Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Bookkeeper Sentenced for Stealing $1.5M From Two Employers
Mar 2 2021 // A bookkeeper has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for embezzling more than $1.5 million from two employers, federal prosecutors said. Jessica Greenan, 42, of Barnstable, embezzled more than $1.1 million from a...
3 Vehicles Stolen in Attack on Illinois Luxury Car Delivery Driver
Mar 1 2021 // Four men attacked a luxury car delivery driver in suburban Chicago and took off with three high-end vehicles, authorities said. The attack, which was captured on video, took place early in the morning on Feb. 25 at Jidd...
Court Up’holds’ Insurers’ Denial of $6M Crime Claim for Phishing Loss
Mar 1 2021 // Real estate software maker RealPage has been denied a $6 million computer crime insurance coverage claim because the stolen funds were not in its possession but were instead being held by a payment processing firm at the...
Illinois Bill Would Move Workers’ Comp Fraud Probes to Insurance Department
Feb 26 2021 // A bill filed in the Illinois General Assembly would transfer the responsibilities for investigating workers’ compensation fraud to the state insurance department. Under HB 2947, the pending business of the Illinois...
California School Employee Arraigned for Workers’ Comp Fraud After Virus Diagnosis
Feb 23 2021 // Stephanie Medrano, 33, of West Covina, Calif., was arraigned on Tuesday on multiple counts of grand theft and insurance fraud after allegedly making misrepresentations following a COVID-19 diagnosis in an attempt to...
North Dakota Bill Aimed at Curbing Catalytic Converter Thefts
Feb 23 2021 // North Dakota lawmakers are weighing a bill aimed at cutting down on an epidemic of catalytic converter thefts. The catalytic converters have become a hot item for thieves because of the precious metals inside. The devices,...
U.S. Fraud Crackdown Eroding Private Equity’s Liability Shield
Feb 23 2021 // Insiders said one company pushed unnecessary pain medication to the U.S. military; another promoted an unproven treatment for children with cancer; and a third used unlicensed counselors to treat poor people with mental...
Former Iowa Insurance Agent Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering
Feb 22 2021 // A former Iowa insurance agent has been charged money laundering and fraud, among other charges, the Iowa Insurance Division reported. Michael J. Heiberger, age 52, of Epworth, has been charged with one count of money...
As Metal Prices Rise, Atlanta Sees Theft of Catalytic Converters
Feb 17 2021 // Soaring prices for precious metals contained in some auto components is driving a rash of thefts in coastal Georgia. The Brunswick News reports 18 catalytic converters have been stolen from three truck rental companies in...
Miami Insurance Agent Arrested in Identity Theft Fraud Scheme
Feb 17 2021 // A Miami insurance agent has been arrested for allegedly stealing personal account information to file false insurance applications and collect commissions from the insurance company, according to a statement from the...
California Mother, Son Arrested for Fraud Involving Aston Martin
Feb 16 2021 // Ahmad Haris Tajyar, 45, and his mother, Malalay Tajyar, 70, both of Porter Ranch, Calif., were arrested on one felony count of insurance fraud each after allegedly filing a false auto insurance claim and making fraudulent...
Former School Bus Employee Arrested in $50K Florida Insurance Fraud Scheme
Feb 16 2021 // A former Miami-Dade County school bus driver was arrested for allegedly filing numerous fraudulent insurance claims and collecting approximately $50,000 from the alleged scheme, according to a statement from the Florida...
New Chubb Crime Coverage Protects Firms from Employee Theft, Outside Criminals
Feb 12 2021 // Chubb has introduced a new crime insurance policy – The Chubb Primary Commercial Crime Insurance, designed to help companies of all sizes and industries protect themselves from criminal activity both inside and outside...
New York Woman Arrested for Insurance Fraud in Obtaining $200K of iPhones
Feb 12 2021 // A Bronx, New York, woman has been arrested and charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $200,000 worth of iPhones from an insurance company. Rosanna Lucrecia Cruel Blanco, 39, was charged by criminal complaint with...
More Felony Charges for California Insurance Agents in Reported $748K Theft
Feb 11 2021 // Additional charges of felony grand theft were filed this week against licensed California insurance agents Robert Farmer, 66, of Camarillo, and Marion Urcan, 68, of Agoura Hills. The additional charges were filed after...
Former Michigan Agent Pleads Guilty in Auto Insurance Fraud Case
Feb 11 2021 // A former Flint, Michigan, insurance agent has pleaded guilty to selling or offering customers fake auto insurance certificates, state regulators said. Attorney General Dana Nessel said Dillen Leonard, 25, pleaded guilty to...
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud Following Hit-and-Run Accident
Feb 9 2021 // A New York man has pleaded guilty to insurance fraud after being involved in a hit-and-run incident with a parked car in Hoboken, New Jersey. On Wednesday, February 3, 2021, Richard Hamedl of West New York pleaded guilty...
Banks See Rise Rise in ‘Smash-and-Grab’ Thefts from Automated Teller Machines
Feb 8 2021 // Convicted bank robber Willie Sutton, when asked why he robbed banks, famously said, “because that’s where the money is.” In today’s socially-distanced world, criminals increasingly are turning their...
Unlicensed Florida Agent Arrested Over Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Feb 5 2021 // A Florida woman allegedly acting as an insurance agent without a license was arrested last month after an investigation by the Florida Department of Financial Services Bureau of Insurance Fraud. According to a statement...
Former California Agent Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing from Clients
Feb 4 2021 // Former licensed insurance agent Laura Lopez, 37, of Long Beach, Calif., was arraigned on one felony count of grand theft after allegedly collecting over $97,000 in insurance premiums from clients and pocketing the...
