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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...

Fla. Couple Charged with Faking Mold Remediation Lab Results

Apr 5 2007 // A Vero Beach couple have been arrested for allegedly providing false mold laboratory test results to customers of their mold remediation company. Following an investigation by the Department of Financial Services, Division...

FBI to Launch Retail Theft, Loss Prevention Database

Apr 5 2007 // In response to Congressional legislation intended to combat the growing problem of organized retail theft, the FBI has worked with the National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Retail Industry Leader’s Association...

Study: Calif. Leads Nation in Fraud Convictions

Apr 5 2007 // California leads the nation in criminal insurance fraud convictions, according to a study by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. According to the study, the Golden State had more than one third of of all convictions...

Kentucky Mine Owner Pleads Guilty to Workers Comp Fraud

Apr 3 2007 // Harold Simpson, owner and operator of Simpson Mining Co. in Perry County, Ky., pleaded guilty to mail fraud in U.S. District Court after special investigators with Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance discovered...

Texas AG Cites RadioShack for Failing to Protect Customers from ID Theft

Apr 3 2007 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has taken legal action against Fort Worth-based RadioShack Corporation for exposing its customers to identity theft. According to documents filed by the AG on April 2, 2007, RadioShack...

Penn Valley, Calif., Agent Sentenced for Fraud and Petty Theft

Apr 3 2007 // James Sepeda, 33, a former insurance agent from Penn Valley, Calif., has been convicted of one felony count of insurance fraud and three misdemeanor counts of petty theft, according to the California Department of...

Fla. Tree Service Owner Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud

Apr 2 2007 // The owner of Don Estlund’s Tree Service in Florida is facing a charge of operating without workers’ compensation insurance. Donald Robert Estlund allegedly admitted to operating for eight years without the...

Contractor Ordered to Pay $129,000 to Calif. State Fund

Mar 30 2007 // San Diego County Superior Court Judge David Danielsen has ordered the owner of a San Diego area tree service company to pay $129,000 in restitution to California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund as a result of a...

Florida Weighs Whether to Continue Personal Injury Coverage

Mar 29 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...

Idaho Man Sentenced for Fraud

Mar 29 2007 // Former Bend, Ore., resident Robert Pratt, 39, was sentenced for conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. Fourth District Judge Ronald Wilpur sentenced Pratt to seven years in prison and...

Former La. Insurance Agent Arrested on Fraud Charges

Mar 29 2007 // The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud and Auto Theft Unit announced the arrest of a former Iberia Parish insurance agent on charges of Insurance Fraud and Forgery. Troopers believe David Sampy, 43, of Sugarhill Drive...

Three Arrested in La. for Alleged Insurance Fraud Scheme

Mar 28 2007 // The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud and Auto Theft Unit recently announced the arrest of Jeomalyeous Thomas, 24, Eric Mayberry, 29, and Larry Henson, 27, on felony insurance fraud warrants stemming from an alleged...

Two Indicted on Workers’ Compensation Fraud Charges

Mar 27 2007 // An Albuquerque couple has been accused of defrauding the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration. Rafael and Elvia M. Herrera, owners of Rafa’s Roofing Inc., were indicted on charges of forgery; fraud;...

Supreme Court to Consider Broader Liability in Securities Fraud

Mar 27 2007 // The Supreme Court said this week that it will consider whether shareholders of companies that commit securities fraud should be able to sue investment banks, lawyers and others that allegedly participated in the fraud. The...

2 Pa. Men Face 35 Years Jail Time for Reselling Stolen Autos

Mar 27 2007 // Two Pennsylvania men have been sentenced to a combined 35 years in state prison for their roles in an auto theft ring responsible for thefts of more than $3 million worth of vehicles, according to New Jersey Attorney...

Firm has learned the art of tracking stolen masterpieces

Mar 26 2007 // 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 Lloyd’s contacted...

Small London firm uses computer archive to help find stolen art