Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Brothers and Employee Arrested in Alleged Felony Fraud Case
Jul 14 2004 // Brothers Sam Saeid Afghani, of Agoura Hills, Calif., and Siamac A. Afghani, of Calabasas, Calif., as well as employee Renee Laws, of Encino, Calif., were to be arraigned July14 for their suspected roles in a fraud case at...
California State Fund’s Fraud Program Nets $5 Million from Fraud Convictions
Jul 12 2004 // State Compensation Insurance Fund’s anti-fraud program has enabled statewide district attorneys to win more than $5 million in restitution orders. The restitution judgments are a direct result of 155 premium fraud...
Fla. Contractor Pleads Guilty to Grand Theft
Jul 12 2004 // Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist announced that White Construction Company, a major road builder headquartered in Chiefland, Fla., has pled guilty to six counts of Grand Theft. As a result of the plea agreement,...
Houston Man Indicted for Comp Fraud
Jul 9 2004 // The Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Travis County grand jury recently indicted Sergio Garcia on charges related to workers’ compensation fraud. If convicted, Garcia could face fines, restitution and...
ACFE Says 2004 Fraud Statistics Report Shows Need for Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements
Jul 9 2004 // The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the Austin, Texas-based provider of anti-fraud training and education worldwide, announced the release of the 2004 Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse,...
LDI Shuts Down Baton Rouge Agency
Jul 9 2004 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance shut the doors of Banner Insurance Agency Inc. at two Baton Rouge locations, according to Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley. The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit...
Sacramento Mortgage Broker Arrested in Alleged Auto Insurance Scam
Jul 7 2004 // Jesse L. Jackson, 34, of Sacramento, was arrested at his residence June 28 and booked into the county jail on two felony counts of insurance fraud and one count of attempted grand theft. His arrest is the result of an...
Fla. Law Enforcement Vet to Lead Fraud Division
Jul 7 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced that a veteran law enforcement officer with more than 22 years of municipal and state experience has been tapped to take over as director of Florida’s...
N.Y. Gov. Pataki Reports Drop in Auto Rates
Jul 7 2004 // New York Gov. George Pataki announced a two percent decrease in auto insurance premiums for drivers receiving coverage under the New York Assigned Risk Plan, which will reportedly result in lower insurance payments for...
N.J. Agent Says He Stole More than $429,000
Jul 7 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a Camden County insurance agent has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $429,000 as part of a complex insurance fraud and investment scheme in which he convinced...
Sacramento Minister Convicted of Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jul 5 2004 // A Sacramento County Superior Court Judge recently sentenced Benjamin L. Barnes, 37, to 300 days in jail, five years of probation and ordered him to pay State Compensation Insurance Fund $60,000 in restitution following his...
N.J. Family, N.Y. Man Brake for Auto Fraud
Jun 30 2004 // New Jersey Director of Division of Criminal Justice Vaughn McKoy announced that the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor has obtained an indictment charging four individuals with...
State Fund Awarded $135,000 in Fraud Case
Jun 30 2004 // State Compensation Insurance Fund will collect $135,000 in restitution from a San Diego County- based construction firm as part of the sentence in a workers’ compensation insurance fraud case. Ray Charles Gauthier...
Fla. Construction Company Owner Charged in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Jun 28 2004 // The owner of an Indian Harbor, Florida construction company has been charged with workers’ compensation fraud after jeopardizing the coverage of at least one employee, according to investigators with the Department...
Jury Recommends Segal Forfeit $30 Million, 60% Stake in Near North
Jun 24 2004 // The jury that convicted Chicago insurance broker Michael Segal of racketeering and fraud has recommended that he be ordered to forfeit $30 million and 60 percent of his interest in Near North Insurance Brokerage...
Fla. Agents Charged with Issuing Fake Certificates
Jun 24 2004 // Two Orlando agents are facing numerous felony charges for allegedly issuing fraudulent workers’ compensation certificates to employers who needed them to apply for business licenses. Marcia V. Richardson, 40, and...
Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty to Comp Fraud
Jun 23 2004 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a Summit County woman has pled guilty to workers’ compensation fraud. Tammy Bird is scheduled for sentencing on July 6, 2004, in the Summit County Court...
W. Va. A.G. Warns Public About Groups Fraudulently Claiming to Represent FEMA
Jun 23 2004 // West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is warning residents to beware of callers and door-to-door solicitors fraudulently claiming to be representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or groups...
MINN. LEGISLATURE PASSES FRAUD, TORT REFORM BILLS:
Jun 21 2004 // The 2004 Minnesota legislative session adjourned on May 16, with several insurance-related bills signed into law, and a fraud bill now on the governor’s desk, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association...
GM TRUCKS TOP TEXAS’ STOLEN VEHICLES LIST:
Jun 21 2004 // Stressing that auto theft worries increase during summer, the Texas Department of Public Safety released its annual list of the most stolen vehicles. General Motors pickups top the list. Auto thieves don’t take a...
