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CDI: 3 Charged with Auto Insurance Fraud, Forgery in California

Three Californians have been charged with multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and forgery for allegedly filing fraudulent insurance claims on a former employee’s policy and intercepting insurance checks to receive undeserved payouts. The California Department of Insurance reported that …

Accused of $211K Insurance Fraud, Arkansas Suspect Surrenders

An Arkansas insurance firm owner has surrendered to authorities on warrants in Pulaski County for felony insurance fraud, theft and forgery, the Arkansas Insurance Department announced. Joshua Eric Casada, owner of the Little Rock-based Casada Insurance Group, surrendered following an …

3 Licensed Producers Accused of Insurance Fraud Scheme in Louisiana

Two women in East Baton Rouge Parish have been served cease and desist orders by the Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Division investigators for allegedly fraudulently altering the vital information and beneficiary designation of insurance policies, submitting fraudulent policyholder information, …

Louisiana State Police Arrest 8 for Insurance Fraud, Staged Accidents

Louisiana State Police say eight people have been arrested in connection with an alleged insurance fraud scheme involving staged traffic crashes in Jefferson Davis Parish. A state police news release says the investigation began earlier this year. It found that …

Texas Insurance Agent Arrested in Scam Targeting Elderly Clients

A Lubbock, Texas-based insurance agent has been arrested on charges of defrauding elderly victims through an annuity scam. The Texas Department of Insurance reported that Joseph Allen Gaines was arrested last month on charges that he kept clients’ money that …

2 Charged with Insurance Fraud in Oklahoma Buried Truck Case

Two Oklahoma men accused of burying a pickup truck that was later reported stolen are now charged with insurance fraud. Arrest warrants have been issued for Robert Campbell II, 49, of Langley and Larry Ezell, 25, of Vinita, the Oklahoma …

North Carolina Couple Charged with Defrauding Insurance Company

A Fayetteville, North Carolina, couple is accused by authorities of trying to defraud an insurance company after submitting altered receipts for property they said was stolen. The Fayetteville Observer reports Maria Alta Bruno and Luidor Lamour, both 34, are charged …

Oklahoma City Man Charged with Insurance Fraud

Insurance fraud charges have been filed against an Oklahoma City man, the state attorney general’s office announced. Adam Lee McHolland is accused of filing a false insurance claim stating his motorcycle had been stolen. After submitting a proof of loss …

Three North Carolina Residents Accused of Insurance Fraud

The North Carolina Department of Insurance has arrested three residents –Anthony Bowen, 29, and Tracey Bowen, 49, of Jacksonville; and Kevin Donovan Reynolds, 25, of Durham –Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced. NCDOI criminal investigators accuse Anthony and Tracey Bowen and …

North Carolina Man Charged with 8 Counts of Insurance Fraud

A Raleigh, N.C., man has been charged with eight counts of insurance fraud, eight counts obtaining property by false pretense, four counts of attempting to obtain property by false pretense and four counts of providing a false statement on an …