Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Amica Adds Identity Theft Service
Nov 15 2006 // Amica Insurance has a new partnership with Arizona-based Identity Theft 911, a provider of identity fraud education and resolution services. Amica is providing its policyholders with access to the service. Identity Theft...
Ark. Insurance Scam Ring Convicted
Nov 14 2006 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced that on Oct. 27, 2006, Curtis Moore of Jonesboro entered a negotiated plea of guilty to one count of Class B felony Theft of Property for his involvement in...
Pa. Man Caught Selling Dead Wife’s Ring Faces Fraud Charge
Nov 13 2006 // A suburban Philadelphia man was charged with insurance fraud after authorities said he reported his dead wife’s ring stolen and then tried to sell it online. Police said Gary Blank, 37, of Bensalem, Bucks County,...
Ohio Medical Mutual Investigator Wins National Fraud-fighting Award
Nov 13 2006 // Financial Investigator Jeff Leovic, a member of Medical Mutual of Ohio’s Financial Investigations unit, is among the winners of the 2006 National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association’s (NHCAA) Investigation of...
Three More Charged in La. AG’s Crackdown on Contractor Fraud
Nov 9 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., recently announced that three more individuals have been arrested on charges of theft related to contractor fraud. On Oct. 23, 2006, Richard Eric Williford was arrested by...
N.J. Indicts Pa. Man for Alleged Role in ‘Give Up’ Auto Fraud
Nov 9 2006 // A Pennsylvania man has been indicted for his alleged role in an auto theft and insurance fraud ring in New jersey, accrding to state officials. New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Rabner and Division of Criminal Justice...
Laptop Stolen from Broker Has Villanova Insured Driver Data
Nov 8 2006 // A laptop computer stolen from an insurance brokerage firm contained the names, birth dates and driver’s license numbers of more than 1,200 Villanova University students and staff members, the school said Thursday. No...
Two Honda Sedan Models Lead List of Most Stolen Vehicles in Arizona
Nov 8 2006 // Two Honda sedan models lead the latest list of vehicles most often stolen in Arizona. According to the latest annual study by the National Insurance Crime Bureau, the 1991 Honda Accord and 1995 Honda Civic were ranked as...
Former Enron CEO Skilling sentenced to 24 years, 4 months
Nov 6 2006 // Standing before a federal judge and pleading for his life, Jeffrey Skilling looked contrite, hands folded below his waist, his voice at one point halting as he talked about Enron Corp., the failed company he headed and...
Homeowners want insurance carriers to offer identity theft coverage
Nov 6 2006 // More than 40 percent of consumers would like their homeowners insurance carrier to offer coverage for identity theft, according to a study released by J.D. Power and Associates. The “2006 Homeowners Insurance...
Mich. attorney general issues alert about new identity theft scam
Nov 5 2006 // Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is warning consumers to be aware of a telephone scam in which phony information is transmitted through Caller ID as a ruse to con individuals into providing illicit callers with sensitive...
Former Enron CEO Skilling sentenced to 24 years, 4 months
Nov 5 2006 // Standing before a federal judge and pleading for his life, Jeffrey Skilling looked contrite, hands folded below his waist, his voice at one point halting as he talked about Enron Corp., the failed company he headed and...
Homeowners want insurance carriers to offer identity theft coverage
Nov 5 2006 // More than 40 percent of consumers would like their homeowners insurance carrier to offer coverage for identity theft, according to a study released by J.D. Power and Associates. The “2006 Homeowners Insurance...
Okla. Man Charged with Home Repair Fraud
Nov 3 2006 // An Oklahoma City man was charged with six felony counts of home repair fraud after an investigation by Attorney General Drew Edmondson’s Consumer Protection Unit. Alfred W. Soulek, 56, allegedly took more than...
Calif. State Fund To Recieve $35,000 in Restitution
Nov 3 2006 // An employee of a Chatsworth, Calif., construction company has been ordered to pay $35,263 in restitution to the California State Compensation Insurance Fund in a workers’ compensation insurance fraud case. Alejandro...
35 Charged in Personal Injury Insurance Fraud Sting in Philly
Nov 2 2006 // Nearly three dozen people face fraud charges after federal authorities set up a phony chiropractic clinic as part of a sting operation that focused on personal-injury claims from supposed automobile accidents, authorities...
1 in 4 in U.S. Say Financial, Personal Information Stolen
Nov 2 2006 // More than one in four Americans say their financial information or personal information has been stolen, sometimes by someone they knew, according to a survey released this week. The study done for Experian, the credit...
1991 Honda Most Stolen Vehicle
Nov 1 2006 // For 2005, the most stolen vehicle in the nation was the 1991 Honda Accord, according to Hot Wheels, the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s companion study to its annual Hot Spots auto theft report. The study examines...
La. Agent Arrested, Charged with Forgery and Fraud
Nov 1 2006 // A Rayville, La., insurance agent was shut down on charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced. Tracy E. Antley, 44, was ordered to cease and desist from...
Texas Truck Driver’s Fraud Conviction Nets Jail Time
Nov 1 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Arthur Menard of Spring, Texas, pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges and a Travis County district court sentenced him to 14 months in jail. The...
