Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fraud Charges Filed Against 5 in 2005 Kansas Fire
Mar 9 2007 // Attorney General Paul Morrison announced fraud charges Wednesday against five people accused of fraudulently trying to obtain grant or insurance money for a fire that destroyed a large portion of historic downtown Fort...
Last Person Convicted in Texas Staged Accident Fraud Ring
Mar 9 2007 // The ninth and last defendant in a staged auto accident insurance fraud ring was convicted of Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity in Dallas County District Court on February 27, 2007, the Texas Department of Insurance...
Bill to Protect Victims of Identity Theft Clears Okla. Senate
Mar 8 2007 // A bill to give greater protection to victims of identity theft recently passed the Oklahoma State Senate. The measure, Senate Bill 567, was authored by Sen. Randy Bass as a result of an incident in his...
Calif. Man Caught for Arranging “Theft” of Truck
Mar 6 2007 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division have arrested a Newhall, Calif., man for allegedly staging the theft of his high-end pickup truck in a scheme to defraud his auto insurance...
FBI Finds Stolen Norman Rockwell Painting in Spielberg’s Home
Mar 6 2007 // Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Art Crime Team (ACT) have located an original Norman Rockwell painting, Russian Schoolroom, stolen during a late night burglary in Clayton, Missouri in 1973. It was...
TDI Orders Nearly $900K in Fines, Restitution in January Actions
Mar 6 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during January. The actions include nine license revocations, two license denials and fines and...
Small London Company Uses Computer Archive to Help Find Stolen Art
Mar 5 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...
La. AG Says Contractor Fraud Fugitive Arrested in Fla.
Mar 5 2007 // Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., recently announced that his office has arrested an individual suspected of defrauding numerous homeowners in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Charles Parish who were trying to repair their...
Fraudulent Auto Crash Claims Result in Arrest in La.
Mar 5 2007 // The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit announced it arrested Becky Roberts, of West Monroe, in Ouachita Parish on Feb. 23, 2007, for insurance fraud (2 counts) and forgery. State Police said an investigation...
Pomona Woman Arrested After Tracking Device Leads to Stolen Car
Mar 5 2007 // A Pomona, Calif., woman has been arrested after authorities followed a signal from an electronic tracking device installed in a car she reported stolen, officials said. Elva Padilla surrendered to authorities after...
Ohio Legislators Challenge Governor’s Veto on Limits for Fraud Damages
Mar 2 2007 // Republican lawmakers had no legal authority to ask the Ohio Supreme Court to throw out a veto Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland carried out on his first day in office, the state’s top lawyer said this week. Attorney...
Picasso Paintings Stolen in Paris
Mar 2 2007 // At least two Picasso paintings, worth a total of €50 million ($66 million), have been stolen from the artist’s granddaughter’s home in Paris, police said Wednesday. The paintings, “Maya and the...
Calif. Commissioner Appoints Executive Team
Mar 1 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has named his 14-member executive team at the Department of Insurance. Earlier in February, Poizner was criticized for naming insurance industry representative, Bill...
Identity theft: A ‘catch phrase for the new millennium’
Feb 26 2007 // Contrary to popular opinion and despite well-publicized security breaches at governmental entities and major corporations, the primary methods of confiscating the information necessary to commit identity theft turn out to...
Suspected Ark. insurance fraud ringleader turns self in
Feb 26 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced that suspected insurance fraud ringleader, Frederick Watson, turned himself in to Little Rock Police on Feb. 13, 2007. Watson is alleged to have masterminded...
Identity theft: A ‘catch phrase for the new millennium’
Feb 25 2007 // Contrary to popular opinion and despite well-publicized security breaches at governmental entities and major corporations, the primary methods of confiscating the information necessary to commit identity theft turn out to...
Suspected Ark. insurance fraud ringleader turns self in
Feb 25 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced that suspected insurance fraud ringleader, Frederick Watson, turned himself in to Little Rock Police on Feb. 13, 2007. Watson is alleged to have masterminded...
FBI Says Stock Options Fraud Cases Aim for Level Playing Field
Feb 23 2007 // You’re at the track and the pony you bet on came up a winner. Your homework paid off—you knew the horse likes the mud and the inside post and has a family tree full of Triple Crown winners. You go to collect your...
Kan. Insurance Department Staff Appointed to Key Positions at NAIC
Feb 21 2007 // Three members of the Kansas Insurance Department, Ted Clark, Anti-Fraud director, Larry Bruning, chief actuary, and Neil Woerman, director of Information Technology, have been appointed to various leadership positions...
Ohio Schedules 2007 Insurance Fraud Seminar
Feb 20 2007 // The 2007 Ohio Insurance Fraud Seminar will be conducted Thursday, March 15 at Quest Conference Centers, located at 8405 Pulsar Place in Columbus. The hosts are the Ohio Department of Insurance, the Ohio Chapter of the...
