Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Minnesota Fraud Bureau: Insurance Fraud Referrals Up in 2019 but not for Agents
Nov 24 2020 // While Minnesota insurance regulators saw an uptick in the number of fraud case referrals during 2019, agent and broker fraud referrals were down significantly that year, the most recent for which insurance fraud statistics...
Former Virginia Attorney Indicted on Multiple Fraud Charges
Nov 24 2020 // A federal grand jury has indicted a former Virginia attorney on charges that she defrauded elderly clients out of money which she used to buy real estate and make charitable donations, prosecutors said. Cherie Anne...
N.Y. Woman Sentenced for Stealing More Than $3K in Workers’ Comp Benefits
Nov 19 2020 // A New York woman who stole $3,065.28 in workers’ compensation benefits by forging her late father’s name in order to cash the checks has been sentenced to one year in jail. Bonnie S. Slater of Randolph, N.Y.,...
Minnesota Insurance Agent Charged with Stealing $524K From Clients
Nov 19 2020 // A Minnesota insurance agent has been charged with client theft of approximately $524,000, the U.S. Justice Department says. On Nov. 18, U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald reported that John David Paulson, 56, is under...
Washington Man Faces Theft, Fraud Charges After Filing $65K in Claims
Nov 18 2020 // Jaskaran Singh Gill, of Tukwila, Wash., was charged in King County Superior Court in Washington with two counts of first-degree theft, one count of second-degree theft and four counts of filing a false insurance claim...
Three Arrested for Dresden Museum Theft – But Jewelry Is Still Missing
Nov 18 2020 // BERLIN – More than 1,500 police carried out a series of searches in Berlin and arrested three people in a massive operation connected to the spectacular theft of 18th-century jewels from a unique collection in Dresden...
California Co-Workers Charged for Insurance Fraud and Arson
Nov 17 2020 // Co-workers Rajdeep Singh, 35, of Rocklin, Calif., and David Bailey, Jr., 29, of Sacramento, were arrested on multiple counts of insurance fraud and arson after allegedly conspiring to commit vehicular arson in order to...
Washington Insurance Agent Charged with Wire Fraud in Alleged $750K Scheme
Nov 17 2020 // A 57-year-old Snohomish, Wash., insurance agent was charged this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle with five counts of wire fraud for her theft of approximately $750,000 in premium payments from various insurance...
Risk Placement Services Launches Online Commercial Crime Product
Nov 16 2020 // E&S wholesale broker and managing general agency Risk Placement Services has launched a commercial crime insurance product to cover losses resulting from fraud committed by internal and external parties. Available to...
California Couple Charged with Insurance Fraud After 4-Car Collision
Nov 16 2020 // Jamil Reinery Flores, 39, and Nelly Patricia Turcios, 32, a married couple from Fullerton, Calif., were charged with multiple felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly misrepresenting when a car accident occurred in...
Insurer Not Liable for $200K Georgia Fire Claim After Agent Premium Theft
Nov 16 2020 // A property insurer is off the hook for a $200,000 claim against a policy that it canceled, leaving a lawsuit filed against a former insurance agent who was arrested for pocketing premiums as the only apparent recourse...
Causey Re-Elected as North Carolina Insurance Commissioner
Nov 16 2020 // Incumbent Mike Causey, a Republican, has defeated Democrat Wayne Goodwin in the third rematch between the two candidates for the position of North Carolina Insurance Commissioner. The Associated Press reported Wednesday...
Ex-Federal Worker Pleads Guilty to Disability Benefits Fraud
Nov 12 2020 // A former Federal Air Marshal employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to fraudulently collecting nearly a quarter of a million dollars in government disability benefits while owning and operating a martial arts business in Rhode...
Iowa Agent Charged with Insurance Fraud
Nov 10 2020 // An Iowa insurance agent has been charged with one count each of Insurance Fraud (Class D Felony), Fraudulent Sales Practices – Over $10,000 (Class C Felony), Theft – 2nd degree (Class D Felony), Fraudulent Practices...
Task Force Nabs California Man for Insurance Fraud, Reporting False Vehicle Theft
Nov 10 2020 // Juan Camilo Vargas, 62, of Escondido, Calif., was arrested on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and reporting a false vehicle theft after allegedly misrepresenting when and where his vehicle was stolen from in...
Indiana Retailer Says Limited-Edition Guitars Worth $95K Stolen at Truck Stop
Nov 9 2020 // An Indiana retailer of musical instruments is seeking the public’s help after a pallet of limited-edition guitars worth tens of thousands of dollars were stolen from a suburban Indianapolis truck stop. Sweetwater...
N.Y. Man Charged with Insurance Fraud for Tow Yard Arson Causing $100K in Damages
Nov 9 2020 // A New York man has been charged with arson and other crimes after allegedly setting fire to vehicles in a tow yard and filing an insurance claim to collect the cash. Egor Spiridonov, of Broad Channel, Queens, has been...
Former Subway Conductor Charged for Allegedly Stealing $114K from NYC Transit
Nov 6 2020 // A former New York City Transit subway conductor has been arraigned on an indictment in which he is charged with grand larceny and other crimes for allegedly stealing approximately $114,000 in workers’ compensation...
Michigan Insurance Agent Charged with $375K Client Theft
Nov 5 2020 // A Howell, Michigan, insurance agent has been charged with embezzlement and conducting a criminal enterprise, among other felonies, according to state Attorney General Dana Nessel. Alicia Holbrook-Bloink is accused of...
Causey Re-Elected as North Carolina Insurance Commissioner
Nov 5 2020 // Incumbent Mike Causey, a Republican, has defeated Democrat Wayne Goodwin in the third rematch between the two candidates for the position of North Carolina Insurance Commissioner. The Associated Press reported Wednesday...
