Fake Claims, Price Gouging, Bogus Contractors: How Fraudsters Steal Disaster Aid August 23, 2019 By Natalie Anderson, Jake Goodrick and Peter Nicieja As the scale and frequency of major disasters escalate, millions of dollars in federal, state and insurance payments intended for...
Judge Allows New Jersey Case Against Drugmaker to Advance October 5, 2018 A New Jersey court is allowing most of the state’s lawsuit against the maker of OxyContin to move forward. Superior...
New Jersey Man Charged with Insurance Fraud, Theft by Deception June 26, 2017 A Middlesex County, N.J., man has been charged with insurance fraud and theft by deception for allegedly impersonating his deceased...
13 New York City Workers Arrested in $500K Insurance Fraud Scheme December 15, 2016 Thirteen current and former New York City employees have been arrested in a $500,000 insurance fraud scheme. Authorities say 10...
Federal Government Sues Florida Ambulance Service over $28M in False Claims June 18, 2015 The federal government is suing a Jacksonville ambulance service over alleged false billing and other schemes. The Florida Times-Union reports...
Guilty Plea in $2M Slip-and-Fall Scam at Houston Home Décor Store February 19, 2015 An ex-worker at a Houston home decor store has pleaded guilty in a $2 million insurance scam in which customers...
Ohio Woman Convicted in Arson-for-Insurance Case August 19, 2014 A Youngstown, Ohio, woman has been convicted of setting fire to a rental property in order to collect insurance money,...