Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mich. Man in Terror Trial Seeks Closure on Alleged Insurance Fraud Case
Jul 14 2008 // A Michigan man whose conviction on terror-related charges was thrown out in 2004 is working on a plea agreement to close a case involving allegations of insurance fraud. The disclosure was made in federal court on July 11...
Man Sentenced for Stealing Furniture from The Hartford
Jul 10 2008 // A Connecticut business owner has been sentenced to one year of home confinement for participating in a scheme to steal furniture from The Hartford Insurance Company. Terrance Healy of Windsor, was sentenced Tuesday in...
Honda Civic, Accord Top 2008 List of Most Stolen Cars
Jul 9 2008 // The 1995 Honda Civic was the car stolen the most in 2007, according to “Hot Wheels 2008,” the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) study that determines the vehicle make, model and model year most...
New Maryland Deputy Insurance Chief Henneman to Lead Fraud Fight
Jul 8 2008 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler has named Carolyn H. Henneman as associate commissioner to oversee the Insurance Fraud Division, which investigates and prosecutes cases of criminal insurance fraud in...
U.S. Government Ignores Own Advice on ID Theft Prevention
Jul 3 2008 // When it comes to the risks of identity theft, the U.S. government isn’t taking its own advice. The nation’s Medicare agency and the Pentagon compel at least 52 million Americans to carry their Social Security...
Former Louisiana Producer Accused of Felony Theft
Jul 1 2008 // A former Lafayette, La., insurance producer has been arrested, and issued a cease and desist order, a license revocation and a fine notice for alleged misappropriation of funds and felony theft, the Louisiana Department of...
South Arkansas Farmers Report Fuel Thefts
Jul 1 2008 // As fuel costs keep climbing, farmers and police say thieves are beginning to target off-road diesel tanks kept in fields throughout south Arkansas. In Desha County, about 3,000 gallons of off-road diesel have been reported...
Attorney, Accountant Charged in Orange County Medical Scam
Jun 30 2008 // An attorney and accountant have been charged with participating in a “rent-a-patient” scam described by authorities as the largest medical insurance fraud case in the nation. Roy Chester Dickson, 60, of Yorba...
Auto Thefts in Colorado Dip 40 Percent in 2 Years
Jun 30 2008 // Auto thefts reported to police in Colorado dipped 40 percent between 2005 and 2007, partly because of a stronger focus on preventing and solving those crimes and tougher penalties in at least one community. Auto thefts,...
New Consortium Plans Strategies to Combat Medical Fraud
Jun 25 2008 // The newly formed Consortium to Combat Medical Fraud, a joint project of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association and the National Insurance Crime Bureau, along with...
Alabama Judge Upholds Fraud Verdict against AstraZeneca, Trims Judgment
Jun 24 2008 // An Alabama judge upheld the fraud verdict that the state won against AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP in a Medicaid drug pricing suit, but ruled the punitive damages were too high, trimming the total judgment to $160...
Texas AG Settles With Companies Over ID Theft Charges; Cites Another
Jun 24 2008 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reached an agreement with two Austin companies that resolves the state’s May 2007 enforcement action against EZMONEY L.P. and EZPAWN L.P. The affiliated companies were charged with...
HCC Forms Earthquake Division and Crime Coverage Bond Unit
Jun 23 2008 // Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. appointed Todd Ruyak and Eric Mihailovich senior vice presidents of the company’s newly formed Professional Indemnity Agency Inc. (PIA) Property Division, reporting to PIA...
California Deploys Investigators to Fire Zones
Jun 20 2008 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that he has dispatched California Department of Insurance investigators to the Humboldt and Ophir Fire zones to provide assistance to fire survivors as they face...
Tennessee Implements Scrap Metal Theft Prevention Program
Jun 19 2008 // Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Leslie Newman named the members that will serve on an advisory committee for the department’s scrap metals registration program. The advisory committee is...
Grand Jury in West Virginia Indicts Mercer County Man on Insurance Fraud
Jun 19 2008 // A West Virginia court indicted a Welch, W.Va. man on two felony counts of filing a false claim with an insurance company, according to Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline. A Mercer County Grand Jury indicted Aaron D....
New York Police Arrest 13 Suspects in Car Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jun 19 2008 // Police in New York say 13 people staged minor car accidents to get thousands of dollars’ worth of unnecessary medical treatment from four Bronx clinics. The 13 people were arrested Tuesday on insurance fraud and...
Upstate New York Company Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jun 18 2008 // An upstate New York trucking company is accused of underreporting its payroll by $2.2 million, costing the state Insurance Fund more than $300,000 in lost workers’ compensation premiums. The state Insurance...
San Diego Man Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jun 17 2008 // A San Diego man has been sentenced for insurance fraud. On May 21, 2008, Ramon Romo was sentenced to 180 days in San Diego Superior Court and ordered to pay more than $25,000 in restitution in addition to $680 in fines. On...
California Report Details How to Reduce Fraudulent Claims
Jun 16 2008 // Commissioner Takes Action on Five Recommendations Insurance fraud in California totals more than $15 billion each year, costing each resident an average of more than $500 per year. That’s the estimate published in a...
