Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Woman Awarded $1.2M in New Mexico Stolen Car Crash
May 22 2018 // A Santa Fe County, N.M. jury has awarded an 80-year-old woman more than $1.2 million after she was injured in a crash involving a stolen car chased by Santa Fe police. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the jury decided that...
Florida Makes 3 Arrests in ‘Operation Rent-to-Burn’ Arson Crime Ring
May 22 2018 // Three additional people have been arrested for their various roles in an arson-for-profit scheme that took place over 7 years in three Florida counties, according to a statement from Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State...
North Carolina Steps Up Workers’ Comp Fraud Investigations, Fines for No Coverage
May 21 2018 // North Carolina has stepped up its efforts to identify businesses not complying with state workers’ compensation laws which it says has resulted in a significant increase in fines collected compared to the same time...
Georgia Gov Vetoes Controversial Cybercrime Bill
May 21 2018 // Georgia’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have criminalized unauthorized computer access after receiving blowback from the state’s booming cybersecurity industry. The bill, vetoed by Republican Gov....
Russia Delays Proposal to Criminalize Compliance with U.S Sanctions
May 17 2018 // Russian lawmakers on Thursday voted to postpone the second reading of a bill being discussed in the lower house of parliament that would make it a crime to comply with Western sanctions on Russia. The lower house said it...
Man Pleads Guilty in Alleged $50M Fraud Scheme in Maryland
May 14 2018 // A former Maryland resident who ran a telemarketing business hawking light bulbs and cleaning supplies has pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and conspiracy to defraud the...
12 Indicted on Property Insurance Fraud Charges in Southeast Texas
May 11 2018 // A federal grand jury in Beaumont, Texas, has returned a 40-count indictment charging 12 individuals with federal violations related to a $1.7 million insurance fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, U.S. Attorney...
California Security Company Busted for $3.2M Workers’ Comp Premium Fraud
May 11 2018 // Security Code 3 Inc. owner Troy Carson, 55, of San Jose, was arrested by California Department of Insurance detectives for allegedly underreporting payroll by more than $12 million in an attempt to secure a lower...
Password Stolen; Create a New One. What If Your Retina Scan or Fingerprint Is Stolen?
May 11 2018 // A retail store’s ability to authenticate customers by scanning their unique ear or retinal patterns may seem like something out of a sci-fi movie, but this type of identification technology isn’t...
Georgia Gov Vetoes Cybercrime Bill, Cites Potential for ‘Unintended Consequences’
May 10 2018 // Georgia’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have criminalized unauthorized computer access after receiving blowback from the state’s booming cybersecurity industry. The bill, vetoed by Republican Gov....
Stolen Indiana Travel Trailers Worth $600K Recovered in Michigan
May 9 2018 // Michigan State Police say they’ve recovered 17 travel trailers worth about $600,000 that were reported stolen from northern Indiana. Police say the sheriff’s office in LaGrange County, Indiana, contacted them...
Pennsylvania Court Awards Summary Judgment to Insurer Accused of Bad Faith
May 7 2018 // A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania awarded summary judgment to an insurer accused of bad faith after denying a man’s claim for losses exceeding $1 million. The court found...
Declarations
May 7 2018 // No Liability Protection “(The law) does not protect a website operator from liability that arises from its own conduct in facilitating user activity, as is the case here.” — Wisconsin’s 1st District...
Insurance Fraud Allegations Lead to Suspensions, Arrest for Arkansas Agency Owners in 2 Separate Cases
May 7 2018 // Arkansas has suspended the insurance licenses of one agency owner and arrested another agency owner on charges of insurance fraud. The Arkansas Insurance Department suspended the licenses of Berry Bishop and Alliance...
Texas Attorney Sentenced in $26.5M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
May 7 2018 // An attorney in Grand Prairie, Texas, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $26,572,458.93 in restitution for his role in a workers’ compensation fraud scheme. Federal prosecutors say...
Former Insurance Producer in Washington Pleads Guilty to Felony Theft
May 4 2018 // Former insurance producer Matthew Gingerich, 37, of Centralia, Wash., recently pleaded guilty to first-degree theft in Lewis County Superior Court. Gingerich was accused of misappropriating more than $30,000 in...
Google, Microsoft Urge Georgia Governor to Veto Cybercrime Bill
May 4 2018 // Tech giants Google and Microsoft have joined a chorus or cybersecurity experts urging Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal to veto a bill that makes unauthorized computer access a crime punishable by up to a year in prison. The...
North Carolina Volunteer Fire Chief Charged With Insurance Fraud, Embezzlement
May 3 2018 // A suspended North Carolina volunteer fire chief has been arrested on felony insurance fraud and embezzlement charges, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance. Kenan Wayne Kearney, 44, of...
North Carolina Man Accused of $5M Crop Insurance Fraud Scheme
May 1 2018 // Federal prosecutors have accused a North Carolina man of stealing more than $5 million in federal crop insurance funds over a four-year period. U.S. Attorney Robert J. Higdon Jr. said in a news release multiple charges are...
Arkansas Suspends Licenses of Agent, Agency in Insurance Fraud Investigation
Apr 30 2018 // Arkansas has suspended the insurance licenses of an agency and its owner amid allegations of insurance fraud totaling more than $1 million. The Arkansas Insurance Department reported that Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr...
