Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Modesto Man Arrested on Four Felony Counts
Nov 21 2001 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division arrested a Modesto man on four felony counts of insurance fraud. Chester Green, 36, was arrested at his...
Fresno Man Surrenders to CDI on 12 Counts
Nov 19 2001 // A Fresno man has surrendered himself for arrest to California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Investigators. Francis Borgia Ashley Jr., 59, surrendered to CDI Investigators after an arrest warrant had been issued for...
Frank Bruckner Appointed to PA Insurance
Nov 14 2001 // Frank Bruckner of Pittsburgh has been appointed to a four-year term on the board of directors of Pennsylvania’s Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority (IFPA) by State Senator Robert J. Mellow. Bruckner replaces Walter...
Minnesota Hearing Looks at Fight Against Fraud
Nov 14 2001 // The insurance industry called for widespread personal injury protection (PIP) insurance reform to Minnesota’s no-fault auto insurance laws during a House legislative hearing Nov. 13. The House Commerce Committee is...
CALIF. IMPLEMENTS FRAUD SYSTEM
Nov 12 2001 // Commissioner Low announced the implementation of the Fraud Integrated Database System (FIDB), aimed at streamlining the investigative process and improving the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division...
Roof Falls in on Alleged Fraud Attempt
Nov 12 2001 // The CDI announced the arrest of David Barthell Sr. of Richmond for workers’ compensation premium fraud. Barthell, owner of Barthell Construction and Roofing, was arrested at his residence/office and booked into...
No ‘El Dorado’ for This Fraud Attempt
Nov 12 2001 // James Kolesar of El Dorado County appeared in El Dorado County Court and pled guilty to one count of employer misrepresentation fraud. The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case. Kolesar,...
Orange County Man Arraigned on Fraud Charges
Nov 8 2001 // Investigators from the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division arrested Ralph G. Lattanzi, 36, of Orange County, on Nov. 5. Lattanzi was charged with two felony counts...
Auto Arrest Warrants Issued in Los Angeles
Nov 6 2001 // The Organized Auto Fraud Interdiction Task Force announced the execution of nine arrest warrants as well as the execution of nine search warrants in Los Angeles, North Hollywood and in the city of Glendale. The search...
Los Angeles Resident Pleads No Contest to Fraud Charge
Nov 5 2001 // Nina Meyliker plead no contest to one count of insurance fraud Oct. 31 negotiating a plea with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Automotive Insurance Fraud Division. Meyliker agreed to pay $150,000...
Fresno Residents Surrender on Fraud Charges
Nov 2 2001 // Two Fresno residents surrendered to investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) on charges of insurance fraud. Lorita Amaro Villa, 53, surrendered at the Fresno Superior Court for felony violations of...
CDI Launches Fraud Integrated Database System
Nov 1 2001 // Insurance Commissioner Harry W. Low announced the implementation of the Fraud Integrated Database System (FIDB). This new system streamlines the investigative process and improves the California Department of Insurance...
Sacramento Man Arrested on Fraud Charges
Nov 1 2001 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division served a search warrant at a Sacramento man’s residence and arrested him on three felony counts of...
Large-Scale California Auto Insurance Fraud
Oct 31 2001 // The Organized Auto Fraud Interdiction Task Force announced Oct. 25 the execution of search warrants on nine locations and the arrests of five individuals allegedly involved in a large-scale auto insurance fraud ring. The...
NY Psychologist Charged with Insurance Fraud
Oct 30 2001 // Local police have arrested Barbara Sternberg, a licensed psychologist in Yorktown Heights, on charges of insurance fraud, grand larceny and falsifying business records, following an investigation by the New York State...
Penn. Supreme Court Affirms Fraud Ruling for Insurers
Oct 29 2001 // Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court judgment reinstating a verdict in favor of the Home Insurance Co. and certain London Market Insurers, voiding the policy of the Rohm & Haas Company,...
Now It’s Stolen, Now It’s Not
Oct 29 2001 // A joint investigation by the CDI and the Tulare County District Attorney’s Auto Insurance Fraud Unit led to the sentencing of Enrique Medina, 25, who pled guilty prior to his preliminary hearing. Medina was sentenced...
Convicted Sex Offender Arrested for Insurance Fraud
Oct 23 2001 // Investigators from the California Department of Insurance (CDI) arrested a convicted sex offender this month for insurance fraud. Jairo Richard Alonso Espana, a co-conspirator in the fraud, was arrested at his probation...
VA Joins FTC in Pursuing Credit Card Insurance Fraud
Oct 22 2001 // Virginia has joined in a suit by the Federal Trade Commission aimed at stopping fraudulent marketing practices related to the sales of insurance policies covering the theft or misuse of credit cards. According to the FTC...
Taking Advantage of Tragedy: Some Individuals Turn to Fraud
Oct 22 2001 // The amount of pain and suffering that people have to deal with in the normal course is already there, then it’s compounded when people show their worst side at times like this,” said John Eager, senior director...
