Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Connecticut Probes Fraud in Post-Irene Food Aid Program
Dec 6 2011 // Scores of Connecticut residents, including some state workers, might have requested and received federal emergency money to replace spoiled food and cover other expenses after Hurricane Irene even though their incomes...
Drug Enforcer Anderson Named Florida’s Insurance Fraud Investigator
Dec 6 2011 // Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater has named Daniel Anderson to serve as the state’s lead insurance fraud investigator. Anderson will take over as the director of the state’s Division of Insurance...
Computer with Info on 4 Million Patients Stolen in California
Dec 5 2011 // A Northern California physician’s network says a computer stolen last month contains personal information on more than 4 million patients dating back to 1995. The Sacramento Bee reports the database includes the...
Best Practices to Prevent Employee Fraud in a Recession
Dec 5 2011 // Difficult economic times like these are always accompanied by an increase in employee fraud claims. While most employees are honest and trustworthy burdened by financial stress, otherwise honest employees may be tempted to...
Former North Dakota Agent Admits to Mail, Wire Fraud
Dec 5 2011 // A former Minot, N.D., insurance agent has pleaded guilty to mail and wire fraud charges in federal court. Court documents indicate Alan Henning embezzled nearly $1.2 million between 2005 and 2010 from his employer, West...
Ohio Man Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Dec 2 2011 // A Sharonville, Ohio, man has been sentenced in court for working as a cable installer while receiving workers’ compensation benefits. Gary Metz must repay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) $7,165...
Ohio Man Without Medical License Sentenced for Treating Injured Workers
Dec 1 2011 // A Toledo, Ohio, man who treated injured workers without a medical license must repay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) more than $100,000 as a result of his sentencing for workers’ compensation...
Florida Convicts North Carolina Man in $2.7 Million Workers’ Comp Fraud
Nov 30 2011 // A North Carolina man has been sentenced to four years in a Florida prison and ordered to pay more than $3.1 million in restitution after pleading guilty in a workers’ compensation fraud case, according to...
Former North Dakota Insurance Agent Admits to Mail, Wire Fraud
Nov 28 2011 // A former Minot, N.D., insurance agent has pleaded guilty to mail and wire fraud charges in federal court. Court documents indicate Alan Henning embezzled nearly $1.2 million between 2005 and 2010 from his employer, West...
Whistleblower Laws, Lucrative for Some States, Stall in Others
Nov 28 2011 // For many states, a law intended to root out corruption also has been good for the bottom line. Over the last decade, more than 20 states have passed a version of the federal anti-corruption law known as the False Claims...
Two North Texas Men Sentenced in Arson for Insurance Case
Nov 23 2011 // Two men in Texas have been sentenced to prison for conspiring to commit arson in order to obtain insurance proceeds, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced. Blaise Hancock, of...
Doctors Continue to Work While Under Investigation in Louisiana
Nov 22 2011 // Four Louisiana physicians wrote hundreds of bogus prescriptions that powered multimillion-dollar health-care frauds in the Baton Rouge area, according to evidence amassed by the nearly two-year-old local Medicare Fraud...
ABI Endorses ‘Tougher Measures’ to Improve Young Drivers’ Safety
Nov 22 2011 // The Association of British Insurers has strongly endorsed “tougher measures to improve young driver safety,” which it explained is “crucial to delivering a better motor insurance deal to...
Arizona AG Sues Telemarketing Companies for Fraud
Nov 18 2011 // Arizona’s Attorney General has sued 11 people and several related telemarketing companies for allegedly defrauding customers who signed up for a home-based business opportunity promising high returns. Attorney...
Computer with Information on 4 Million Patients Stolen in California
Nov 18 2011 // A Northern California physicians network says a computer stolen last month contains personal information on more than 4 million patients dating back to 1995. The Sacramento Bee reports the database includes the names,...
Japan Probes Possible Olympus Organized Crime Links – Source
Nov 18 2011 // A unit from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s organized crime division has joined an investigation into an accounting scam at Japan’s disgraced Olympus Corp, a source familiar with the matter said on...
Former Oklahoma Insurance Agent Begins Prison Term for Fraud
Nov 18 2011 // A Stigler, Okla., woman, a former insurance agent, has begun serving time in prison for insurance-related crimes uncovered earlier this year, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner...
Alabama Man Pleads Guilty in Tornado Fraud Case
Nov 17 2011 // A west Alabama man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming disaster benefits following the April 27 tornadoes in Alabama. Officials say 47-year-old Robert Lee Spires entered his plea before U.S. District Judge L. Scott...
Florida Looks to Tampa as Leader in Fight Against PIP Fraud
Nov 10 2011 // The move by one Florida county to crack down on auto insurance fraud by targeting staged accidents and regulating clinics is being seen as a roadmap for state officials looking to reform the state’s no-fault auto...
Used-Car Buyers Are Warned of Flood Vehicles In Wake of Irene
Nov 8 2011 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau is advising consumers to be alert for potentially dangerous flood vehicles appearing in the used-car market in wake of Hurricane Irene. Flood-damaged cars can be an attractive purchase...
