Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Penna. Auto Theft Prevention Authority Warns Holiday Shoppers
Dec 7 2001 // The Pennsylvania Auto Theft Prevention Authority (PATPA) warned holiday shoppers that “December and January are peak activity periods for car thieves.” Common sense measures like parking in well-lit areas,...
Calif. Husband, Wife Receive Sentence
Dec 7 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. The sentencing is the result of his guilty plea to two felony counts of insurance...
Police Smash Massive NYC Auto Insurance
Dec 6 2001 // Law enforcement officials announced the break up of a multi-million dollar automobile insurance fraud ring in the New York metropolitan area, resulting in charges being filed against 112 individuals and four corporations...
Atlantic Mutual Expands Internet Fraud Coverage; S&P Lowers Ratings
Dec 5 2001 // New York’s Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. announced that it is expanding Internet related coverage to protect against losses caused by identity fraud, theft of credit card numbers, computer viruses and losses to...
iMapData Establishes Partnership with NICB to Fight Fraud
Dec 5 2001 // iMapData, a BrandPartners Group Inc. company, announced that it has established a partnership with the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) to create and market products to fight insurance fraud. It also announced the...
NAII Sees Common Ground at NACE Conference
Dec 3 2001 // Preserving marketplace competition, limiting fraud and enhancing safety are common goals that the insurers and auto repair shops share, the National Association of Independent Insures (NAII) announced Nov. 29 at a seminar...
California Agent Gets 4 Years for Fraud
Nov 30 2001 // John Blanton Breland, 54, was sentenced Nov. 26 in the San Joaquin County Superior Court to four years in State prison. The sentencing is the result of a guilty plea to two felony counts of embezzlement, one count of theft...
Grand Jury Indicts Northampton County Man for Insurance Commission Fraud Scheme
Nov 29 2001 // A federal grand jury ended a two-year investigation into the activities of political consultant Michael A. Solomon by handing down a 25 count indictment for mail fraud, alleging that he used his privileged position to...
Prosecution Error Frees PA Insurance Fraud Couple
Nov 28 2001 // The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia has been forced to drop all charges against a Bucks County couple accused of hiring a handyman to burn down their luxury home and cars in order to obtain a $1.1 million...
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...
