Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fla. Initiates Fradulent Claim Fast-Tracking
May 23 2005 // Florida drivers who participate in a staged crash, regardless of whether they file a fraudulent insurance claim, now will not only face a minimum of two years in prison but will also lose their driving privileges if...
Investigators Find Psychotherapist Bilks Patients, Providers
May 23 2005 // Florida insurance fraud investigators have arrested an unlicensed psychotherapist a second time for practicing without a license and billing insurance companies for unprovided services. Lubomir Lacho, of Pompano Beach,...
Suspects Arrested in Alleged Theft Ring
May 23 2005 // Police arrested 10 Thai nationals for their alleged participation in a car theft ring in California that resulted in millions of dollars in losses for insurance companies and car dealerships, according to the Associated...
Suspects Arrested for Comp Fraud
May 23 2005 // Authorities arrested four suspects May 6 after an extensive investigation into a workers’ comp and payroll tax fraud scheme, one in which the suspects allegedly underreported the payroll of its Saratoga firm by...
Former Claims Adjuster Arraigned on Grand Theft, Forgery Charges
May 23 2005 // Former American Financial Group claims adjuster/litigation specialist Stephen Glenn Pirkey was arrested April 27 and charged with embezzling his employer out of more than $490,000 during his employment in the Los Angeles...
Fla. OKs Funds to Fight PIP Fraud
May 23 2005 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher thanked legislators for approving his request for funding to add more law enforcement investigators to fight PIP fraud and workers’ compensation fraud, and a...
4 St. Louis-Area Men Convicted in $3.5 Million Arson Scheme
May 23 2005 // Four St. Louis-area men were convicted Wednesday of federal charges related to the torching of four grocery stores as part of a scheme to collect more than $3.5 million in insurance claims. After a 13-day trial, a U.S....
A Talk with New York Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills
May 23 2005 // Pataki’s appointee brings Albany background to Spitzer-era regulatory challenges I think I’m a pretty quick study,” Howard Mills told Insurance Journal. He’s not had much choice. The former...
Tougher Laws Key in Fight Against Insurance Fraud
May 23 2005 // Lack of money is another big roadblock to fraud fighting today. Many state fraud bureaus are being forced to pinch pennies. How do you convince overworked state prosecutors to chase down often stale-sounding insurance...
California’s State Fund Seminar on Workers’ Comp Fraud Draws Kern County Employers
May 20 2005 // As part of its commitment to fight workers’ compensation insurance fraud, State Fund held a seminar May 18 at the Valley Plaza’s Pacific Theatre where more than 200 Kern County employers heard State Fund and...
San Jose Chain Store Owners Plead Guilty in Workers’ Comp Scam
May 20 2005 // A San Jose, California husband and wife have pled guilty to charges of workers’ compensation premium fraud and will serve 14-month jail sentences and pay $2 million in restitution following a multi agency...
Jury, Spitzer Probing Possible AIG Criminal Indictments
May 20 2005 // A Reuters report on Friday stated that a New York grand jury is investigating potential criminal conduct by individuals at insurance company American International Group Inc. (AIG). According to the report, New York...
MetLife Auto & Home’s GrandProtect Includes ID Theft Cover in Package
May 19 2005 // MetLife Auto & Home announced the introduction of GrandProtect, a new comprehensive “package” policy that provides personal insurance protection for consumers with complex insurance needs. GrandProtect...
CDI Reveals Former Highland Framers Owners Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison, $3.1M Restitution
May 19 2005 // Investigators announced that Jay Neal Wright, 52, a former Bay Area businessman and owner of Highland Framers of Northern California Inc., was formally sentenced in Alameda County Superior Court to three years in state...
Calif. Contractor Sentenced in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case; Will Pay State Fund $605,940
May 17 2005 // The owner of a Corona, California-based construction firm has begun serving a two-year jail sentence as part of his conviction on felony workers’ compensation insurance fraud. Lawrence S. Hatfield, 59, of Orange...
Calif. Woman Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
May 17 2005 // Sandra Canas, a resident of Daly City, California, pleaded guilty on May 11 to a felony charge of workers’ compensation insurance fraud. Canas was arrested on Nov. 10, 2004, by investigators from the California...
Miamian Arrested for Health Plan Fraud
May 12 2005 // Enrique Angulo has been arrested in Miami-Dade County, Fla. by Department of Financial Services, Division of Insurance Fraud investigators for defrauding hundreds of South Floridians in a discount health plan fraud...
Three Suspects Arraigned on Premium Fraud Charges
May 12 2005 // Three suspects were arraigned May 11 in Ventura County Superior Court in connection with a workers’ compensation premium fraud investigation conducted by the California Department of Insurance Fraud Division. Tomer...
Four Suspects Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 6 2005 // Authorities arrested four suspects May 6 after an extensive investigation into a workers’ compensation and payroll tax fraud scheme, one in which the suspects allegedly underreported the payroll of their Saratoga...
Sarasota Attorney Charged With Insurance Fraud
May 5 2005 // A Sarasota, Fla. attorney is facing an insurance fraud charge after state fraud investigators documented that he had continued to work while collecting more than $130,000 in disability benefits. Peter W. Martin, 58,...
