Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Michigan Man Sentenced in Million-Dollar Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme
Feb 26 2025 // A man from Detroit, Michigan was sentenced last week for his role in a multi-state, million-dollar unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the U.S. government and the states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and...
ECM Theft Is Skyrocketing—Here’s How to Stay Ahead
Feb 26 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Late at night in the Fall of last year, thieves stole 13 ECM units from a fleet of commercial trucks in Chicago. While cameras recorded the theft, nobody...
Scam Calls Hit Record in Thailand Before Cyber Fraud Crackdown
Feb 25 2025 // Thailand saw the number of scam calls and text messages more than double to a record 168 million in 2024 from a year earlier, an anti-scam tech firm said, before authorities stepped up a crackdown on cyber fraud operations...
Florida Contractor in Fatal Fall Incident Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Feb 25 2025 // A Florida framing contractor has been sentenced to 48 months in prison and millions of dollars in fines and restitution after he failed to obtain workers’ compensation insurance and ignored safety practices, leading...
Texas Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Insurance Fraud
Feb 24 2025 // A Texas man was sentenced last week to more than 13 years in prison for constructing a $5 million insurance fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas announced. Jordan Ford, 32, was charged...
Insurance Fraud – Brazen and Big
Feb 24 2025 // Anyone who believes insurance is a dull industry is unfamiliar with recent fraud schemes so macabre they could be turned into gripping adventure movies. One such caper is the staged accident scheme perpetrated by the...
Bybit Hit by Crypto’s Worst Hack With Almost $1.5 Billion Stolen
Feb 24 2025 // Crypto exchange Bybit said it was hacked, resulting in what analysts estimate was the loss of almost $1.5 billion worth of tokens in the biggest theft ever committed in the industry. Researchers believe North Korean...
Former Florida Broker, Others Charged in Insurance Fraud Schemes
Feb 20 2025 // One person in Texas and four people in Florida, including a previously licensed insurance broker, face insurance fraud charges in separate schemes, local and federal authorities said Wednesday. In Hialeah, Florida, three...
Former Ohio Insurance Agent Sentenced to Probation for $1.4M Theft
Feb 19 2025 // A former Ohio insurance agent was sentenced this month to five years of probation for thefts exceeding $1.4 million. Rhonda Chandler, of the Columbus area, stole and misappropriated funds, including premiums for pre-need...
Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Dead Person’s ID, Insurance Fraud
Feb 12 2025 // A Philadelphia County man has pleaded guilty to felony charges for stealing a deceased classmate’s identity and fraudulently using it to obtain a driver’s license, vehicle registration and insurance, and to...
North Carolina Insurance Agent Charged With Forgery, ID Theft on Life Insurance Policy
Feb 12 2025 // A North Carolina insurance agent is awaiting a court appearance next week after he was charged with fraudulently taking out a life insurance policy with Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. The North Carolina Department...
How to Renew Your Insurance License with a Criminal Background: Part 5 – South Dakota through Wyoming
Feb 11 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Having a criminal charge or conviction in one’s background can make things more difficult for a licensed insurance producer. However, it doesn’t always have...
Washington Insurance Agent Charged With Stealing $424K in Premiums
Feb 6 2025 // A King County, Washington, judge issued a bench warrant a former Seattle insurance agent charged with stealing more than $400,000 in premiums from his clients. Edward Hadley was charged with nine counts of first-degree...
AI, Cybercrime Perceived as Top Insurance Risks: Kennedys
Feb 4 2025 // Artificial intelligence, cyberattacks or outages, and extreme weather events are the risks partners at global insurance law firm Kennedys perceive will have the biggest impacts on their markets in the next year, according...
New Jersey Man Sentenced for Leading Stolen Vehicles Conspiracy
Feb 4 2025 // A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to receive, retitle, and “re-VIN” stolen vehicles. According to Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna, Nathaniel Bell of...
Man Charged With Filing $50K in Fraudulent iPhone Insurance Claims
Feb 4 2025 // A Connecticut man has been arrested and charged with insurance fraud for allegedly running a scam involving filing fraudulent insurance claims for iPhones. Connecticut State Police said its investigation linked Esmaylin...
New York Recovers $11 Million in Stolen Cars and Parts, Lost Titles
Feb 3 2025 // The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles said it helped consumers recover more than $11 million in stolen vehicles, stolen parts, services and lost titles, in 2024. According to the DMV, it recovered 303 stolen...
Uber Alleges Fraud Scheme by New York Groups Faking Car-Crash Injuries
Jan 31 2025 // Ride-sharing giant Uber Technologies Inc. filed a racketeering lawsuit against a group of law firms, doctors and pain-management clinics it claims staged fake car accidents and performed unnecessary surgeries to take...
Theft and Violence in UK Retail Soar to Record Levels, Survey Shows
Jan 30 2025 // Theft and violence against retail workers in Britain soared to record levels last year and are “out of control,” driven partly by criminal gangs, according to a report published on Thursday. Industry body the...
Not a Bear But a Fake Deer-Collision Claim Results in South Carolina Fraud Charges
Jan 28 2025 // First it was the fake bear insurance fraud that made headlines around the country. Now, it’s a fake deer that has landed a South Carolina woman in jail after authorities said she provided false information to a...
