Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Bay Area Trio Allegedy Conspired to Commit Fraud
Apr 29 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division arrested Antioch resident Rudolfo Villasenor, 28, for felony insurance fraud and possession of dangerous drugs/narcotics, along with Ruben Rodriguez, Jr., 25, of...
Fair Oaks Man Arrested on Fraud Charge
Apr 29 2002 // Stanislav Svinarenko was booked into the Sacramento County Jail with bail set at $5,000 after being arrested on one count of insurance fraud. The Fair Oaks resident faces up to five years in state prison, with a possible...
Philadelphia Resident Caught in Auto Fraud Scheme
Apr 29 2002 // The CDI announced the arrest of John Martin by the Philadelphia Police Department Felony Warrant Detail. The arrest warrant was issued in Orange Superior County Superior Court in response to two felony charges filed by the...
NY Man Arrested for Disability Fraud
Apr 23 2002 // The NYSID announced the arrest of Joseph Patelunas, 32, of Elmira, New York, on charges of insurance fraud. He is accused of collecting no-fault benefits for a disability when in fact he was not disabled, and of falsifying...
Long Beach, Calif. Woman Surrenders on Fraud Charges
Apr 16 2002 // A Long Beach, Calif., woman surrendered on an outstanding warrant related to felony insurance fraud charges. Yvonne Boyce allegedly slipped and fell while on the job in 1998 injuring her shoulder. She proceeded to receive...
Hollywood fire sparks fraud charges
Apr 15 2002 // Hollywood, Calif., residents Juan Ortiz, 44, and Joseph Lewellen, 67, were charged with first-degree murder, arson, and insurance fraud due to a fire purportedly set by the pair at the Palomar Hotel in Hollywood, according...
Divorce leads to insurance fraud arrest
Apr 15 2002 // Investigators from CDI’s Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division arrested 33 year-old Jamel Hassan Nichols for insur-ance fraud. The investigation began with two referrals from the California State...
Wash. couple charged with fraud
Apr 15 2002 // A Washington couple faces an excess of criminal charges, including the alleged falsification of payroll records to avoid paying workers’ compensation premiums, among others. Clark County prosecutors have filed...
Ringleader caught in auto fraud scheme
Apr 15 2002 // Keith Aaron Hayes was arrested on four counts of auto insurance fraud after a two year investigation revealed he allegedly conspired with others in the filing of false insurance claims. The conspirators included Lynnette...
Two NY Doctors Plead Guity to Insurance Fraud
Apr 12 2002 // Two New York doctors, charged as part of a fraud ring last December, have pleaded guilty to “felony insurance fraud charges admitting to fraudulently embellishing and falsifying their reports of the examinations of...
AAI Backs Schumer Auto Fraud Bill in U.S. Senate
Apr 12 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers has voiced its initial support for the Cheaper Car Insurance Act, which would make auto fraud a federal crime punishable by as long as 15 years in prison and as much as $100,000 in fines....
Legislature Creates New Fraud Unit in Minn.
Apr 11 2002 // Minnesota has taken a tougher stance against insurance fraud by establishing a fraud unit in the Department of Commerce and strengthening its laws by making it a crime to use runners and cappers to recruit...
Redding, Calif. Man Arrested on Six Felony Counts of Fraud
Apr 11 2002 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch Fraud Division arrested a Redding man on six felony counts of insurance fraud, six counts of grand theft and one count of...
Suspicious Lightning Strikes Lead to Arrest of NY Man for Fraud
Apr 10 2002 // William Kress, 50, of Hamlin, New York, has been arrested on charges of insurance fraud, following an investigation by the NYSID’s Frauds Bureau and State Farm’s Special Investigation Unit. According to the...
Fair Oaks, Calif., Man Arrested on Fraud Charge
Apr 10 2002 // Stanislav Svinarenko was booked into the Sacramento County (Calif.) Jail with bail set at $5,000 after being arrested on one count of insurance fraud. The Fair Oaks resident faces up to five years in state prison, with a...
NY’s Serio Sees Federal Auto Fraud Bill as Supporting State Efforts
Apr 9 2002 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio applauded Senator Schumer (D-NY) for his proposals on “federal legislation to help curb auto insurance fraud,” and urged him to focus on the...
Orange County Resident Pleads Guilty to Three Counts of Fraud
Apr 9 2002 // An Orange County, Calif., woman pled guilty to three counts of insurance fraud, which includes paying $70,000 restitution to Kemper Insurance Co. Noel DeSota was arrested last September by California Department of...
Bay Area Residents Arrested on Fraud Charges
Apr 4 2002 // The California Department of Insurance Fraud Division has arrested Antioch resident Rudolfo Villasenor, 28, for felony insurance fraud and possession of dangerous drugs/narcotics, along with Ruben Rodriguez, Jr., 25, of...
Rochester Man Charged with Auto Insurance Fraud
Apr 3 2002 // NY Insurance Superintendent Gregory V. Serio announced the arrest of Kevin Palmer, 25, of Rochester, on automobile insurance fraud charges. Palmer allegedly “reported on December 1, 2001 that his car had been stolen...
Sacramento Man Arrested on Six Counts of Fraud
Apr 3 2002 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division arrested a Sacramento man on six counts of insurance fraud. Scott White, 39, was booked into the...
