Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Undercover Ops Attack Calif. Med-Legal Mills
Jun 10 2003 // Six people suspected of participating in medical-legal mills in the Sacramento area have been arrested after a two-year undercover investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division, Sacramento...
Arkansas Indicts Johnson on Fraud Charges
Jun 10 2003 // U. S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Bud Cummins and State Insurance Commissioner Mike Pickens, announced a 20-count federal indictment has been handed down against Jeffrey Ray Johnson for his alleged role...
San Diego Physician Arrested on 23 Counts of WC Fraud
Jun 9 2003 // A San Diego physician indicted on 23 counts of workers’ compensation-related insurance fraud and perjury has been arrested after a joint undercover investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud...
N.Y. Agent Arrested for Stealing Annuity Money from Clients
Jun 9 2003 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio and Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas J. Spota announced the arrest of Michael C. Cammarota, 57, a life insurance agent and owner of Descap Financial...
Long Beach Woman Surrenders to Fraud Charges
Jun 9 2003 // A Long Beach, Calif., woman surrendered on an outstanding warrant related to felony insurance fraud charges. Yvonne Boyce allegedly slipped and fell while on the job in 1998 injuring her shoulder. She proceeded to receive...
Orange County Woman Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jun 9 2003 // Noel DeSota of Orange County was arrested by CDI fraud investigators and sentenced to serve 60 days in Orange County Jail, complete 120 hours of community service, three years probation, and pay a $200 court fine. DeSota...
Calif. Couple Surrenders on Fraud Charges
Jun 9 2003 // Ron Stahr, 40, of Hawthorne, Calif. and Michele Morlet, 24, of Whittier, Calif., surrendered themselves to CDI investigators in Los Angeles on arrest warrants which charged them with filing false insurance claims. In the...
Vallejo, Calif. Broker Sold Fraudulent Policies
Jun 9 2003 // A search warrant was served by CDI investigators to former insurance broker Jimmie Earl Jackson, of Vallejo, Calif. Jackson was operating Jaxon Insurance Services in Vallejo. CDI revoked Jackson’s insurance license...
Texas Construction Co. Owner Indicted for WC Fraud
Jun 6 2003 // Mary Lou Mott, owner of Zaval-Tex Construction Company, and her office manager, Louise Humberson, are facing felony charges following a Travis County (Texas) grand jury indictment. According to Texas Mutual Insurance...
Three Men Indicted in N.Y. Motorcycle Fraud Ring
Jun 2 2003 // Eliot Spitzer, New York’s Attorney General, and State Insurance Department Superintendent Gregory V. Serio jointly announced the arrest of three men, Michael Colon, Rafael Feliz and Fermin Gonell, named as defendants...
Baldwinsville, N.Y. Man Arrested for Making Fraudulent Property Claims
Jun 2 2003 // It was a busy week for the New York Insurance Department’s Fraud Squad. In addition to arresting three men charged in a motorcycle scam ring in the Bronx (see previous article), Superintendent Gregory V. Serio also...
Md. Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud
May 30 2003 // Robert Mister, a Leonardtown, Maryland carpenter, pleaded guilty to insurance fraud when he admitted to unlawfully collecting workers’ compensation insurance benefits from IWIF, Maryland’s largest...
PIP, Workers’ Comp Reform Pass Florida Special Session
May 29 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers reported that the special session of the Florida Legislature has ended with the passage of both personal injury protection (PIP) reform and workers’ compensation...
Former Farmers Agent Charged with Grand Theft and Elder Abuse
May 28 2003 // Patrick James Murphy, 45, of Norco, pled no contest in Los Angeles Superior Court, on May 15, to 39 felony counts, including grand theft and elder abuse. Superior Court Judge David Horwitz sentenced Murphy to four years in...
Owner of Fla. Drywall & Plastering Company Charged With Fraud
May 28 2003 // The owner of a drywall and plastering company in Homestead, Fla. is facing charges of workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud for allegedly under-reporting payroll to avoid $140,000 in insurance premiums....
L.A. Broker Charged with Grand Theft
May 27 2003 // The Los Angeles City Attorney filed three counts of grand theft against Arshak (Mike) Rostomyan, 27, of Glendale, Calif. for allegedly defrauding consumers by selling bogus insurance policies. According to the California...
New York Central Mutual Tells PIANY Education and Technology are Essential
May 27 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. met with representatives of New York Central Mutual Insurance Co. on May 22, as part of its continuing “Company Outreach Program.” The discussion topics...
Former Calif. Agent Sentenced to Four Years for Grand Theft, Elder Abuse
May 27 2003 // Patrick James Murphy, 45, of Norco, pled no contest in Los Angeles Superior Court, recently, to 39 felony counts, including grand theft and elder abuse. Superior Court Judge David Horwitz sentenced Murphy to four years in...
Fourteen Arrested for Insurance Fraud in L.A. Sweep
May 23 2003 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) Los Angeles County Auto Insurance Fraud Task Force arrested 14 people, including two insurance brokers, suspected of defrauding three insurance carriers in a criminal...
Richmond, Calif. Construction Firm Owners Sentenced in Fraud Case
May 21 2003 // California State Compensation Insurance Fund and Contra Costa County District Attorney Bob Kochly announced that the former owners of the now bankrupt Richmond-based Barthell Construction and Roofing Co. have been...
