Latest Fraud Headlines
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Former Florida Broker, Others Charged in Insurance Fraud Schemes
Feb 20 2025 // One person in Texas and four people in Florida, including a previously licensed insurance broker, face insurance fraud charges in separate schemes, local and federal authorities said Wednesday. In Hialeah, Florida, three...
Former Ohio Insurance Agent Sentenced to Probation for $1.4M Theft
Feb 19 2025 // A former Ohio insurance agent was sentenced this month to five years of probation for thefts exceeding $1.4 million. Rhonda Chandler, of the Columbus area, stole and misappropriated funds, including premiums for pre-need...
Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Dead Person’s ID, Insurance Fraud
Feb 12 2025 // A Philadelphia County man has pleaded guilty to felony charges for stealing a deceased classmate’s identity and fraudulently using it to obtain a driver’s license, vehicle registration and insurance, and to...
North Carolina Insurance Agent Charged With Forgery, ID Theft on Life Insurance Policy
Feb 12 2025 // A North Carolina insurance agent is awaiting a court appearance next week after he was charged with fraudulently taking out a life insurance policy with Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. The North Carolina Department...
How to Renew Your Insurance License with a Criminal Background: Part 5 – South Dakota through Wyoming
Feb 11 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Having a criminal charge or conviction in one’s background can make things more difficult for a licensed insurance producer. However, it doesn’t always have...
Washington Insurance Agent Charged With Stealing $424K in Premiums
Feb 6 2025 // A King County, Washington, judge issued a bench warrant a former Seattle insurance agent charged with stealing more than $400,000 in premiums from his clients. Edward Hadley was charged with nine counts of first-degree...
AI, Cybercrime Perceived as Top Insurance Risks: Kennedys
Feb 4 2025 // Artificial intelligence, cyberattacks or outages, and extreme weather events are the risks partners at global insurance law firm Kennedys perceive will have the biggest impacts on their markets in the next year, according...
New Jersey Man Sentenced for Leading Stolen Vehicles Conspiracy
Feb 4 2025 // A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to receive, retitle, and “re-VIN” stolen vehicles. According to Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna, Nathaniel Bell of...
Man Charged With Filing $50K in Fraudulent iPhone Insurance Claims
Feb 4 2025 // A Connecticut man has been arrested and charged with insurance fraud for allegedly running a scam involving filing fraudulent insurance claims for iPhones. Connecticut State Police said its investigation linked Esmaylin...
New York Recovers $11 Million in Stolen Cars and Parts, Lost Titles
Feb 3 2025 // The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles said it helped consumers recover more than $11 million in stolen vehicles, stolen parts, services and lost titles, in 2024. According to the DMV, it recovered 303 stolen...
Uber Alleges Fraud Scheme by New York Groups Faking Car-Crash Injuries
Jan 31 2025 // Ride-sharing giant Uber Technologies Inc. filed a racketeering lawsuit against a group of law firms, doctors and pain-management clinics it claims staged fake car accidents and performed unnecessary surgeries to take...
Theft and Violence in UK Retail Soar to Record Levels, Survey Shows
Jan 30 2025 // Theft and violence against retail workers in Britain soared to record levels last year and are “out of control,” driven partly by criminal gangs, according to a report published on Thursday. Industry body the...
Not a Bear But a Fake Deer-Collision Claim Results in South Carolina Fraud Charges
Jan 28 2025 // First it was the fake bear insurance fraud that made headlines around the country. Now, it’s a fake deer that has landed a South Carolina woman in jail after authorities said she provided false information to a...
Maryland Man Convicted in $20 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jan 27 2025 // A federal jury last week convicted a Maryland man for conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, money laundering, filing false tax returns and identity theft, according to the office of U.S. Attorney for the district of...
Cargo Theft Surges to Record Levels in 2024
Jan 23 2025 // 2024 saw record-breaking cargo theft activity across the United States and Canada, with 3,625 reported incidents representing a 27% increase from 2023, according to global data analytics and technology provider CargoNet, a...
Crown Stolen from Virgin Mary Statue at Philadelphia Church
Jan 23 2025 // A man broke into a Philadelphia church and stole a 125-year-old bejeweled crown from atop a marble statue of the Virgin Mary, city police said earlu this week.. The burglary at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church...
Citigroup Must Face New York Lawsuit Over Handling of Fraud Scams
Jan 22 2025 // A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Citigroup’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James claiming it failed to protect customers from online scammers and refused to reimburse customers who...
An Increase in Identity Theft, Cybercrime Predicted in 2025
Jan 16 2025 // The forecast for identity theft scams and cybercrime in 2025 is bleak, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). It’s anticipated there will be reduced support for victims and less law enforcement...
Texas Drywall Company Owner Faces Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Jan 15 2025 // The owner of a Texas drywall company is set to appear in Travis County District Court on February 12 to face three counts of fraud totaling $170,000, the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’...
Construction Firm Owner Sentenced for Tax, Mail and Workers Compensation Fraud
Jan 15 2025 // A Hopkinton, Massachusetts man was sentenced on Jan. 10, 2025 in federal court in Boston for defrauding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Travelers Insurance Co. over wages he paid to employees of his two construction...
