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NC Insurance Broker Sentenced to Five Years in Long-running Tax Scheme

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a North Carolina insurance agent to five years in prison for his role in a decade-long scheme that created fraudulent tax shelters and cheated the U.S. government of more than $22 million in tax …

Former Agent Sentenced to 15 Years in ‘FastLife’ Scheme. Spent Funds on Insurance

A former Sarasota insurance agent and financial advisor has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for what prosecutors said was a scheme to defraud elderly residents out of $6 million. Phillip Roy Wasserman, 67, was convicted of fraud charges …

Carolina Insurance Agent Charged with ID Theft, Taking out Secret Life Policy

North Carolina authorities have charged a Charlotte-area insurance agent with identity theft after he reportedly took out a life insurance policy without the man’s knowledge. Derek Urban Ezzell, 56, a multi-lines producer in Concord, submitted an insurance application in the …