Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.A.P.T. Chief Officer Pleads Guilty to Fla. Fraud
Aug 7 2002 // The chief organizer of a Pennsylvania organization that reportedly sold bogus health insurance to thousands of Floridians has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of communications fraud, Florida Treasurer and Insurance...
Calif. Broker Arrested for Alleged Grand Theft
Aug 6 2002 // Investigators from the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch arrested a Cerritos insurance broker based on evidence gathered which allegedly shows the broker collected premiums and failed...
Calif. Authorities Bust Major Auto Fraud Ring
Aug 5 2002 // In its largest bust to date, the Los Angeles County Organized Auto Fraud Interdiction Task Force and 120 law enforcement officers and investigators executed arrest warrants July 16 for 28 individuals charged with insurance...
Camino, Calif. Resident Charged with Fraud
Aug 5 2002 // John Eugene Carter, 38, of Camino, Calif. was arrested on one felony count of insurance fraud, one count of attempted perjury and booked into the El Dorado County Jail. Investigators with the CDI Criminal Investigations...
Marine Market Sees Favorable Future Despite Hard Market
Aug 5 2002 // While many markets in the insurance industry continue to see adverse effects due to the hard market and recourse from 9/11, the marine market is one of the few that has a good view of the light at the end of the tunnel....
Calif. Authorities Bust Major Auto Fraud Ring
Aug 5 2002 // In its largest bust to date, the Los Angeles County Organized Auto Fraud Interdiction Task Force and 120 law enforcement officers and investigators executed arrest warrants July 16 for 28 individuals charged with insurance...
Camino, Calif. Resident Charged with Fraud
Aug 5 2002 // John Eugene Carter, 38, of Camino, Calif. was arrested on one felony count of insurance fraud, one count of attempted perjury and booked into the El Dorado County Jail. Investigators with the CDI Criminal Investigations...
NAME CHANGE CAN’T HIDE FRAUD
Aug 5 2002 // A Travis County District Court found that a Houston company changed its name several times while trying to avoid prosecution for premium fraud, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company. A.C. Lath & Plastering Inc.,...
Calif Men Arrested for Alleged Fraud, Arson
Aug 2 2002 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division arrested two men on insurance fraud and arson charges. Emmanuel Benavides Torres, 25, and Oscar Gomez...
No Fraud Found in Lloyd’s Recruitment of Investors
Jul 31 2002 // A London appeals court reportedly dismissed allegations of fraud against Lloyd’s insurance market, which had been charged by dissatisfied members, or Names, with deceiving them into investing in Lloyd’s...
Houston Firm Guilty of Premium Fraud
Jul 30 2002 // A Travis County (Texas) District Court found that a Houston company changed its name several times while allegedly trying to avoid prosecution for premium fraud, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company. A.C. Lath...
N.Y. Dept. Charges Nine with Fraud
Jul 30 2002 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio, along with Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon announced the filing of charges against nine individuals accused of insurance fraud. Those charged are as follows:...
Workers’ Comp Fraud Investigation Leads to Felony Arrest of Calif. Police Dispatcher
Jul 30 2002 // Lenette Weishaar, 42, of Vallejo, Calif., was arrested and charged with three counts of felony insurance fraud in one of the largest individual workers’ compensation fraud cases in the city of Vacaville. Weishaar was...
Sacramento Couple Arrested on Felony Auto Fraud Charges
Jul 26 2002 // Two Sacramento county area residents, Julie Ann Gonzales, 30, and Umberto Rene Gonzales, 32, were arrested on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud. The arrests are the result of an investigation by the California...
Garden State Auto Fraud Scheme Broken
Jul 25 2002 // New Jersey investigators report they have broken up a fraud ring that allegedly set up nearly 100 auto crashes and cost insurance companies some $2 million in bogus claims, according to the Associated Press. Grand juries...
New Market: Theft Guarantee
Jul 24 2002 // MyAutosaver.com is offering a program for theft guarantee. The program is available on an appointment and brokerage basis. Policy limits up to $5,000 and minimum premiums as low as $65 a year. The carrier is Guaranty...
Body Shop Goes Belly-Up for Fraud
Jul 22 2002 // An investigation by the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR), the Kings County District Attorney’s Insurance Fraud Unit, and the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division led to the conviction...
Identity Fraud
Jul 22 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Chicago-based Encompass Insurance has launched an identity theft insurance program. Encompass Identity Fraud Coverage provides coverage for expenses resulting from attorney fees, loan expenses, lost...
Trio Arrested in Claims Payment Scheme
Jul 22 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) arrested three northern California residents on multiple counts. Patricia Anne Okuniewicz, 40, of San Jose, surrendered on 10 counts of insurance fraud, one count of...
Theft Guarantee
Jul 22 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: MyAutosaver.com is offering a program for theft guarantee. Available on an appointment and brokerage basis. Dollars: Policy limits up to $5,000. Minimum premiums as low as $65 a year. Carrier: Guaranty...
