Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Sell Fraudulent Texas Vehicle Tags
Oct 19 2022 // HOUSTON – A 51-year-old man who advertised himself as the “Used Car King of New York” has admitted to conspiring to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Octavian Ocasio pleaded...
Australian Insurer Medibank Says Hackers Claim to Have Stolen Customer Data
Oct 19 2022 // Australia’s Medibank Private Ltd. said on Wednesday an unnamed hacker group had contacted it negotiate about customer data it claimed to have retrieved from the health insurer’s IT systems. The news comes six...
Muscle Car Theft Ring Arrests Follow Postal Worker Holdup
Oct 18 2022 // Thieves are using cloned key fobs to steal Dodge muscle cars and other high-powered vehicles directly from dealerships and even automakers in Michigan, then selling them for tens of thousands of dollars less than their...
Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Arson, Insurance Fraud He Blamed on Politics
Oct 13 2022 // A Minnesota man pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing fraudulent insurance claims for a staged arson he attempted to portray as a politically-motivated attack. Federal officials said Denis Molla, 30, of Brooklyn Center, falsely...
Former Kentucky Lawmaker Sentenced to Prison in Fraud Case
Oct 5 2022 // Former Kentucky lawmaker Robert Goforth was sentenced Monday to two years and one month in federal prison for health care fraud and money laundering. Goforth, who resigned from the Kentucky House in 2021, also faces two...
School Executives Arrested in California Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Oct 5 2022 // An investigation by the California Department of Insurance resulted in the arrest last week of Rene Carlos Aguero, 71, and Gustavo Adolfo Lopez, 56, for allegedly submitting fraudulent vocational training vouchers for...
Alabama Congressional Aide Indicted on Insurance Fraud Charges
Oct 4 2022 // A congressional aide in Alabama has been indicted on insurance fraud charges and was placed on leave from her job. Alabama news outlets reported that Sherry McCormick, an aide to U.S. Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, turned...
Claims Adjuster Charged With Stealing $28K, IDs of Victims of Massachusetts Gas Explosion
Oct 4 2022 // A claims adjuster working for Columbia Gas has been indicted in connection with stealing more than $28,000 and the identities of four victims of a 2018 Merrimack Valley gas explosions, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura...
Ex-Health Executives Plead Guilty in Arkansas Fraud Case
Oct 3 2022 // Two former executives of a Missouri health nonprofit have pleaded guilty to their roles in a corruption scheme that ensnared several Arkansas elected officials and lobbyists, federal prosecutors said. Bontiea Bernedette...
New York Surgeon Pleads Guilty to Participating In $31M Trip-and-Fall Fraud
Oct 3 2022 // A New York doctor last week pled guilty to performing unnecessary surgeries as part of a scheme by doctors and lawyers to obtain insurance reimbursements and other compensation from fraudulent trip-and-fall accidents,...
California Doctor Prescribing Unneeded Drugs Guilty of Insurance Fraud
Sep 30 2022 // A physician pleaded guilty to defrauding California’s Medi-Cal system by prescribing unnecessary drugs to more than 1,000 patients, prosecutors said. Dr. Mohammed El-Nachef entered pleas in Orange County to one count...
Michigan Farmer to Pay $1.2 Million Settlement Over Crop Insurance Fraud
Sep 28 2022 // Gaylord D. Lincoln and G. Lincoln Farms, LLC, located in Springport, Michigan, have agreed to pay $1,200,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by causing the submission of fraudulent claims for...
Unlicensed Louisiana Agent Arrested for Insurance Fraud
Sep 28 2022 // In June 2021, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit New Orleans Field Office (LSP-IFAT-NFO) began an investigation into a Marrero business providing fraudulent insurance policies. Troopers...
New York Bus Driver Pleads Guilty to $30K Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Sep 28 2022 // A New York bus driver faces sentencing for fraudulently collecting more than $30,000 in workers’ compensation wage indemnity benefits by falsely claiming that she was unable to work as a result of a disability,...
US Starts Criminal Probe Into PG&E Role in California Wildfire
Sep 27 2022 // Federal officials have initiated a criminal investigation into PG&E Corp.’s potential role in starting California’s largest wildfire of the year. On Sept. 24, the US Forest Service removed one of the...
Michigan Dept. of Insurance to Hold Catalytic Converter Theft Prevention Event
Sep 26 2022 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is partnering with the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the Lansing Police Department (LPD), and Shaheen Chevrolet to offer motorists a free...
Louisiana Town Settles Dispute Over Fraudulent FEMA Claims
Sep 26 2022 // A Louisiana town is preparing to settle a 20-year dispute with the Federal Emergency Management Agency by making a repayment of $163,102. The Town Talk of Alexandria reports that the Town of Ball Council voted unanimously...
New York AG’s Financial Fraud Suit Against Trump Details Insurance Scenarios
Sep 22 2022 // Donald Trump and the Trump Organization used false and misleading statements of financial condition to obtain favorable real estate loans and insurance coverage over the last decade, according to a 222- page civil...
Michigan Veteran Gets Five Years for Fraud over Faked Injuries
Sep 22 2022 // A Michigan veteran has been sentenced to five years in prison after investigators who followed him discovered he had faked injuries that allowed him to claim more than $260,000 in federal benefits. Joseph Gray, 53, of...
White House Touts $1 Billion in Grants to Fight Cybercrime
Sep 19 2022 // The Biden administration has called on states and local governments to apply for new cybersecurity grants worth $1 billion over four years. The move is part of US efforts to beat back attacks from criminal hackers, who...
