Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Idaho Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Nov 23 2004 // Chad Croner, 30, of Meridian, Idaho was sentenced to one to five years in prison for insurance fraud, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. Fourth District Judge Joel Horton suspended the sentence and ordered Croner to...
Miami Man Diagnosed With Medical Fraud Charges
Nov 22 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced the arrest of a man, previously banned from the insurance industry, who allegedly sold a fraudulent medical discount plan to several hundred customers in...
Fla. Agent Faces Felony Charges for Stealing Premiums
Nov 22 2004 // A Florida property insurance agent with customers in Hardee, Polk and DeSoto counties faces several felony charges stemming from allegations that he stole insurance premiums from homeowners and never secured property...
Ga. Agent Charged with 13 Counts of Insurance Fraud
Nov 22 2004 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said an investigation by his office resulted in the arrest of insurance agent in Lyons, Ga. Arrested was Meredith Dianne Sowell, who has been charged with 13 counts of insurance...
LA. MAN BURNED IN CAMP FIRE SCHEME:
Nov 22 2004 // Dennis Ingles, of Haughton, La., was convicted recently of one count of conspiracy, four counts of mail fraud, and one count of wire fraud, according to U. S. Attorney Donald Washington. The conviction arose out of a...
Louisiana Joins National Fight Against Bogus Insurance Plans
Nov 22 2004 // As part of his state’s fight against fake insurance, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley is joining the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in launching an awareness campaign that...
N.Y. CRACKS FRAUD RING:
Nov 22 2004 // New York officials are hailing the arrest of 24 individuals alleged to have been involved in an auto insurance fraud operation they say has ties to organized crime. New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, Kings...
Competitive Storm Brewing — What Spitzer’s Lawsuit May Mean to Us All
Nov 22 2004 // Perhaps like you, I have been fascinated by the press coverage our industry has received lately–probably more individual stories in prominent newspapers than at any other point in the last 25 years, all thanks to the...
Former Broker Convicted of Grand Theft
Nov 22 2004 // Alexander Silva, of Sylmar, Calif., a former insurance broker, pled guilty Oct. 22, 2004, to one count of grand theft. Silva was sentenced to 30 days in Los Angeles county jail, five years probation, and ordered to pay...
Adjuster Arrested on Fraud, Theft Charges
Nov 22 2004 // Michael Anthony Green of Hawthorne, Calif., surrendered to Orange County authorities after a warrant had been issued for his arrest. His arrest is the result of an investigation by the CDI. Green is charged with two felony...
Competitive Storm Brewing — What Spitzer’s Lawsuit May Mean to Us All
Nov 22 2004 // Perhaps like you, I have been fascinated by the press coverage our industry has received lately–probably more individual stories in prominent newspapers than at any other point in the last 25 years, all thanks to the...
California Pair Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Nov 17 2004 // An Inyokern, Calif. couple who reportedly bilked the workers’ compensation system out of more than $76,000 in a disability scheme was sentenced to prison Nov. 16 on the charges and ordered to pay $102,706 in...
California Leads the Nation in Auto Theft Rates for 2003
Nov 15 2004 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported that for calendar year 2003, car thieves were most active in California. Six of the nation’s ten hottest spots for vehicle theft rates are in California, while the...
Louisiana Joins National Fight Against Bogus Insurance
Nov 11 2004 // As part of his state’s fight against fake insurance, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley is joining the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in launching an awareness campaign that...
N.Y. Cracks Alleged Auto Salvage Fraud Ring
Nov 10 2004 // New York officials are hailing the arrest of 24 individuals alleged to have been involved in an auto insurance fraud operation they say has ties to organized crime. New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, Kings...
Agents Watching Spitzer Broker Fraud Charges Closely
Nov 8 2004 // New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s filing on Oct. 14 of charges against giant insurance broker Marsh for alleged commercial account steering and bid rigging has already had significant impact on Marsh and is...
Three Arrests in California Fraud Case
Nov 8 2004 // An investigation has resulted in three arrests on felony insurance fraud charges. The case, stemming from an investigation by the Santa Clara County Urban Auto Task Force–investigators from the California Department...
Agents Watching Spitzer Broker Fraud Charges Closely
Nov 8 2004 // New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s filing on Oct. 14 of charges against giant insurance broker Marsh for alleged commercial account steering and bid rigging has already had significant impact on Marsh and is...
N.J. Man Full of ‘Hot Air’ as Proposed Hurricane Product Leads to Fraud Sentence
Nov 5 2004 // A Brick Township, New Jersey man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for committing mail fraud while fraudulently inducing people to invest in his companies that purported to market and sell “hurricane...
S.C. Att. Gen. Lacks Funds to Fight Insurance Fraud
Nov 5 2004 // South Carolina needs more money to hire investigators and prosecutors to fight insurance fraud according to Attorney General Henry McMaster. “We are not short on talent. We are not short on determination,” he...
