Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Kan. Fraud Unit Takes On Battle Against Crime
Oct 31 2003 // The Kansas Department of Insurance’s new fraud unit announced its first prosecution. Acting in concert with the Attorney General and Douglas County District Attorney Christine Kenney, the Unit has filed a 14-count...
Former Fla. Agent Charged with Theft
Oct 30 2003 // A former Florida insurance agent is facing several felony charges for allegedly stealing more than $36,000 from a fund he was managing for Modern Woodmen of America. Michael D. Peck, 56, was arrested last Friday on charges...
Austin Company Found Guilty of Fraud
Oct 27 2003 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Texas Home Exteriors Inc. of Austin pleaded guilty in the 331st Travis County District Court to a third-degree felony in a workers’ compensation fraud case. The company...
N.Y. Court of Appeal Rejects Reg 68 Challenge, Praised as Victory Against Fraud
Oct 22 2003 // The New York Court of Appeals has unanimously upheld the state Insurance Department’s right to implement the reforms contained in Regulation 68, which would require notice of a “no-fault” claim to be...
Calif. Commissioner Unveils Second Phase of Reform Plan
Oct 22 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi outlined the second phase of his workers’ compensation reform plan Oct. 21. The reform legislation that he helped shape during the first phase of this effort is...
N.J. Man Pleads Guilty In Sale of Phony MVC Documents
Oct 21 2003 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that an Essex County man has reportedly pleaded guilty to selling fictitious Motor Vehicle Commission documents to an undercover State Investigator assigned to the...
Calif. Couple Charged with Fraud
Oct 21 2003 // Criminal charges of insurance fraud have been filed against Cory and Tiffany Thurlow of Modesto, Calif. by the District Attorneys Office of Stanislaus County. They are charged with two felony counts and a...
Central Texas Man Pleads Guilty to WC Fraud
Oct 20 2003 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Raymond Hicks of Del Valle, Texas has pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud before the 147th Travis County District Court in Austin. Hicks’ sentence included...
Texas Auto Theft Prevention Agency Budget Cut 34%
Oct 20 2003 // Sharing 1,250 miles of border with Mexico makes Texas an inviting target for auto thieves, which is why 12 years ago the state legislature voted to slap a $1 surcharge on all auto insurance policies to fund the Texas Auto...
Odessa Man Faces WC Fraud Charges
Oct 17 2003 // An Odessa, Texas, man was indicted by a Travis County grand jury on charges of workers’ compensation fraud, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Texas Mutual alleges that William Scott Anderson was charged...
Orange County Man Charged with Grand Theft
Oct 17 2003 // A former Yorba Linda, Calif. insurance agent was arrested at his home recently after allegedly collecting $6,800 in insurance premiums but never placing the insurance order to obtain coverage. Gregory Baker, 51, was...
NAII Hears N.Y. Sen. Seward Cite Fraud as Cause for Auto Premium Increases
Oct 17 2003 // In an address at the National Association of Independent Insurers Fall Legislative Meeting, Sen. James L. Seward, chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Insurance, stressed the need for serious fraud reform in New...
Houston Firm Pleads Guilty to WC Fraud
Oct 16 2003 // A Houston landscaping company recently entered a plea of guilty to workers’ compensation fraud charges before the 131st Travis County District Court. According to Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the court...
Calif. Trio Pleads Guilty to Auto Fraud Scheme
Oct 14 2003 // Three men pleaded guilty to multiple felony counts on Sept. 10 involving an automobile insurance fraud scam that was exposed during a three-year joint investigation by CDI, California Highway Patrol, National Insurance...
TDI Posts Case Dispositions for September
Oct 14 2003 // The Texas Department of Insurance Fraud unit reported disposition of the following fraud-related cases for September 2003: · Ricky Lee Bryant was sentenced in Dallas to five years deferred adjudication and 200 hours...
L.A. Man Pleads No Contest to Two Fraud Counts
Oct 13 2003 // A Los Angeles man pleaded no contest to two felony counts of insurance fraud after CDI Fraud investigators determined that he misrepresented injuries allegedly sustained in his workplace. Tommie Lee Robinson, 55, claimed...
PIANY and NYIA Hold CEO/Agency Conference
Oct 10 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc.’s inaugural Hudson Valley Regional Awareness Program, gave industry experts a chance to take part in the eighth annual CEO/Agency conference, sponsored by the...
PIANJ Praises DOBI Effort to Fight ID Card Fraud
Oct 9 2003 // In a comment issued to The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. said it wholeheartedly supports the DOBI’s endeavor to reduce insurance identification...
N.J. Mother, Son Sentenced for Auto Fraud & Official Bribery Scam
Oct 9 2003 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that an East Orange mother and son were sentenced for their reported participation in an organized scheme to illegally obtain valid police accident reports in order to...
Couple Faces Five Years for WC Fraud
Oct 7 2003 // A Grass Valley, Calif. couple faces up to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to $50,000 after an investigation by CDI Fraud Investigators resulted in multiple felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance...
