Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nev. Man Sentenced in Fraud Case
Nov 29 2004 // Nevada Attorney General Brian Sandoval announced that Alex John Elias, 40, of Reno, was sentenced after pleading guilty to felony insurance fraud before Judge Kosach in the Second Judicial District Courthouse. Kosach...
Fla. Employer of Workers Killed at July Construction Site Accident Charged with Fraud
Nov 26 2004 // The employer of two workers killed in a July construction accident on a Hobe Sound work site has been arrested and charged with workers’ compensation fraud, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher...
Former Indianapolis AFLAC Sales Manager Who Fled to Belize Charged With Fraud
Nov 24 2004 // A former Indianapolis insurance executive who fled to Central America has been indicted for what federal prosecutors said Thursday was a $3 million fraud scheme. The indictment against James R. Harrold, 61, was returned...
Suspects in “Paper Collision” Insurance Fraud Ring Still at Large
Nov 24 2004 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced several arrests in a large, “paper collision” insurance fraud ring. He also asked the community to assist in locating three members who remain at...
N.Y. Superintendent Calls for Auto Rate Reassessment as Fraud-Fighting Successes Drop Insurers’ Losses
Nov 23 2004 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio on Tuesday announced the commencement of an immediate and broad-based review of auto insurance rates for private passenger vehicles in New York State. Insurance companies...
Arrests Net Miami Clinic Owner, ‘Patients’ On Insurance Fraud Charges
Nov 23 2004 // A dozen individuals suspected of organizing or participating in staged crashes and filing false insurance claims were arrested today in Miami by insurance fraud investigators with the Department of Financial Services on...
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...
