Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fla. Auto Fraud Taskforce Adds Second Prosecutor; Suggests Reforms
Feb 3 2006 // More manpower and legislative remedies are the answer to combating auto insurance fraud according to Tom Gallagher, Florida’s CFO. He announced the appointment of a second prosecutor, dedicated to putting criminals...
Trio Nabbed in Calif. Auto Vandal Scam
Feb 2 2006 // Two Sacramento residents and one Galt resident have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a “staged auto vandalism” ring, according to the California Insurance Commissioner’s office. The case...
Mass. Lawyer Hid Stolen Cezanne, Other Paintings for 28 Years
Feb 2 2006 // A retired Massachusetts lawyer secretly held seven stolen paintings, including a Paul Cezanne still-life worth millions of dollars, for 28 years because he wanted a 10 percent finders fee, the Boston Globe reported...
SEC Files Enforcement Action Against 5 Former Senior Executives of Gen Re, AIG
Feb 2 2006 // The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday filed an enforcement action against five former senior executives of General Re Corporation (Gen Re) and American International Group Inc. (AIG) for helping AIG mislead...
Nationwide Insurance, ID Theft Assist Grows Availability of Coverage
Feb 2 2006 // In conjunction with National Consumer Protection Week (Feb. 5-11), Nationwide Insurance and Washington, D.C.-based ID Theft Assist are expanding availability of their identity theft protection and recovery service. Over...
Md. Pair Nabbed in Benefits Scam
Feb 2 2006 // Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. reported that George and Barbara Meekins of Cambridge, Maryland have been arrested after being charged with felony theft and conspiracy to commit felony insurance fraud and...
N.J. Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $100,000 in Premium Money
Feb 1 2006 // New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn L. McKoy reported that a Cumberland County insurance agent has pleaded guilty to theft for stealing nearly $100,000 in insurance premium money from insurance...
Jury Acquits Minnesota Family in Agriculture Fraud Case
Feb 1 2006 // A federal jury deliberated about a day before returning acquittals for members of a Minnesota family accused of criminal charges in a large agricultural fraud case, the Associated Press reported. The defendants had been...
Baton Rouge, La., Woman Pleads Guilty in CE Credit Scam
Feb 1 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. reported that Marsha Lavernia Scott, aka Marsha L. Dillon, 3120 Lambert Drive, Baton Rouge, La., pled guilty on Jan. 23, 2006, to one count of filing false public records in...
California Creates Web Site To Combat Workers’ Comp Fraud
Feb 1 2006 // The California Department of Insurance has launched a new Web site to fight against workers’ compensation fraud and spotlight the convictions of those who cheat the system. The site, accessible on the California...
Calif. Chiropracter Arrested for Fraud
Feb 1 2006 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has announced that Michael Keklikian, 38, was arrested by investigators from the Department of Insurance Fraud Division. Keklikian was arrested on a $30,000 felony warrant...
Husband and Wife Arrested in $745,000 Fla. Medicaid Fraud Scam
Feb 1 2006 // A Broward County, Fla. husband and wife have been arrested for their involvement in a scam that defrauded the Florida Medicaid Program out of more than $745,000, according to Attorney General Charlie Crist. Karl Alderman...
Missouri Agent Found Guilty of Selling Fraudulent Investments
Jan 31 2006 // A Springfield, Mo. insurance agent was found guilty this month of illegally selling unregistered investments, a crime that contributed to dozens of Ozark area residents losing millions of dollars. Former insurance agent...
San Diego Roofing Contractor Sentenced for State Fund Fraud
Jan 31 2006 // San Diego County Superior Court Judge David Danielsen has sentenced a roofing contractor to a six month jail term, three years formal probation and ordered him to pay $272,000 in restitution to State Compensation Insurance...
Insurer Sues Former Media Executive to Recover Theft Claim Payments
Jan 30 2006 // An insurance company has sued a former executive of the New York Daily News and U.S. News and World Report to recover nearly $600,000 the carrier paid to reimburse the publications for his alleged thefts. Federal Insurance...
Credit Card Numbers Reported Stolen from R.I. Government Web Site
Jan 29 2006 // Thousands of credit card numbers were stolen from a state government Web site that allows residents to register their cars and buy state permits, authorities said Friday. The private company that runs RI.gov told the state...
Black Boxes in Cars Monitor How You Drive, Assist Fraud Investigations
Jan 27 2006 // Most people don’t know it, but there is a little black box in your car that tracks the way you drive. According to a recent account in the Kansas City Star, the metal box, about the size of a carpenter’s tape...
Two Suspects Arrested for Auto Insurance Fraud
Jan 27 2006 // Two Elk Grove, Calif., residents were arrested on insurance fraud charges related to the alleged staged theft, arson, and subsequent insurance claim for a vehicle belonging to one of the suspects. According to the...
Four Arrested in La. for Medicaid Fraud
Jan 27 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., announced that the following individuals have been arrested and each charged with two counts of Criminal Conspiracy to commit Medicaid Fraud and two counts of Medicaid...
N.Y. Church Sues Insurer Over $1.2 Million Thefts Blamed on Priest
Jan 26 2006 // A Roman Catholic church in Manhattan has sued the Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. charging breach of contract, claiming the insurance carrier has improperly refused to pay $1.22 million stolen by a priest. The Church of...
