Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Stealing Premiums
Apr 29 2022 // Formerly licensed insurance agent Narek Harutyunyan, 31, of Camarillo, California, was sentenced this week in Ventura County Superior Court on two felony counts of grand theft after Harutyunyan reportedly stole insurance...
Alabama Auto Shop Owners Design Anti-Theft Cages for Catalytic Converters
Apr 27 2022 // As the number of catalytic converter thefts has soared nationwide, one Alabama auto repair shop has begun building anti-theft cages that cover the pollution-control devices. Dean and Cory Parker, owners of Dean’s...
Photos Do Lie: Carolina Authorities Charge Two With Insurance Fraud for Fake Fires
Apr 25 2022 // North Carolina authorities have charged two men with fraud and theft after they submitted photographs of fires that never occurred. Antonio Collins, 32, of Greensboro, obtained $11,122 from State Farm Insurance after he...
UK Seizes Funds Linked to $150M Fraud From Fintech Firm QPay
Apr 22 2022 // The UK seized 2 million pounds ($2.61 million) from a London-based fintech firm, saying that the funds were linked to a $150 million U.S. wire fraud conspiracy. QPay Europe Ltd., which offers due diligence and underwriting...
Alabama Man Charged with Fraud After Hummer Found Buried
Apr 21 2022 // Alabama sheriff’s deputies this week arrested a man they say buried a Hummer six years ago after filing an insurance claim on the vehicle. Bruce Parnell was taken into jail in Washington County, in southwest Alabama,...
Former California Insurance Agent Arraigned for Stealing Premiums
Apr 20 2022 // Former California insurance agent Marc Leigh Miles, 71, formerly of Irvine, and currently residing in Eagle, Idaho, was arraigned on nine felony counts of grand theft, insurance fraud, and forgery after allegedly stealing...
U.S. Ties North Korean Hacker Group Lazarus to Huge Cryptocurrency Theft
Apr 19 2022 // The United States has linked North Korean hackers to the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency tied to the popular online game Axie Infinity, the U.S. Treasury Department said on...
Jury Convicts Massachusetts Agency Owner Quinn of Stealing Disability Benefits
Apr 18 2022 // The owner and operator of an Arlington, Massachusetts-based insurance agency has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston of fraudulently receiving government disability benefits. Patrick Quinn, an ex-Marine who said he...
Indiana Travel Agent Sentenced For Wire Fraud
Apr 18 2022 // Maria Caceres an Indiana travel agent was sentenced last week to 30 months in federal prison following her conviction of wire fraud, to which she had previously plead guilty. According to court records, the 56-year old...
Physical Therapists, Others Charged in Miami PIP Fraud Scheme
Apr 18 2022 // Two physical therapists and five other Miami people were arrested last week and charged with running an extensive auto insurance fraud ring, staging accidents and billing insurers as much as $161,000. Florida’s...
California Contractor Arraigned for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Apr 18 2022 // Adan Deniz, 43, a contractor from Santa Clarita, California, was arraigned on 21 felony counts of forgery, theft by false pretense, and workers’ compensation insurance fraud after allegedly creating fraudulent...
Accounts Deceivable: Email Scam Costliest Type of Cybercrime
Apr 18 2022 // It’s a crime that siphons untold billions from the economy — but many people have never heard of it. Business Email Compromise scams involve criminals hacking into email accounts, pretending to be someone...
Former California Insurance Agent Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing Premiums
Apr 14 2022 // Formerly licensed insurance agent David Lance Hall, 64, of Bakersfield, California, was arraigned this week in Kern County Superior Court on six felony counts of theft and misappropriations of fiduciary funds after...
California’s PG&E Avoids Criminal Charges in Settlements Over 2 Major Wildfires
Apr 12 2022 // California utility PG&E Corp. has reached settlement agreements with district attorneys representing Northern California counties to avoid prosecution over two major wildfires, with the company agreeing to pay $55...
Accounts Deceivable: Email Scam Costliest Type of Cybercrime
Apr 12 2022 // It’s a crime that siphons untold billions from the economy — but many people have never heard of it. Business Email Compromise scams involve criminals hacking into email accounts, pretending to be someone...
CEO of Rental Giant Hertz Vows to Fix False Theft Reports
Apr 12 2022 // The new CEO of Hertz says he’s working to fix a glitch in the rental-car giant’s systems that has led to some of its customers being wrongly accused of stealing cars they had rented. Stephen Scherr, who took...
No-Fault Auto Insurance Lead Fraudster Sentenced to 7 Years for Bribery
Apr 11 2022 // A man prosecutors said was a leader of a conspiracy that involved bribing 911 operators, hospital workers, and police officers to obtain the confidential information of tens of thousands of New York and New Jersey motor...
California Contractor Arraigned for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Apr 11 2022 // Adan Deniz, 43, a contractor from Santa Clarita, California, was arraigned today on 21 felony counts of forgery, theft by false pretense, and workers’ compensation insurance fraud after allegedly creating fraudulent...
17 Arrested in Carolina Auto Insurance Fraud; Alleged Ringleader at Large
Apr 6 2022 // South Carolina authorities have charged 17 people in what’s being called a major insurance fraud ring that staged vehicle collisions and filed false claims over a one-year period. The alleged fraud took place from...
Fake Financial Records Are Readily Available as U.S. Hunts for Fraud
Apr 6 2022 // For anyone who wants a phony pay stub or doctored tax return, an easy source is just a click away. A website called banknovelties.com claims it can provide “fake bank statements” as well as “fake pay...
