Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Los Angeles Man Charged with Three Felony Counts of Workers’ Comp Fraud
Mar 18 2002 // The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed three felony counts of insurance fraud against Edward Martinez, 31,who was already in custody at the Los Angeles County Central Jail on an unrelated case. If...
CSC, Magnify form Strategic Alliance
Mar 15 2002 // Magnify, a provider of advanced predictive analytic and decisioning software and solutions, has signed a strategic alliance with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). Under the terms of the agreement, CSC will add...
NY Charges 30 in $1.6 Million Stolen Car Insurance Fraud
Mar 13 2002 // The New York State Insurance Department and NYC law enforcement officials announced that 24 car owners and 6 “middlemen” have been charged with participating in a fraud scheme to collect insurance recoveries...
Neb. DOI Warns of Fictitious Vehicle Damage Claims
Mar 12 2002 // The Nebraska Insurance Fraud Prevention Division of the state’s insurance department announced it was recently notified of an alleged fictitious vehicle damage fraud scheme involving individuals from New Jersey and...
Hollywood Fire Sparks Fraud Charges for L.A. Pair
Mar 12 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...
Bronx Health Care Providers Charged in No-Fault Fraud Sting
Mar 11 2002 // On March 8 New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio and Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced the arrests of eight people, including health care providers at two Bronx clinics, in connection with...
La. Agents Charged, Suspended
Mar 11 2002 // Two insurance agents in Lafayette were arrested and their licenses suspended after they allegedly submitted fraudulent documents and misappropriated insurance funds, according to acting Louisiana Insurance Commissioner J....
Los Angeles Man Arrested for Alleged Auto Fraud
Mar 8 2002 // The California Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division has arrested Keith Aaron Hayes on four counts of auto insurance fraud. Hayes, 48, a resident of Hacienda Heights was arrested...
Claims Examiner Charged With Fraud
Mar 4 2002 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division arrested an insurance company claims examiner Feb. 26. Candace A. England of Oakland was arrested on...
AAI Says Appeal of Reg 68 Ruling Costs NY Drivers $2 Million a Day
Feb 28 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers (AAI) has strongly attacked the decision of groups led by trial lawyers to appeal trial Judge William Wetzel’s decision to give the New York State Insurance Department the go-ahead...
ISO Acquires 100 Percent of NetMap Analytics
Feb 27 2002 // Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) has acquired 100 percent of NetMap Analytics LLC, a Columbus, Ohio-based software company that produces visual-link analysis technology used to detect fraud in insurance claims. The...
Pinned With Fraud Charges, Man Surrenders
Feb 26 2002 // Sher Singh, 47, of Rancho Cordova, Calif., surrendered to authorities Feb. 21 and was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail for alleged insurance fraud. On May 11, 1999, Singh allegedly injured his back after bending...
Caught in the Middle: When Agent Representations Lead to Liability
Feb 25 2002 // Questions often arise as to the context and circumstances in which an agent can be liable for misrepresenting coverage, or failing to obtain adequate or appropriate coverage for a customer. When an “all-risk”...
Mass. Broker Indicted on Fraud Charges
Feb 22 2002 // The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Springfield Mass. announced the indictment of David Michael Leja, an insurance broker from Williamstown Mass, on fraud charges relating to “stop-loss” coverage he brokered...
ISO, Seisint to Provide Accurant Products to Insurers to Fight Fraud
Feb 21 2002 // Insurance Services Office Inc. (ISO) and Seisint, Inc. announced a licensing agreement to provide insurers’ claims and special investigation units (SIUs), and subrogation personnel access to a wide range of public...
Near North CEO Indicted on One Count of Fraud
Feb 18 2002 // Former Near North CEO Michael Segal was indicted on one count of insurance fraud by a federal grand jury, for purportedly filing bogus statements regarding the financial condition of his insurance brokerage to state...
ISO, Seisint Sign Deal to Fight Fraud
Feb 18 2002 // Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) and Seisint Inc. have announced a licensing agreement to provide insurers’ claims and special investigation units (SIUs), and subrogation personnel access to a wide range of...
Calif. Car Dealer Charged with Fraud
Feb 15 2002 // Mohamad Maita, 30, turned himself in to authorities after a warrant for his arrest was issued for five felony counts of insurance fraud. He was booked into the Sacramento County Jail, with bail set at $50,000. The...
Prop. 44 Seeks to Reduce Insurance Fraud
Feb 12 2002 // According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, two years ago, legislators passed a reform measure to reduce insurance fraud by enforcing stiffer penalties for doctors and lawyers found engaging in such criminal...
AUTO FRAUD STILL RAMPANT IN CALIF
Feb 11 2002 // A new investigation by the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) reveals widespread billing fraud and repair defects have continued across California, according to the Los Angeles Times. The 18-month investigation was spawned...
