Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Leave the Fraud on ‘Law and Order’
Feb 7 2005 // Okay, I admit it: I’m a “Law and Order” junkie. The long-running television show’s reruns are in heavy rotation on the TNT network and I think I’ve seen every ripped-from-the-headlines episode...
Crossing the Border: Mexico Travel Offers Opportunities for Agents
Feb 7 2005 // Mexico is a country rich in cultural heritage and scenic landscapes. From colonial villages to majestic desert panoramas to pristine beaches, our bordering neighbor to the south offers something for everyone. Steeped in...
Mother Arrested in “Stuffed Passenger” Accident Case
Feb 7 2005 // Ebony Kirk, of Sacramento, was arrested for falsely reporting herself as a passenger in an auto accident that occurred on Aug. 19, 2003. She was charged with four felony counts of insurance fraud and could face up to five...
Four Arrested for Workers' Comp Fraud
Feb 7 2005 // Joint investigations by the CDI’s Fraud Division and the Imperial County District Attorney’s Office have resulted in the felony arrests of four suspects for multiple counts of workers’ comp insurance...
Crossing the Border: Mexico Travel Offers Opportunities for Agents
Feb 7 2005 // Mexico is a country rich in cultural heritage and scenic landscapes. From colonial villages to majestic desert panoramas to pristine beaches, our bordering neighbor to the south offers something for everyone. Steeped in...
Five Northern Californians Arrested on Charges of Insurance Fraud
Feb 4 2005 // On Jan. 13, 2005, Victor Morales Delgado and his brother-in-law, Jose Guerrero, both of Sacramento, self-surrendered to investigators with the California Department of Insurance Organized Auto Insurance Task Force (Task...
Man Blinded Four Times in Same Eye Sees Way to Plead Guilty to Insurance Fraud
Feb 4 2005 // A man who claimed he had been blinded in the right eye in four different accidents pleaded guilty in New York to attempted insurance fraud. The plea by Brian Calen, 48, stemmed from a 2002 claim that he had been blinded by...
2 Ill. Agents’ Licenses Revoked for Fraud
Feb 3 2005 // The Illinois Division of Insurance revoked the insurance producer license two agents recently for fraudulent activities. Lynette J. Perkins of LaSalle, Ill., had been licensed to sell accident and health insurance since...
Okla. Gov. Henry Unveils Workers’ Comp Plan
Feb 3 2005 // Saying he wants to cut costs for business and boost benefits for injured workers, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry announced his comprehensive reform plan for the state’s workers’ compensation system. Based on the...
LAPD Cop Nabbed in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Feb 3 2005 // A Los Angeles Police Department officer who worked as an armed security guard at Staples Center and Dodger Stadium while collecting disability benefits for on-duty injuries was convicted this week of workers’...
La. Man Burned in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Feb 3 2005 // Dennis Ingles, 51, of Haughton, Louisiana, was sentenced by United States District Judge Donald Walter to spend 78 months in prison for his involvement in an insurance fraud scheme, United States Attorney Donald W....
Calif. Man Arrested on Workers’ Comp Fraud, Embezzlement Charges
Feb 1 2005 // On Jan. 31, Gregg Leo Curwick, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., surrendered himself in Bakersfield to investigators from the California Department of Insurance’s Fraud Division and the Kern County District...
Three-year Sentence Imposed for Selling Fake Vehicle Insurance Cards
Feb 1 2005 // A Riviera Beach, Fla. man who sold fake motor vehicle insurance cards to nearly 200 South Florida drivers has been sentenced to three years in prison and more than a dozen of his customers are facing charges that they...
NAIC Launches Online Insurance Fraud Reporting
Jan 28 2005 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is now featuring an online insurance fraud reporting system on the association’s Web site, http://www.naic.org/. The online fraud reporting system –...
Southeastern Mass. Payroll Scam Busted
Jan 27 2005 // Five individuals have been charged in federal court with participating in a massive tax and insurance fraud scheme in connection with their operation of temporary employment agencies in Southeastern Massachusetts. They are...
Fla. Auto Shop Owners Charged with Fraud
Jan 26 2005 // The owners of a Florida auto repair shop were arrested this week on insurance fraud charges stemming from an investigation that reportedly showed they underreported payroll to avoid paying thousands of dollars in...
Federal Class Action Against Marsh, 4 Insurers Alleging Consumer Fraud to be Filed Today in Boston
Jan 25 2005 // Massachusetts trial lawyer Robert Bonsignore is prepared to file a class action suit in U.S. District Court today in Boston accusing insurance broker Marsh and several insurers of price-fixing and consumer...
League of Cities Notes Efforts of Fla. DFS, Lt. Bosworth
Jan 25 2005 // A resolution, acknowledging the Florida Department of Financial Services efforts to fight insurance fraud has been presented to Tom Gallagher, Chief Financial Officer by the Florida League of Cities. The resolution...
Suspects in Insurance Fraud at Large
Jan 24 2005 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced several arrests in a large, “paper collision” insurance fraud ring. He also asked the community to assist in locating three members who remain at...
Man Arrested for Work Comp Fraud
Jan 24 2005 // Luis Roberto Diaz, of Corona, Calif., surrendered to the San Bernardino Superior Court on Nov. 22 after being charged with two counts of grand theft, three counts of insurance premium fraud, one count of insurance fraud...
