Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
More ‘Missing’ Rolexes Turn Up; Owner Charged with Fraud
Oct 26 2021 // North Carolina authorities announced Monday that a Raleigh man has been charged with falsely claiming that two Rolex watches had been stolen, an apparent ruse to gain insurance payments. James Henry Weeks III, 47, was...
Maryland Army Veteran Charged with Fraud After Falsely Claiming Disability
Oct 25 2021 // A U.S. Army veteran in Maryland is facing federal charges for falsely claiming to be a paraplegic to obtain more than $1 million in government disability benefits. A federal criminal complaint charged William Rich of...
Multiple Delaware Residents Indicted for Auto Insurance Fraud
Oct 22 2021 // Late last month in New Castle County, Delaware, a grand jury indicted multiple residents for insurance fraud. The indictments stem from Department of Insurance Fraud Prevention Bureau investigations, in partnership with...
Former Wisconsin Insurance Agent Charged with Fraud; Fined $27K
Oct 21 2021 // The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) has charged former insurance agent Richard Freeland with a number of violations of insurance law related to the sale of an unsuitable life insurance policy and...
‘We Cannot Do This Alone.’ Biden Cyber Crime Fighter Seeks Corporate Help.
Oct 21 2021 // U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco has a message for corporate America: The U.S. Justice Department needs its help in order to take down cyber criminals. “We cannot do this alone,” Monaco said on...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Contractor $1.7M for Wage Theft Violations
Oct 19 2021 // The California Labor Commissioner’s office has cited JPI Construction $1.7 million for wage theft violations affecting 265 workers. An investigation reportedly found that the San Diego-based company failed to pay...
People Moves: Herman Named Alabama’s Insurance Fraud Bureau Director
Oct 19 2021 // A veteran police officer and fire investigator has been named director of the state’s Insurance Fraud Bureau and assistant state fire marshal. Bill Herman began his career at the Montgomery County Police Department,...
‘Lost’ Rolex Watch Turns Up at Washington Jeweler, Owner Faces Fraud Charge
Oct 18 2021 // Christopher Michalke, of Seattle, Wash., was charged in King County Superior Court with one felony count of filing a false insurance claim for a $14,753 Rolex watch after an investigation by Insurance Commissioner Mike...
Michigan Woman Pleads Guilty to $135K Insurance Fraud
Oct 14 2021 // A Portland, Michigan, woman has pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent insurance claims totaling more than $135,000, state insurance regulators say. According to Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS)...
14 Charged in Michigan in $3M Insurance Fraud Scheme
Oct 12 2021 // Fourteen people have been charged in conjunction with an insurance fraud and theft scheme uncovered by a joint investigation by the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) and the Ogemaw County...
Ex-Homeless Shelter Head in Massachusetts Charged with Stealing $1.5M
Oct 8 2021 // The former head of a Massachusetts homeless shelter stole about $1.5 million in part by secretly renting properties he owned to the shelter at above-market rates, prosecutors said. Manuel Duran, 69, then falsely certified...
Florida Pool Company Charged with Swindling Homeowners, Insurance Fraud
Oct 7 2021 // The South Florida owners of a swimming pool company have been charged with swindling homeowners out of almost $2 million, as well as failing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance and insurance application...
California Pharmacy Owner Gets 5 Years for $13M Scheme Involving Insurance Fraud
Oct 7 2021 // A man who owned a Southern California pharmacy was sentenced to over five years in prison after he admitted submitting more than $13 million in fraudulent insurance claims for expensive medication. Thu Van Le, 42, pleaded...
Former Police Department Employee Sentenced for Bribery, Insurance Fraud
Oct 7 2021 // A former employee of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was sentenced to 78 days in jail, to be spent on weekends, for accepting more than $40,000 in bribes in exchange for providing personal identifying information...
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud After Staging Motor Vehicle Accident
Oct 6 2021 // A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 180 days in the Essex County Correctional Facility as a condition of probation for committing insurance fraud when he staged a motor vehicle accident in Newark, New Jersey. James E....
Over 175 Bronze Vases Stolen from Louisiana Cemeteries
Oct 4 2021 // At least one person has been arrested after more than 175 bronze vases were stolen off graves in two southwest Louisiana cemeteries. More than 100 vases were stolen from Consolata Cemetery in Lake Charles and, next door,...
White House Plans 30-Country Meeting to Combat Ransomware and Cyber Crime
Oct 4 2021 // Top U.S. national security advisers will gather officials from 30 countries this month with plans to combat the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, President Joe Biden said on Friday. An online session...
Houston Man Sentenced for $1.8M Insurance Fraud Scheme
Oct 1 2021 // A Houston businessman has been sentenced to prison for an insurance fraud scheme and ordered to pay more than $1.8 million in restitution, federal officials say. According to Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei for the...
Judge Says Wells Fargo Must Face Shareholder Fraud Claims
Oct 1 2021 // A federal judge on Thursday rejected Wells Fargo & Co’.s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders about its ability to rebound from five years of scandals over its treatment of customers. The...
Longtime New York City Contractor Indicted for $1M Insurance Fraud
Sep 30 2021 // Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. and New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) Commissioner Margaret Garnett announced the indictment of Dragonetti Brothers Landscaping, Nursery, & Florist (DBLNF)...
