January 4, 2023
Previously licensed California bail agent and insurance producer Sean Wilczak, 29, was arraigned in Santa Barbara County Superior Court on three felony counts of grand theft for allegedly stealing $25,000 from three bail clients. The California Department of Insurance initiated …
December 9, 2022
Francis Okyere, 70, a previously licensed insurance agent in Westlake Village, California, was sentenced this week after pleading no contest to 17 felony counts of identity theft and grand theft by false pretenses. A California Department of Insurance investigation reportedly …
November 22, 2022
An Everett, Washington, man reportedly caught remodeling homes while claiming he was too injured to work has been charged with felony theft in a workers’ compensation fraud case. Terry Lee Dawson, 62, is accused of stealing more than $55,000 in …
November 10, 2022
Circle K’s deal with Green Thumb Industries to sell cannabis at some of its Florida gasoline retail locations may be a sign the industry has finally crossed any remaining mainstream barriers. Green Thumb CEO Ben Kovler told Bloomberg the deal …
September 20, 2022
A woman has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $3 million in restitution for embezzling money from a Mississippi State University sorority. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that Betty Jane Cadle, …
June 1, 2022
An Arizona man was facing multiple theft charges last week after detectives found more than 1,200 catalytic converters packed into a storage unit, a case that highlights a national surge in thefts of the pricy auto parts that play a …
February 14, 2022
Georgia authorities are investigating what may be an Atlanta-based theft ring that has stolen more than two dozen moving trucks, swiping families’ entire belongings in the process. Some of the victims were en route to new homes and reported that …
February 4, 2022
Six people have been arrested in North Carolina for their roles in a theft ring in which package delivery drivers traded packages for drugs, police said. WGHP -TV reported that Eden police launched an investigation after they received a tip …
December 16, 2021
A former Maryland public adjuster has been sentenced for theft and insurance fraud. Tashoia Starr Grant, of Street, Maryland, was sentenced on two counts of theft scheme with a value between $10,000 but less than $100,000, and two counts of …
November 2, 2021
A Connecticut woman has been charged with larceny after police say she stole nearly $600,000 from her husband and convinced him he had Alzheimer’s disease in an attempt to hide her actions. Police said the 63-year-old woman forged documents over …