Fraud Roundup

Still Feeling the Burn

Darlene Nancy Berdeaux, 41, of Ventura, was arrested last month in connection with claims she filed after burning her hand...

Three Amigos Face Fraud

Following a two-year investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch, investigators arrested three Sacramento residents-John Michael...

Gambled on His Future

John Blanton Breland of Lodi pled guilty to four felony counts last month in San Joaquin Superior Court. The 52-year-old...

Stretching More than Muscles

Investigators with the CDI Investigations Branch have filed charges against Sue Whisenhunt of Camino for insurance fraud, grand theft and...

Friends Until the End’

Following an investigation by the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch and the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, Mirna Angelica Alfaro was...

Penalty Flag on the Field

The CDI is looking into allegations of premium theft, embezzlement and other violations connected with the Redwood City, Calif.-based Wersching...

In Over His Head

Johnny Brocktune Lew of Stockton, Calif., was sentenced to seven years and four months in state prison for plotting an...

Truth Gets Flushed Down the Drain

A joint investigation by the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, the Insurance Fraud Unit and...

Not a Real Team Player

California Insurance Commissioner Harry Low revoked the license of former insurance agent Raymond Michael Graney, who did business as Team...

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