Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Bush Administration Releases Plan to Combat ID Theft
Apr 24 2007 // Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced completion of the President’s Identity Theft Task Force strategic plan to combat identity theft. The plan...
Former owner of Neb. auto glass company faces insurance fraud charges
Apr 23 2007 // The previous owner of an Omaha, Neb.-area automotive glass repair company is facing insurance fraud charges after an investigation by the Nebraska Department of Insurance Fraud Prevention Division. Douglas County Attorney...
N.D. Workers’ Comp Director, Investigator Face Criminal Charges
Apr 20 2007 // North Dakota’s workers compensation director was put on leave Wednesday after criminal charges were filed against him and the agency’s top fraud investigator involving questionable spending on gifts and...
N.D. Commissioner Says Agent Now Suspected of Taking $700,000
Apr 19 2007 // An insurance agent who killed herself in late March is now suspected of taking $700,000 in premium payments from a number of businesses, state officials say. They have yet to figure out why. Investigators also have not...
Calif. State Fund To Receive $46,000 in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Apr 19 2007 // Imperial Valley, Calif., County Superior Court Judge Poli Flores has ordered an employee of an El Centro, Calif., hay exporter to pay $45,996 in restitution to the State Compensation Insurance Fund in a workers’...
National Crime Bureau Partners with Experian to Fight VIN Cloning Scams
Apr 18 2007 // Ill.-based The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) recently announced that it has teamed with Experian Automotive, a division of global information solutions company Experian(R) Inc., to use its AutoCheck vehicle...
Former Mich. Mayor Awaits Trial in Arson, Insurance Fraud Case
Apr 16 2007 // A Michigan judge recently ruled that there is enough evidence for a former mayor charged with arson and insurance fraud in the burning of her 1986 Mercedes-Benz to stand trial in the case. Wilmer Jones Ham, who serves on...
New Online Calculator Helps Assess the Financial Cost of Data Theft
Apr 12 2007 // Darwin Professional Underwriters Inc., a specialty insurance company and provider of technology liability insurance coverage, has developed an online calculator that allows companies to estimate their financial risk from...
Consumers Value ID Theft Prevention Over Financial Reimbursement
Apr 10 2007 // Consumers are more concerned with getting identity safeguards than financial loss reimbursement from online banks, a new study suggests. The study also reveals that that 9 out of 10 web users are willing to sacrifice...
Two charged in bicoastal restaurant insurance brokerage scam
Apr 9 2007 // A Canadian man has been extradited to the United States to face trial on charges that he swindled $7 million from the victims of a fraudulent commercial insurance policy scheme, Acting New York Insurance Superintendent...
Identity theft: A “catch phrase for the new millennium”
Apr 9 2007 // Contrary to popular opinion and despite well-publicized security breaches at governmental entities and major corporations, the primary methods of confiscating information necessary to commit identity theft are...
IDENTITY THEFT ADVICE
Apr 9 2007 // Common methods of identity theft: Dumpster diving. Collecting bills and personal information sources from trash bins. Skimming. Stealing credit/debit card numbers by using a special storage device when processing your...
Contrary to the headlines, ID theft may be on the decline
Apr 9 2007 // Despite the impression given by cases in the news, identity theft appears to be actually dropping. The 2007 Identity Fraud Survey Report released by Javelin Strategy & Research provides information about the reduction...
Two charged in bicoastal restaurant insurance brokerage scheme
Apr 9 2007 // A Canadian man has been extradited to the U.S. to face trial on charges that he swindled $7 million from the victims of a fraudulent commercial insurance policy scheme, according to Acting New York Insurance Superintendent...
Fla. lawmakers face future of no-fault law
Apr 9 2007 // After her car accident, Sarah Capps suffered from a sore shoulder and back. What she thought were common pains turned out to be six herniated discs. Were it not for the protective medical coverage that every Florida car...
News Currents
Apr 9 2007 // Two charged in bicoastal restaurant insurance brokerage scheme A Canadian man has been extradited to the U.S. to face trial on charges that he swindled $7 million from the victims of a fraudulent commercial insurance...
Small London company uses computer archive to help find stolen art
Apr 9 2007 // News Currents The request was simple enough: Lloyd’s underwriters had been approached to insure the movement of seven paintings, including one by Cezanne, from Russia to London for valuation and sale. So...
News Currents
Apr 9 2007 // Fla. lawmakers face future of no-fault law After her car accident, Sarah Capps suffered from a sore shoulder and back. What she thought were common pains turned out to be six herniated discs. Were it not for the protective...
Identity theft: A “catch phrase for the new millennium”
Apr 9 2007 // Contrary to popular opinion and despite well-publicized security breaches at governmental entities and major corporations, the primary methods of confiscating information necessary to commit identity theft are...
Two charged in bicoastal restaurant insurance brokerage scam
Apr 9 2007 // A Canadian man has been extradited to the United States to face trial on charges that he swindled $7 million from the victims of a fraudulent commercial insurance policy scheme, Acting New York Insurance Superintendent...
