Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Husband, Wife Sentenced for Ins. Fraud, Other Felonies
Nov 4 2004 // On Oct. 12, 2004, Gregory Keating, 44, of Riverside, Calif., and his wife, Elaina Keating, 36, also of Riverside, were sentenced for their Aug. 12 guilty pleas to various charges. Gregory Keating, who pled guilty to felony...
Claims Adjuster Arrested on Fraud,Theft Charges
Nov 4 2004 // Michael Anthony Green, 43, of Hawthorne, Calif., surrendered himself to Orange County authorities after a warrant had been issued for his arrest. His arrest is the result of an investigation by the California Department of...
Former N.J. Employee at Chiropractic Clinic Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Nov 3 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a former employee of a defunct Collingswood chiropractic clinic has been sentenced to state prison for his reported role in using stolen police reports to illegally...
La. Man Convicted in Scheme to Defraud State Farm
Nov 2 2004 // Dennis Ingles, 51, of Haughton, Louisiana was convicted recently of one count of conspiracy, four counts of mail fraud, and one count of wire fraud, United States Attorney Donald Washington announced. The conviction arises...
S.C. A Haven for Insurance Scams
Nov 1 2004 // Some officials say South Carolina’s poor record of enforcing insurance fraud laws could make the state a magnet for scammers and result in higher premiums for residents. According to WISTV in Charleston some state...
Insurance Fraud Keeps Pa. Candidate Off Ballot
Oct 29 2004 // The state Supreme Court has agreed with a lower court ruling that keeps a candidate convicted of insurance fraud off the ballot for the state’s 51st Legislative District race. Michael J. Cavanagh was running as an...
Mass. Father, Son-In-Law Keep Fraud in the Family
Oct 29 2004 // A Leominster, Massachusetts man and his son-in-law were sentenced this week in federal court to terms of imprisonment for their roles in a Worcester temporary employment agency fraud scheme. United States Attorney Michael...
Team Drywall Taken Into Custody on $290K Fraud Case
Oct 28 2004 // Four individuals from a Highland, California business called Team Drywall were taken into custody last week in a $290,466 workers’ compensation premium fraud case that was investigated by the California Department of...
Former Insurance Broker Convicted of Grand Theft
Oct 28 2004 // Alexander Silva, of Sylmar, Calif. and formerly a licensed 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...
Spitzer: Corporate Criminal Prosecution for Marsh Not Necessary Following Greenberg Resignation
Oct 26 2004 // New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer reacted to the decision at Marsh & McLennan Cos. to have CEO Jeffrey Greenberg step down. Greenberg was under fire to resign as Spitzer investigated reported bid-rigging at...
Former N.J. Neurologist Gets Jail Time in Fraud Scam
Oct 26 2004 // New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that a former Essex County neurologist has been sentenced to six months in county jail for fraudulently billing an insurance company more than $50,000...
Agents Watching Spitzer Broker Fraud Charges Closely
Oct 25 2004 // Some worry the probe could move beyond public brokers and large commercial risks. New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s filing on Oct. 14 of charges against giant insurance broker Marsh for alleged commercial...
AG SUES ID THEFT PROTECTION CO.:
Oct 25 2004 // The Oklahoma attorney general’s office filed a lawsuit against an Arizona telemarketing company after the company allegedly offered Oklahoma consumers a bogus identity theft protection service, Attorney General Drew...
38 People Arrested in Calif. Insurance Scam
Oct 25 2004 // On Sept. 15, authorities completed arresting 38 people for alleged auto insurance fraud at more than 30 auto body shops in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The suspects were arrested over five days and booked into...
