Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Justice Department Vows to Pursue Individual Executives in Corporate Crime Cases
Nov 30 2018 // The U.S. Justice Department will make executive accountability a part of every investigation of corporate wrongdoing, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said. “Under our revised policy, pursuing individuals...
Florida Principal Arrested in $16K Hurricane Irma Insurance Fraud Attempt
Nov 29 2018 // An elementary school principal in Jacksonville, Fla., has been arrested in an alleged attempt to commit more than $16,000 in insurance fraud related to Hurricane Irma, according to a statement from Florida CFO Jimmy...
Ex-Bookkeeper to be Sentenced for Stealing Over $326K from Connecticut Business
Nov 27 2018 // A Virginia woman who embezzled more than $326,000 from a small family business in Connecticut is seeking home confinement instead of a prison sentence. Miriam Dubay, of Purcellville, Va., was scheduled to be sentenced in...
Pennsylvania Charges 60 Individuals in Statewide Insurance Fraud Sweep
Nov 19 2018 // Criminal charges have been announced against 60 Pennsylvanians following investigations by the Attorney General’s Insurance Fraud Section. As a result, 23 people were charged in Eastern Pennsylvania, 10 in Central...
Michigan Man Sentenced to Prison for Staged Auto Crash Fraud Scheme
Nov 16 2018 // A Michigan man who pled guilty to participating in a multi-state staged auto accident/insurance fraud scheme has been sentenced to prison, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. Marvin David Ramirez, 45,...
New York Clinic Owner, Doctor, Attorney Arrested for Insurance Fraud Scheme
Nov 16 2018 // The owner, doctor and attorney involved with a medical clinic in Brooklyn, N.Y., have been charged for their alleged participation in a $1 million auto insurance fraud scheme. New York State Attorney General Barbara D....
Kentucky Woman Gets 5 Years, Ordered to Pay $1.6M for Crop Insurance Fraud
Nov 16 2018 // A Kentucky woman was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay $1.6 million in restitution for crop insurance fraud. The U.S. attorney’s office in Lexington said 63-year-old Debra Muse of the Wallingford...
Awareness Campaign Aims to Curb Auto Burglaries/Thefts in Texas
Nov 13 2018 // More than 200,000 vehicles were burglarized last year in Texas, the Insurance Council of Texas reports. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the value loss from both auto thefts and burglaries in the state...
New York Man Charged With More Than $15K in Workers’ Comp Fraud
Nov 13 2018 // A New York man has been arrested on charges that he defrauded the workers’ compensation system by claiming he was out of work due to an injury while continuing to work at his family business. Jeffrey Smalt of Bath,...
Pennsylvania Charges 60 Individuals in Statewide Insurance Fraud Sweep
Nov 8 2018 // Criminal charges have been announced against 60 Pennsylvanians following investigations by the Attorney General’s Insurance Fraud Section. As a result, 23 people were charged in Eastern Pennsylvania, 10 in Central...
Former California Insurance Agent Arraigned on 40 Felony Grand Theft Counts
Nov 6 2018 // Anna Gabriela Garcia, 46, of Capistrano Beach, Calif., was arraigned and charged with 40 felony counts of grand theft after allegedly collecting premium payments from customers and diverting the funds of over $195,000 for...
Michigan Fines Agent $25K, Revokes License in Auto Insurance Fraud Case
Nov 6 2018 // A Michigan agent has been fined $25,000 and had his insurance license revoked after an investigation revealed he had been creating and selling fake auto insurance certificates, the state’s insurance regulators...
Rhode Island Agent Who Offers Equine Insurance Faces Fraud Charges
Nov 5 2018 // A Rhode Island insurance agent who prosecutors say specializes in providing insurance on horses has been arrested on federal charges. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Providence says 57-year-old Randall Levesque, of...
Regulators, Industry Seek to Keep Florida AOB Abuse in Check After Michael
Nov 5 2018 // In an effort to keep the Florida assignment of benefits (AOB) crisis from further worsening in the state, Florida’s insurance industry, regulators and consumer advocates are on high alert for AOB activity in the wake...
Texas Pilot Who Crashed Plane for Insurance Sentenced to Prison
Nov 5 2018 // A 33-year-old pilot, formerly of Kemah, Texas, was sentenced in early October to more than five years in prison and ordered to repay nearly $1 million in an insurance fraud-related case. Theodore Robert Wright III...
Pro-Brexit Groups, UK Insurance Businessman Banks Probed by Crime Agency
Nov 2 2018 // Donations made by pro-Brexit groups including Arron Banks’ Leave.EU will be investigated by police after the Electoral Commission said they may have “knowingly concealed” the true source of 8 million...
Criminal Investigation of NiSource Launched Over Massachusetts Gas Explosions
Nov 2 2018 // Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation of utility company NiSource Inc over gas explosions and fires in three Massachusetts communities that killed one person and injured at least 21 others in...
Texas Nurse Sentenced on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Nov 1 2018 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has reported that a Travis County district court sentenced Kaydra Moore of Cedar Hill, Texas. on workers’ compensation fraud charges. The court sentenced Moore to a Class A misdemeanor with...
N.J. Woman Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud in Used Luxury Vehicle Theft Scheme
Nov 1 2018 // A New Jersey woman has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining insurance identification cards as part of a scheme to steal luxury used vehicles from dealerships in New Jersey and New York. Paige Hunt, 27, of Bloomfield,...
2 Charged With Selling Fake Insurance in Michigan
Oct 30 2018 // Two people in Michigan face felony charges filed by the state’s attorney general for allegedly selling fraudulent insurance to customers. The charges are the result a joint investigation by the Child, Elder, and...
