Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Massachusetts Holds 7th Annual National Cyber Crime Conference
Apr 26 2018 // More than 700 law enforcement officers, prosecutors and investigators from across the U.S. and Canada recently attended the seventh annual National Cyber Crime Conference hosted by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura...
Texas Attorney Gets 10-Year Sentence for Role in $26M Work Comp Fraud
Apr 25 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...
The Lowdown: For Agents – The Latest on Cyber Predictions & Myths
Apr 25 2018 // This week’s Lowdown features two informative reports, the current State of Cybercrime, by RSA and Top Myths of Cyber Risk for Small & Medium-Sized Businesses, by Relation. Combined, these two reports offer you...
Evidence of Massive California Oil Spill Was Obvious, But Was It A Crime?
Apr 23 2018 // An acrid stink of petroleum three years ago sent Santa Barbara County firefighters scrambling in a search for a possible spill. When they arrived at Refugio State Beach they witnessed oil staining the pristine sands and...
Connecticut Pizza Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud Stemming From Fire
Apr 23 2018 // The owner of a Connecticut pizza parlor has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge for setting fire to his own business and then collecting insurance money. Federal prosecutors say 32-year-old Mustafa Zabana, an Iraqi national...
Florida Lawyer Gets Prison for $23M Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Apr 20 2018 // A Florida man has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for his role in a $23 million auto insurance fraud involving chiropractors’ clinics. The SunSentinel reports 55-year-old Jason Dalley wept in court April...
Tractors Worth $50K Stolen from Scottie Pippen’s Arkansas Farm
Apr 20 2018 // Authorities in rural Arkansas are investigating the theft of more than $50,000 worth of equipment from a farm owned by former NBA star Scottie Pippen. Investigator Mark Griever of the Ashley County Sheriff’s Office...
Five New York Residents Charged in More Than $31.7M Fraud Scheme
Apr 20 2018 // Five New York residents have been arrested in a staged slip-and-fall accident scheme that attempted to defraud New York City-area businesses and their insurance companies of more than $31.7 million. Peter Kalkanis, Bryan...
Florida Agency Owner Arrested Over $62K Premium Fraud Scheme
Apr 19 2018 // An insurance agency owner in Florida has been arrested after he admitted to stealing more than $60,000 in insurance premiums, according to a statement from the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS). Michael...
Ohioans Charged with Defrauding Insurer of More than $300K
Apr 18 2018 // Three people in Ohio have been charged with insurance fraud totaling more than $330,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio Kifiyun Daniels of Akron, and Jessie Banks of...
Florida CFO Releases List of Top 10 Most Wanted Insurance Fraudsters
Apr 18 2018 // Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has released a top 10 list of most wanted insurance fraud criminals and called on local communities to help with finding the individuals. According to a statement from the...
Erie City Council President Indicted on Theft From Nonprofit
Apr 16 2018 // A grand jury has indicted the Erie, Penn., city council president on allegations she stole more than $70,000 over seven years from an anti-violence nonprofit she runs. The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Western...
Virginia Business Owner Must Pay Back $4M for Fraud Scheme
Apr 16 2018 // A Virginia business owner who spent business loans on personal expenses, including his rock band, will pay more than $4 million in restitution, in addition to serving a 10-year federal prison sentence. The Virginian-Pilot...
Texas Landscaper to Pay $400K in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Apr 16 2018 // A Pflugerville, Texas, landscape company pleaded guilty March 21 to misrepresenting its payroll so it could pay less for workers’ compensation coverage, according to the Texas Department of Insurance. Jammers...
Pennsylvania Man Charged With Filing Fraudulent Insurance Claims in New Jersey
Apr 16 2018 // A Pennsylvania man has been charged with filing nearly $50,000 in fraudulent insurance claims for items allegedly lost or stolen while he was traveling around the country. Robert Cirino of Reading, Penn., was indicted on...
Accused of $211K Insurance Fraud, Arkansas Suspect Surrenders
Apr 13 2018 // An Arkansas insurance firm owner has surrendered to authorities on warrants in Pulaski County for felony insurance fraud, theft and forgery, the Arkansas Insurance Department announced. Joshua Eric Casada, owner of the...
Vermont to Freeze Remaining Assets in Ski Resort Fraud Case
Apr 13 2018 // A judge has approved freezing the remaining assets of a former Vermont ski resort owner who is being investigated on suspicion of investment fraud. Michael Pieciak, commissioner of the state Division of Financial...
Ex-Chiropractor in New Jersey Gets Prison Term for Medical Fraud Ring Role
Apr 13 2018 // A New Jersey chiropractor whose license was revoked more than 15 years ago is now headed to prison for his role in a medical fraud ring that stole nearly $4 million from insurance companies. Philip Potacco received a...
Bitcoins Worth $3M Stolen from India’s Cryptocurrency Trading Platform Coinsecure
Apr 13 2018 // One of India’s biggest cryptocurrency trading platforms has lost about 438 Bitcoins worth some 190 million rupees ($3 million), allegedly due to a rogue employee. An official at Delhi-based Coinsecure was extracting...
Troubled Chinese Insurer Anbang Interviews Banks About Asset Divestments: Sources
Apr 12 2018 // Anbang Insurance Group Co., the troubled Chinese insurer seized by the government, is interviewing investment banks to advise on potential asset divestments, people with knowledge of the matter said. The once-acquisitive...
