Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
South Jersey Man Sentenced for Filing False Claim
Aug 22 2011 // A Cumberland County man was sentenced for filing a false vehicle theft claim. Casey M. Wendling, 28, of Millville, was sentenced to five years of probation by Superior Court Judge Benjamin Telsey in Cumberland Countyand...
Judge Rejects JPMorgan’s Bid to Dismiss Whistleblower’s Retaliation Claim
Aug 22 2011 // A Manhattan federal judge rejected JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s bid to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit by a former private banker who said she was fired in retaliation for warning about a suspicious Israeli...
Prosecutors Want Jail for Rhode Island Radio Host for Insurance Fraud
Aug 22 2011 // Federal prosecutors are arguing against a home confinement sentence for a former Rhode Island radio disc jockey who damaged her North Providence house in a $40,000 insurance fraud scheme after last year’s historic...
Ironshore Launches Commercial Crime Coverage Through Pembroke Syndicate
Aug 16 2011 // Ironshore Inc.’s Lloyd’s Pembroke Syndicate 4000 has launched a commercial crime unit as an expansion of its financial lines operations. Sarah Markham has been named director of the new unit, reporting to...
Jury Acquits Boston Bodybuilding Firefighter of Fraud Charges
Aug 16 2011 // A Boston firefighter who claimed disability benefits due to a back injury but still competed as bodybuilder has been found not guilty of fraud by a federal jury. Albert Arroyo was acquitted on two counts of mail fraud by a...
Virginia ‘Guns in Bars’ Study Finds Little Effect on Crime
Aug 16 2011 // The number of gun crimes at Virginia bars and restaurants declined slightly during the first year of a new state law that allows people with permits to carry concealed firearms into establishments that serve alcohol, a...
La. Woman Pleads Guilty to Katrina Fraud
Aug 12 2011 // A Hammond woman pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining nearly $8,000 in disaster assistance from the American Red Cross after Hurricane Katrina. Thirty-year-old Tamara Morris faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in...
Ex – La. Bank Employee Pleads No Contest to Theft
Aug 12 2011 // A former Hammond bank employee has pleaded no contest to a charge of felony theft in connection with the diversion of funds that should have gone to people who had made early cancellations of insurance policies. Amite, La....
South Carolina Law to Curb Copper Theft Takes Effect Next Week
Aug 12 2011 // South Carolina law enforcement officers said they hope a new state law will cut down on thieves destroying air-conditioning units, farm equipment and other property to sell the copper inner parts for scrap. Most of the...
Illinois Bars Workers’ Compensation for State Employees Involved in Crimes
Aug 11 2011 // A new law inspired by a former Illinois State Police trooper’s high-speed freeway wreck that killed two sisters bars state employees injured while committing crimes from getting workers’ compensation. The...
UPDATE: Ex-Adjuster Pleads Guilty in Rhode Island Fraud Scheme
Aug 11 2011 // An ex-insurance adjuster who helped a former Rhode Island radio personality file a bogus home insurance claim last year pleaded guilty on Tuesday to his role in the scheme. In a deal with prosecutors, Vincent DiPaolo, 62,...
Ex-Insurance Adjuster to Plead Guilty in Rhode Island Fraud Case
Aug 10 2011 // An ex-insurance adjuster was set to plead guilty to charges he helped a former Rhode Island radio personality file a phony insurance claim for more than $40,000. Federal prosecutors said Vincent DiPaolo of Johnston was to...
AIG Sues BofA for $10 Billion, Alleges ‘Massive Mortgage Fraud’
Aug 8 2011 // Insurer American International Group (AIG) is suing Bank of America Corp. to recover more than $10 billion of losses from a “massive fraud” on mortgage debt, deepening the morass of litigation faced by the...
California Insurance Department Gives Grants to District Attorneys
Aug 5 2011 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones today announced $3.2 million in grants to California District Attorneys aimed at combating fraudulent disability and health claims against insurance carriers and to protect...
2000 Honda Civic Most Frequently Stolen Car in New York State
Aug 5 2011 // The New York Insurance Association has noted that the 2000 Honda Civic is again the most frequently stolen vehicle in New York State. The Hot Wheels 2011 study released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB)...
20 Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud in South Texas
Aug 4 2011 // Federal authorities say 20 South Texas residents have been convicted for their roles in a scheme to defraud the American Family Life Insurance Co. In mid-June, 36 people were indicted on accusations they participated in...
’00 Dodge Caravan Again Ohio’s Most Stolen Vehicle
Aug 4 2011 // An insurance industry group says a very specific Chrysler minivan is Ohio’s most stolen vehicle for the third year in a row. Once again, the 2000 model Dodge Caravan tops the annual report from the Ohio Insurance...
Florida to Investigate Role of Check Cashing Firms in Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Aug 4 2011 // Florida officials are calling for an investigation into the role of check cashing services in helping construction subcontractors avoid paying their fair share of workers’ compensation premiums. Florida Chief...
UK’s ABI Details Increase in Fraudulent Claims – $29 Million per Week
Aug 4 2011 // The Association of British Insurers reports that the UK’s insurance companies are “detecting more fraudulent claims than ever: over 2,500 worth £18 million [$29.446 million] every week.” A number of...
Top 10 Most Stolen Vehicles in U.S.
Aug 3 2011 // Two Honda models top the list of U.S. thieves’ favorite vehicles. The National Insurance Crime Bureau examined vehicle theft data submitted by law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and...
