Latest Fraud Headlines

All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Md. Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud

May 30 2003 // Robert Mister, a Leonardtown, Maryland carpenter, pleaded guilty to insurance fraud when he admitted to unlawfully collecting workers’ compensation insurance benefits from IWIF, Maryland’s largest...

PIP, Workers’ Comp Reform Pass Florida Special Session

May 29 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers reported that the special session of the Florida Legislature has ended with the passage of both personal injury protection (PIP) reform and workers’ compensation...

Former Farmers Agent Charged with Grand Theft and Elder Abuse

May 28 2003 // Patrick James Murphy, 45, of Norco, pled no contest in Los Angeles Superior Court, on May 15, to 39 felony counts, including grand theft and elder abuse. Superior Court Judge David Horwitz sentenced Murphy to four years in...

Owner of Fla. Drywall & Plastering Company Charged With Fraud

May 28 2003 // The owner of a drywall and plastering company in Homestead, Fla. is facing charges of workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud for allegedly under-reporting payroll to avoid $140,000 in insurance premiums....

L.A. Broker Charged with Grand Theft

May 27 2003 // The Los Angeles City Attorney filed three counts of grand theft against Arshak (Mike) Rostomyan, 27, of Glendale, Calif. for allegedly defrauding consumers by selling bogus insurance policies. According to the California...

New York Central Mutual Tells PIANY Education and Technology are Essential

May 27 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. met with representatives of New York Central Mutual Insurance Co. on May 22, as part of its continuing “Company Outreach Program.” The discussion topics...

Former Calif. Agent Sentenced to Four Years for Grand Theft, Elder Abuse

May 27 2003 // Patrick James Murphy, 45, of Norco, pled no contest in Los Angeles Superior Court, recently, to 39 felony counts, including grand theft and elder abuse. Superior Court Judge David Horwitz sentenced Murphy to four years in...

Fourteen Arrested for Insurance Fraud in L.A. Sweep

May 23 2003 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) Los Angeles County Auto Insurance Fraud Task Force arrested 14 people, including two insurance brokers, suspected of defrauding three insurance carriers in a criminal...

Richmond, Calif. Construction Firm Owners Sentenced in Fraud Case

May 21 2003 // California State Compensation Insurance Fund and Contra Costa County District Attorney Bob Kochly announced that the former owners of the now bankrupt Richmond-based Barthell Construction and Roofing Co. have been...

N.Y. Arrests Six on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

May 21 2003 // Nassau District Attorney Denis Dillon, the New York State Insurance Department, the State Insurance Fund and the Inspector General of the Workers’ Compensation Board jointly announced the arrest of six individuals...

Houston Surgeon Indicted for Workers’ Comp Fraud

May 21 2003 // Houston Surgeon Indicted for Workers’ Comp Fraud

Court Finds So. Texas Well Service Guilty of Fraud

May 20 2003 // Travis County District Judge Brenda Kennedy recently found South Texas Well Service Inc., a Rockport-based company owned by Michael W. Harvey, guilty of insurance fraud. The company was ordered to pay $7,000 in restitution...

Technology and Insurance Fraud … A Shared Responsibility

May 19 2003 // While the insurance fraud crisis worsens and fraud perpetrators find new and innovative approaches to their illegal activities, the insurance industry needs to take a proactive stance to put a stop to the bleeding-or at...

N.Y. Dept., Albany County D.A. Announce Sentencing of Owner of State Opticians

May 16 2003 // New York Superintendent Gregory Serio, along with Albany District Attorney Paul Clyne, announced that Dierdre Wolberg, co-owner of State Opticians has been sentenced to six months house arrest and five years felony...

Ohio Woman Indicted for Fraud Allegedly Netted $300,000

May 14 2003 // Recent investigations conducted by the Ohio insurance department’s fraud unit have led to three indictments of Ohioans attempting to defraud insurance companies, according to a statement released by insurance...

Sacramento Man Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud

May 13 2003 // Gyan Singh, 55, of Sacramento, was arrested without incident and booked into the Sacramento County Jail on one count of insurance fraud. According to California Department of Insurance investigators, Singh was involved in...

Former Fla. Policeman Charged with Aiding PIP Fraud

May 9 2003 // A former detective in the Hialeah Police Department was arrested on charges that he filed several fictitious accident reports to create “patients” for a friends’ medical clinic, according to the Florida...

Detroit Auto Insurance Fraud Ring Busted, AG Says

May 9 2003 // A 16-member auto insurance fraud ring operating in the Detroit metro area has been busted, according to Michigan’s attorney general, Michael Cox. An investigation conducted by the National Insurance Crime Bureau...

NAII Comments on Mass. Bill to Criminalize Insurance Fraud

May 7 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers has issued a statement supporting a bill, currently pending in the Massachusetts Senate, that would impose jail time and heavy fines for insurance fraud, indicating that its...

NAII Supports Mass. Bill to Criminalize Insurance Fraud

May 7 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers says it is supporting a bill, currently pending in the Massachusetts Senate, that would impose jail time and heavy fines for insurance fraud, indicating that its passage...