
Mar 26 2007 // The request was simple enough: Lloyd’s underwriters had been approached to insure the movement of seven paintings, including one by Cezanne, from Russia to London for valuation and sale. So Lloyd’s contacted...
Small London firm uses computer archive to help find stolen art
Mar 26 2007 // The request was simple enough: Lloyd’s underwriters had been approached to insure the movement of seven paintings, including one by Cezanne, from Russia to London for valuation and sale. So Lloyd’s contacted...
It Figures
Mar 26 2007 // $400 million The amount it would cost to replace a key weather satellite that is already beyond its expected life span if it fails, according to National Hur-ricane Center Director Bill Proenza. He said the satellite,...
N.D. Agent Under Investigation for Fraud Found Dead
Mar 26 2007 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman is investigating whether some of an Underwood insurance agent’s customers have lacked coverage for years because she issued bogus policies and kept their premium payments. At least...
Firm has learned the art of tracking stolen masterpieces
Mar 26 2007 // The request was simple enough: Lloyd’s underwriters had been approached to insure the movement of seven paintings, including one by Cezanne, from Russia to London for valuation and sale. So Lloyd’s contacted...
It Figures
Mar 26 2007 // 207,492 The FBI’s 2006 annual report just issued by its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), shows how criminals have used the ‘Net to launch nine different varieties of fraud. Among the highlights from the...
It Figures
Mar 26 2007 // $400 million The amount it would cost to replace a key weather satellite that is already beyond its expected life span if it fails, according to National Hur-ricane Center Director Bill Proenza. He said the satellite,...
Workers’ Comp, Identity Theft Bills Pass Texas House
Mar 23 2007 // Texas State Rep. Helen Giddings announced that four bills she sponsored that deal with workers’ compensation and identity theft passed the House of Representatives and will proceed to the Senate. The first of the...
Four Indicted in Texas on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Mar 22 2007 // Workers’ compensation insurer Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that four people were indicted, in separate cases, in Travis County, Texas, on charges of workers’ compensation fraud. The company’s...
Merck Fights Vioxx Class Action Suit Brought by Insurers
Mar 21 2007 // Health insurers and union health plans nationwide should not be allowed to sue Merck & Co. jointly to recover money they paid for Vioxx prescriptions, a lawyer for the drug maker argued this week in opposing a lawsuit...
Crescent City Agency Shut Down for Fraud
Mar 21 2007 // Two Pelican Bay State Prison correctional officers have been arrested for stealing insurance premium payments and issuing bogus documents to customers of their insurance agency, some of whom were fellow prison employees,...
ABI Backs UK National Fraud Authority
Mar 20 2007 // The Association of British Insurers issued a bulletin strongly backing UK government proposals to establish a “National Fraud Authority” to tackle the problem. Plans call for the establishment of a national...
