Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
FRAUD STILL A SERIOUS PROBLEM
Jan 28 2002 // An Insurance Research Council (IRC) and Insurance Services Office Inc. survey shows that insurers of all sizes consider fraud “a serious problem.” According to a PRNewswire report, more than one-third of...
When Good Employees Go Bad: Crime Insurance for Employee Dishonesty & Fraud
Jan 28 2002 // • A California man pled guilty to knowingly receiving, possessing and without authorization appropriating stolen trade secret information belonging to his former employer—specifically, customer and order information in...
20 Arrested as NY Auto Fraud Unit Breaks Up Another Insurance Scam
Jan 25 2002 // Six weeks after arresting 112 persons on various charges of insurance fraud, (See IJ Website Dec. 6) New York’s Auto Insurance Fraud Unit has struck again with the arrest of 20 persons accused of being part of...
California Man Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jan 23 2002 // Investigators from the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigation Branch’s Fraud Division arrested a San Bernardino man on seven counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud. According...
NYSID’s Frauds Bureau Posts Record Year
Jan 17 2002 // The New York State Insurance Department’s Frauds Bureau (FB) set new records last year for the investigation and apprehension of persons suspected of committing insurance fraud in the State. I investigations resulted...
Hartford Sues NJ Auto Fraud Ring
Jan 15 2002 // The Hartford has filed a civil action in Morris County State Court against 27 New Jersey residents, charging that they conspired to stage motor vehicle accidents and fake injuries to generate hundreds of thousands of...
Multiple fraud acts under one roof
Jan 14 2002 // Following a four and a half-year investigation and prosecution by CDI, the Employment Development Department (EDD) and the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office, Laurence Bennett Guy was sentenced in Superior...
When Good Employees Go Bad: Crime Insurance for Employee Dishonesty & Fraud
Jan 14 2002 // A California man pled guilty to knowingly receiving, possessing and without authorization appropriating stolen trade secret information belonging to his former employer—specifically, customer and order information in...
On-line Technology Helps NYSID Battle Fraud
Jan 11 2002 // The New York State Insurance Department’s embrace of on-line technology has enabled it to step up the battle against fraudulent claims, and to handle a record number of cases last year. “The past 12-18 months...
Ohio Department of Insurance Hosting Fraud Seminar
Jan 11 2002 // Ohio’s Department of Insurance will host the 2002 Insurance Fraud Seminar on Wednesday, March 6. The seminar will feature presentations by several fraud enforcement experts on topics such as “Crimes Against...
Reports Says, Despite Insurer Efforts, Fraud is Still a Serious Problem
Jan 11 2002 // An Insurance Research Council (IRC) and Insurance Services Office Inc. survey shows that insurers of all sizes consider fraud “a serious problem.” According to a PRNewswire report, more than one-third of...
Four Driven to Fake Collision Sentenced
Jan 11 2002 // Terry Thomas, 31, a resident of Downey, Calif., was sentenced in Los Angeles Superior Court on Jan. 4, to five years in state prison for his conviction on one count of insurance fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit...
All in the Family
Dec 24 2001 // James Gus Sdrales, 33, was sentenced in San Diego Superior Court on Dec. 3, to one year of work furlough and five years of felony probation as a result of his guilty plea to two felony counts of insurance fraud and two...
CDI Arrests Husband and Wife on Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud
Dec 24 2001 // Investigators from the California Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division arrested a husband and wife recently for workers’ compensation premium fraud. Richard and Janey Bonet...
“Paper” Chase Leads to Arrests
Dec 24 2001 // The Organized Auto Fraud Interdiction Task Force, comprised of investigators from the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division, the California Highway Patrol, and the National Insurance Crime Bureau,...
CDI Arrests Sacramento Couple on Fraud Charges
Dec 18 2001 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI), Criminal Investigation Branch’s Fraud Division arrested a Sacramento husband and wife on four counts of insurance fraud. Ram Singh, 41, was arrested...
NY Charges Nine in Workers Comp Fraud Case
Dec 17 2001 // Following a nine-month investigation, New York authorities have charged nine individuals and one corporation on various counts of defrauding the State’s Workers’ Compensation Fund. The persons involved all...
CDI Arrests Father-Son Duo on Fraud Charges
Dec 17 2001 // Following a combined two-and-a-half-year investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division and Investigation Bureau, two Sacramento residents were arrested on charges of insurance fraud. Charles...
Texas Defendants Must Pay $26 Million for Defrauding State Farm
Dec 17 2001 // In Houston, U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon ordered four defendants accused of defrauding State Farm Insurance by making false claims in hundreds of staged auto accidents to pay damages to the tune of $26...
Fullerton, Calif. Man Arrested on Fraud, Perjury Charges
Dec 11 2001 // California Department of Insurance Fraud Investigators arrested a Fullerton man last week on one count of insurance fraud and two counts of perjury. Jagdish Chandra, 58, was booked into the Orange County Jail on a $10,000...
