Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
NAMIC: Statutory Remedies to Curb Fraud Abuse Spreading Across U.S.
May 25 2005 // To combat insurance fraud that costs consumers an average of $200-300 per year, 40 states have established entities responsible for oversight of related investigations and prosecution efforts, according to an analysis by...
Two Floridians Charged With Staging Accident, Filing False Claim
May 25 2005 // Two Broward County men are facing felony fraud charges after a state investigation determined they staged an accident in January and then filed fraudulent insurance claims for injuries that did not occur. Jesse Demetro,...
Calif. Broker Arrested on Seven Counts of Grand Theft
May 23 2005 // Insurance broker Robert Stephen Rice was arrested on seven felony counts of grand theft at his home in Thousand Oaks, California, by the CDI Fraud Division. The arrest is the result of an investigation by CDI. The Van Nuys...
Adjuster, Accomplices Arrested for Fraud
May 23 2005 // A Fullerton insurance claims adjuster and two accomplices were arrested April 8 by California Department of Insurance fraud investigators for their alleged participation in an auto insurance fraud scheme. According to...
Neb. Man Sentenced for Aiding Friend’s Fraud Scheme
May 23 2005 // Jerry D. Brunow, the lesser half of a Washington County, Neb., insurance fraud duo was recently sentenced to two years probation during court proceedings April 5, according to the Blair Pilot-Tribune. Brunow, 29, was...
Fla. OKs Funds to Fight PIP Fraud
May 23 2005 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher thanked legislators for approving his request for funding to add more law enforcement investigators to fight PIP fraud and workers’ compensation fraud, and a...
N.C. Agents Halt Fraud Ring
May 23 2005 // Six Chatham and Randolph County, N.C., residents suspected of masterminding an extensive auto insurance fraud ring, which staged an estimated 480 auto crashes and defrauded more than $2 million have been arrested as the...
Guilty Pleas Entered for Fake Claims
May 23 2005 // Three of 14 Miami-Dade County, Fla., residents have pled guilty to mail fraud, wire fraud and filing a false claim of damage done by Hurricane Frances. They claimed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency that $156,354...
Tougher Laws Key in Fight Against Insurance Fraud
May 23 2005 // How do you convince overworked state prosecutors to chase down often stale-sounding insurance swindles when their case files already are bulging with high-profile crimes such as drugs, robbery and murder? Insurance-fraud...
FBI Targets Insurance in Probe of Carrier, Agent and PEO Practices
May 23 2005 // The insurance industry, already under scrutiny in some segments by state and federal authorities for various compensation, reinsurance, bid-rigging and accounting practices, now faces another questioner. The Federal Bureau...
Fla. Initiates Fradulent Claim Fast-Tracking
May 23 2005 // Florida drivers who participate in a staged crash, regardless of whether they file a fraudulent insurance claim, now will not only face a minimum of two years in prison but will also lose their driving privileges if...
Investigators Find Psychotherapist Bilks Patients, Providers
May 23 2005 // Florida insurance fraud investigators have arrested an unlicensed psychotherapist a second time for practicing without a license and billing insurance companies for unprovided services. Lubomir Lacho, of Pompano Beach,...
Suspects Arrested in Alleged Theft Ring
May 23 2005 // Police arrested 10 Thai nationals for their alleged participation in a car theft ring in California that resulted in millions of dollars in losses for insurance companies and car dealerships, according to the Associated...
Suspects Arrested for Comp Fraud
May 23 2005 // Authorities arrested four suspects May 6 after an extensive investigation into a workers’ comp and payroll tax fraud scheme, one in which the suspects allegedly underreported the payroll of its Saratoga firm by...
Former Claims Adjuster Arraigned on Grand Theft, Forgery Charges
May 23 2005 // Former American Financial Group claims adjuster/litigation specialist Stephen Glenn Pirkey was arrested April 27 and charged with embezzling his employer out of more than $490,000 during his employment in the Los Angeles...
Fla. OKs Funds to Fight PIP Fraud
May 23 2005 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher thanked legislators for approving his request for funding to add more law enforcement investigators to fight PIP fraud and workers’ compensation fraud, and a...
4 St. Louis-Area Men Convicted in $3.5 Million Arson Scheme
May 23 2005 // Four St. Louis-area men were convicted Wednesday of federal charges related to the torching of four grocery stores as part of a scheme to collect more than $3.5 million in insurance claims. After a 13-day trial, a U.S....
A Talk with New York Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills
May 23 2005 // Pataki’s appointee brings Albany background to Spitzer-era regulatory challenges I think I’m a pretty quick study,” Howard Mills told Insurance Journal. He’s not had much choice. The former...
Tougher Laws Key in Fight Against Insurance Fraud
May 23 2005 // Lack of money is another big roadblock to fraud fighting today. Many state fraud bureaus are being forced to pinch pennies. How do you convince overworked state prosecutors to chase down often stale-sounding insurance...
California’s State Fund Seminar on Workers’ Comp Fraud Draws Kern County Employers
May 20 2005 // As part of its commitment to fight workers’ compensation insurance fraud, State Fund held a seminar May 18 at the Valley Plaza’s Pacific Theatre where more than 200 Kern County employers heard State Fund and...
