Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Man Wanted for Mass. Auto Fraud Captured in Dominican Republic
Jan 15 2006 // Two brothers from Lawrence, Mass. who are both on the state’s most wanted fugitives list were captured lays Friday in the Dominican Republic, state police said. Andres Maldonado, 21, is the alleged trigger man in a...
N.Y.’s $5M in Grants to Combat Auto Theft, Insurance Fraud
Jan 15 2006 // The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services has awarded more than $5 million to 29 law enforcement agencies in 16 counties throughout the state to support local programs to combat motor vehicle theft and...
Boynton Beach Lawyer Arrested for Faking Auto Theft Report
Jan 13 2006 // Jay Unger, a self-employed lawyer in Boynton Beach, Fla. has been arrested for filing a fake auto-theft report in Melbourne for two motorcycles and a rental trailer. He was charged with grand theft, filing a false police...
Ind. Farm Bureau Insurance Co. Supports Victims of Fraud: Agent Arraigned this Week
Jan 13 2006 // Indiana Farm Bureau’s Chief Executive Officer, Jerry Canada, recently voiced the company’s steadfast commitment to continue to work with investigators as well as to support policyholders who were victims of...
Satellite Images Used to Detect Crop Insurance Fraud
Jan 12 2006 // Satellites have been connected with space explorations, monitoring crop conditions around the globe, helping commodities markets price the product and more. Few of us think of satellite images showing up in courtrooms to...
Stronger Punishment Sought for Identity Theft in Okla.
Jan 12 2006 // With almost 2,000 cases of identity theft in Oklahoma in 2004, State Rep. Steve Martin believes it’s time to increase deterrence by hiking the penalties upon conviction. Martin filed House Bill 2109, which would...
Grange Insurance Group Partners with Identity Theft911
Jan 12 2006 // The Seattle-based Grange Insurance Group has partnered with Identity Theft 911 LLC to provide free identity theft resolution services to its homeowner and farmowner policyholders. Identity Theft 911 also will assist...
State Farm Works with “Thieves” to Prevent Auto Thefts
Jan 11 2006 // Earl Hyser and his co-workers figure out how to steal 30 to 60 cars every year. But they aren’t thieves. “We go back to the manufacturer and say, ‘Listen, I get a lot of phone calls on this. It’s...
W.Va. Workers’ Compensation Claimant Sentenced to Six Months for Fraud
Jan 11 2006 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, has announced that Jason C. Davenport pleaded guilty last month to one misdemeanor offense of wrongfully seeking workers’ compensation benefits, and has been...
St. Paul Travelers, ICBA Partner to Offer Identity Theft Insurance
Jan 11 2006 // St. Paul Travelers, a provider of property casualty insurance, and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) are now offering ICBA member banks access to coverage, where approved, to assist identity theft victims...
Unlicensed Texas Health Care Provider Sentenced in Fraud Scheme
Jan 10 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance, working in conjunction with the Collin County District Attorney’s Office, recently secured a criminal conviction against Don A. Bauer of Plano for insurance fraud. TDI said Bauer...
Roofer To Pay Calif. State Fund $117,000 in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Jan 10 2006 // A San Joaquin County, Calif., Superior Court Judge has ordered Lodi resident Joseph C. Campbell, 39, to pay $117,000 in restitution to California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund, as a result of his conviction on...
Fla. Attorney General Sues Home Care Firm for Fraud
Jan 10 2006 // A Florida corporation and its owner selling fraudulent contracts for home health care services to senior Floridians has been sued by Attorney General Charlie Crist. Clearwater-based Intrust Home Care and its president, Roy...
Nevada Men to Face Katrina-Related Fraud Charges in La.
Jan 9 2006 // Two Nevada men accused of defrauding victims of Hurricane Katrina and their insurance companies were returned to Louisiana to face criminal charges. State police accused William Pinckard, 49, and James R. Rousseau, 40, of...
Mass. Man’s Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme Placed in Park
Jan 9 2006 // A Groton, Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to charges he submitted false documents to an auto insurer to collect insurance money, Attorney General Tom Reilly announced. Peter Lombardini, 48, of Groton, pleaded guilty...
Kentucky Surgeon Sentenced to Prison for Felony Medicaid Fraud
Jan 6 2006 // Louisville, Ky. oral surgeon Robert Michael Clear has been sentenced to three years in prison on felony Medicaid fraud charges according to Attorney General Greg Stumbo. The Jefferson Circuit Court sentence was probated...
Agent Wins Appeal of Fraud Conviction in Ark.
Jan 6 2006 // An insurance agent accused of defrauding the state when he didn’t mention he had a criminal history when applying for an Arkansas insurance license has won an appeal. The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Jan. 4...
Ex-Employee Indicted for Theft of Insurer’s United Way Donations
Jan 6 2006 // A Springfield, Illinois woman has been indicted for allegedly stealing at least $150,000, mostly in United Way donations, from her former employer, Horace Mann Insurance Company. Gerri E. Ripka, 50, is accused of taking...
IRC: Insurance Fraud, Buildup Add Some $400M to Calif. Auto Injury Claims
Jan 5 2006 // A recent Insurance Research Council (IRC) study of auto injury insurance claims puts a hefty price tag on the cost of claim abuse in California. In 2002, between $319 million and $432 million in bodily injury liability...
Minn. Federal Fraud Case Scheduled in St. Paul Court
Jan 5 2006 // A federal fraud case against Peterson Farms is scheduled to begin next week in St. Paul. Peterson Farms, Wendell, Minn. and its related entities Division III Farms and Keywest Farms are accused of receiving $4.2 million in...
