Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.J. Authorities Form Clearinghouse for Investigating, Prosecuting Sandy Fraud
Mar 12 2013 // New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa announced the creation of a “Statewide Sandy Fraud Working Group” to serve as New Jersey’s clearinghouse for investigations and prosecution of criminal and civil...
Ohio Physician Ordered to Repay $16K-Plus for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Mar 12 2013 // A Dayton, Ohio, physician who was banned from treating injured workers in 2009 pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud after he was caught using the information of another physician in order to receive...
Survey: Most Texas Voters Support Licensing Roofers
Mar 11 2013 // A recent survey shows that most registered Texas voters support the licensing of roofers in the state. According to the survey by the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT), when asked if roofing contractors should be licensed...
FBI in New Jersey Watching for Sandy Fraud
Mar 8 2013 // The FBI in New Jersey is watching to ensure that federal money meant to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy doesn’t find its way into the pockets of corrupt politicians or scam artists. The Federal Emergency Management...
Tim Cloney Hired as Special Investigations Unit Manager at Investigation Solutions, Inc.
Mar 6 2013 // San Diego, CA, 03/06/13 – Investigation Solutions, Inc. (ISI) announces the addition of veteran fraud fighter Tim Cloney to its management staff. Cloney joins ISI as the manager of the Workers’ Compensation...
BrickStreet Auditor, 4 Others Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud
Mar 1 2013 // A U.S. attorney has charged five men including an insurance company auditor with engaging in a fraudulent scheme that included bribery and the under-reporting of payroll by certain employers and cost West Virginia’s...
Virginia Police: 383 Arrests Made for Insurance Fraud, Related Offenses in 2012
Feb 28 2013 // The Virginia State Police Insurance Fraud Program announced it is continuing to make inroads in the fight against the crime of insurance fraud as indicated by the statistics in the just released 2012 annual report. In...
Allstate Slaps 2 N.Y. Medical Corporations With $1.7M Fraud Lawsuit
Feb 28 2013 // Allstate Insurance Company said it is seeking to recover $1.7 million against New York area defendants in its second insurance fraud lawsuit of 2013. Since 2003, Allstate has filed 46 fraud lawsuits in New York State...
Northern California Business Owner Sentenced For Premium Fraud
Feb 27 2013 // A Northern California business owner has been sentenced for workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud and pay over $2 million in restitution to insurers, the California Department of Insurance announced on...
Supreme Court Limits When SEC Can Levy Fraud Penalties
Feb 27 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the authority of the federal government’s top securities regulator to seek civil penalties over conduct that occurred more than five years before investigators took...
Texas Mutual: Woman Sentenced in Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Feb 25 2013 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that Barbara A. Douglas of Denton pleaded no contest to felony workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Douglas, her father, Howard T. Douglas, III, M.D., of Hurst and their...
Former Utah Agent Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
Feb 25 2013 // Former insurance agent Mitch Kelling has pled guilty to insurance fraud. Kelling plead guilty to felony charges in Utah Seventh District Court on Jan. 29. Kelling had been operating under the name “Kelling...
Ohio Attorney Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
Feb 25 2013 // An Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) investigation found a Medina attorney conspired to commit fraud by employing an injured worker she was representing in a workers’ compensation case. Natalie Grubb...
Former Wisconsin Insurance Executive Sentenced to 5 Years for Fraud
Feb 25 2013 // A former Wausau, Wis., insurance agency executive has been sentenced to five years in prison for a fraud scheme, the Associated Press reported. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin said...
Ohio Took Enforcement Actions Against 167 Agents in 2012
Feb 22 2013 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced the department’s top fraud and enforcement cases for 2012. During the calendar year, the department processed 7,274 allegations of...
National Insurance Crime Bureau: Sandy-Damaged Vehicles Surpass 250K Mark
Feb 21 2013 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today announced revised estimates for the number of vehicles damaged as a result of Superstorm Sandy. The current estimate of vehicles damaged as a result of Sandy is now set at...
St. Louis County Police Commend Missouri Insurance Fraud Investigator
Feb 21 2013 // The St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners has awarded a commendation to an investigator at the Missouri Department of Insurance for his efforts in uncovering a widespread insurance fraud operation against...
Florida Senate Leader to Insurers: Where Are Savings from PIP Reforms?
Feb 21 2013 // Key Florida lawmakers are running out of patience with the state’s fraud-plagued no-fault motor vehicle insurance system that has cost policyholders hundred millions of dollars. Senate President Don Gaetz ,...
Lion Insurance Partners With Command Investigations to Offer Anti-Fraud Services
Feb 20 2013 // Lion Insurance has formed an exclusive business partnership with Command Investigations, LLC as their national provider for all special investigative unit (SIU) and anti-fraud services. As part of the SIU and anti-fraud...
Survey: Most Texas Voters Support Licensing Roofers
Feb 20 2013 // A recent survey shows that most registered Texas voters support the licensing of roofers in the state. According to the survey by the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT), when asked if roofing contractors should be licensed...
