Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fla. Attorney General Sues Home Care Firm for Fraud
Jan 10 2006 // A Florida corporation and its owner selling fraudulent contracts for home health care services to senior Floridians has been sued by Attorney General Charlie Crist. Clearwater-based Intrust Home Care and its president, Roy...
Nevada Men to Face Katrina-Related Fraud Charges in La.
Jan 9 2006 // Two Nevada men accused of defrauding victims of Hurricane Katrina and their insurance companies were returned to Louisiana to face criminal charges. State police accused William Pinckard, 49, and James R. Rousseau, 40, of...
Mass. Man’s Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme Placed in Park
Jan 9 2006 // A Groton, Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to charges he submitted false documents to an auto insurer to collect insurance money, Attorney General Tom Reilly announced. Peter Lombardini, 48, of Groton, pleaded guilty...
Kentucky Surgeon Sentenced to Prison for Felony Medicaid Fraud
Jan 6 2006 // Louisville, Ky. oral surgeon Robert Michael Clear has been sentenced to three years in prison on felony Medicaid fraud charges according to Attorney General Greg Stumbo. The Jefferson Circuit Court sentence was probated...
Agent Wins Appeal of Fraud Conviction in Ark.
Jan 6 2006 // An insurance agent accused of defrauding the state when he didn’t mention he had a criminal history when applying for an Arkansas insurance license has won an appeal. The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Jan. 4...
Ex-Employee Indicted for Theft of Insurer’s United Way Donations
Jan 6 2006 // A Springfield, Illinois woman has been indicted for allegedly stealing at least $150,000, mostly in United Way donations, from her former employer, Horace Mann Insurance Company. Gerri E. Ripka, 50, is accused of taking...
IRC: Insurance Fraud, Buildup Add Some $400M to Calif. Auto Injury Claims
Jan 5 2006 // A recent Insurance Research Council (IRC) study of auto injury insurance claims puts a hefty price tag on the cost of claim abuse in California. In 2002, between $319 million and $432 million in bodily injury liability...
Minn. Federal Fraud Case Scheduled in St. Paul Court
Jan 5 2006 // A federal fraud case against Peterson Farms is scheduled to begin next week in St. Paul. Peterson Farms, Wendell, Minn. and its related entities Division III Farms and Keywest Farms are accused of receiving $4.2 million in...
Judge Allows Convicted Criminal to Stay in Reburbished Mansion
Jan 5 2006 // U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson will allow convicted former utility chief, David Wittig, to stay in his refurbished mansion, saying the the state had failed to provide a direct tie between Wittig’s fraudulent...
Okla. AG Warns of Fraud After Fires
Jan 4 2006 // Attorney General Drew Edmondson is warning Oklahomans who lost homes and other property in recent wildfires to beware of being victimized again, this time by fraud. More than 200 homes and businesses have been destroyed by...
Ex-Vesta Insurance Adjuster Accused of Fraud in Ala.
Jan 2 2006 // A former Vesta Insurance adjuster has been indicted on forgery and mail fraud charges alleging that she made fictitious claims for more than $220,000, the U.S. attorney’s office in Alabama said. Felicia Michelle...
INSURERS TO SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE STUDY ON AUTO THEFT
Jan 2 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies based in Indianapolis, Ind., will support a legislative study on auto theft in Arizona when the bill is heard in the state’s legislature. A proposed bill has...
DoI Lists Fraud Arrests, Convictions, Ongoing Investigations
Jan 2 2006 // The Florida Division of Insurance Fraud has released a list of arrests, convictions and ongoing investigations showing that 32 people have been arrested, eight convicted and 84 are being actively investigated. According to...
Eight Arrested Staging Miami Auto Crash
Jan 2 2006 // Eight members of an alleged staged-crash-ring, accused of filing more than $100,000 in fraudulent insurance claims in a staged accident have been arrested in Miami. Brothers and suspected ringleaders Jimmy Desir, 27, and...
Four claim types common at Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Jan 2 2006 // Premium fraud, working without workers’ compensation coverage, fraudulent certification and claimant fraud are common types of fraud encountered by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Vincent Mazzara,...
Operator of Employers Mutual Convicted of Fraud Scheme
Jan 2 2006 // A Southern California man was found guilty of federal fraud charges for bilking the customers of Employers Mutual LLC, which purported to provide healthcare coverage to more than 20,000 people nationwide, but left more...
Insurers to support legislative study on auto theft
Jan 1 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies based in Indianapolis, Ind., will support a legislative study on auto theft in Arizona when the bill is heard in the state’s legislature. A proposed bill has...
Utah Man Who Faked Death on Mountain Pleads Guilty
Jan 1 2006 // A St. George, Utah, man who faked his death on Pine Valley Mountain last summer and then fled to Australia pleaded guilty to one count of conducting a false or fraudulent scheme to obtain fees or services, a second-degree...
Four claim types common at Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Jan 1 2006 // Premium fraud, working without workers’ compensation coverage, fraudulent certification and claimant fraud are common types of fraud encountered by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Vincent Mazzara,...
People
Jan 1 2006 // Integro has hired three executives to serve in its San Francisco office. Michael J. Korn has accepted the position of managing principal of property practice, and Ted Doolittle has been appointed principal of executive...
