Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Modesto, Calif. Man Surrenders on Fraud Charges
May 14 2002 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division arrested a Modesto man on two counts of insurance fraud. If convicted, Jose Munoz could face up to five...
NY Judge Orders Prison for WTC Fraud
May 13 2002 // U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon ordered Jihad Razzaq, a 35-year old illegal immigrant from Palestine, to serve 15 months in federal prison for making a false claim to the New York Life Insurance Co. that his wife...
Los Angeles Family Members Plead No Contest to Auto Fraud Charges
May 13 2002 // Three Los Angeles residents have pled no contest earlier in the week to charges of auto insurance fraud. David Chatalbashyan, 26, and his wife Aida Karapetyan, 26, of Glendale, and Chatalbashyan’s mother, Knarik...
CALIF. CITIES MAKE DUBIOUS TOP 10 IN AUTO-THEFT LIST
May 13 2002 // Fresno, Calif., Sacramento, Calif., and Stockton, Calif. made a rather unwanted list—the top 10 in a study and list naming the metropolitan areas with the most auto thefts in the nation for 2001—according to the San...
NYSID Frauds Bureau Receives Kane Award from Auto Theft Investigators
May 10 2002 // The Northeast Chapter of the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI) recognized the New York State Insurance Department’s Frauds Bureau for outstanding achievement in the field of fraud...
LexisNexis™ Insurance Solutions Launched to Facilitate Investigations and Information Verification
May 9 2002 // News and information provider LexisNexis™ has launched an online investigative tool for insurers, LexisNexis™ Insurance Solutions, using public records’ collections to facilitate investigations and information...
Calif. Cities Make Dubious Top 10 in Auto-Theft List
May 6 2002 // Fresno, Calif., Sacramento, Calif., and Stockton, Calif. made a rather unwanted list—the top 10 in a study and list naming the metropolitan areas with the most auto thefts in the nation for 2001—according to the...
NYSID Lauds Passage of ‘Runners’ Bill
May 2 2002 // New York’s Insurance Superintendent Gregory V. Serio lauded yesterday’s passage in the State Senate of S.123, a bill which would create new felony crimes for insurance fraud involving “runners”. The...
Royal and SunAlliance Investigates Alleged Fraudulent Use of Name
Apr 30 2002 // Royal & SunAlliance USA announced that it is investigating the unauthorized and apparent fraudulent use of its name to offer various insurance and financial products through print advertisements and the Internet. The...
Premium Variance Reveals Nationwide Savings for Consumers
Apr 29 2002 // You’re leaving money on the table, and there are savings to be added if you’re willing to spend some energy looking for it.” Those are the sentiments of Alex Ho, consumer brand director for Progressive...
Bay Area Trio Allegedy Conspired to Commit Fraud
Apr 29 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division arrested Antioch resident Rudolfo Villasenor, 28, for felony insurance fraud and possession of dangerous drugs/narcotics, along with Ruben Rodriguez, Jr., 25, of...
Fair Oaks Man Arrested on Fraud Charge
Apr 29 2002 // Stanislav Svinarenko was booked into the Sacramento County Jail with bail set at $5,000 after being arrested on one count of insurance fraud. The Fair Oaks resident faces up to five years in state prison, with a possible...
Philadelphia Resident Caught in Auto Fraud Scheme
Apr 29 2002 // The CDI announced the arrest of John Martin by the Philadelphia Police Department Felony Warrant Detail. The arrest warrant was issued in Orange Superior County Superior Court in response to two felony charges filed by the...
NY Man Arrested for Disability Fraud
Apr 23 2002 // The NYSID announced the arrest of Joseph Patelunas, 32, of Elmira, New York, on charges of insurance fraud. He is accused of collecting no-fault benefits for a disability when in fact he was not disabled, and of falsifying...
Long Beach, Calif. Woman Surrenders on Fraud Charges
Apr 16 2002 // 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...
Hollywood fire sparks fraud charges
Apr 15 2002 // Hollywood, Calif., residents Juan Ortiz, 44, and Joseph Lewellen, 67, were charged with first-degree murder, arson, and insurance fraud due to a fire purportedly set by the pair at the Palomar Hotel in Hollywood, according...
Divorce leads to insurance fraud arrest
Apr 15 2002 // Investigators from CDI’s Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division arrested 33 year-old Jamel Hassan Nichols for insur-ance fraud. The investigation began with two referrals from the California State...
Wash. couple charged with fraud
Apr 15 2002 // A Washington couple faces an excess of criminal charges, including the alleged falsification of payroll records to avoid paying workers’ compensation premiums, among others. Clark County prosecutors have filed...
Ringleader caught in auto fraud scheme
Apr 15 2002 // Keith Aaron Hayes was arrested on four counts of auto insurance fraud after a two year investigation revealed he allegedly conspired with others in the filing of false insurance claims. The conspirators included Lynnette...
Two NY Doctors Plead Guity to Insurance Fraud
Apr 12 2002 // Two New York doctors, charged as part of a fraud ring last December, have pleaded guilty to “felony insurance fraud charges admitting to fraudulently embellishing and falsifying their reports of the examinations of...
