All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 22 2017 // The Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended nine more medical providers from participating in California’s workers’ compensation system, bringing the total number of providers suspended this year...
Nov 22 2017 // A man, his ex-wife and two sons are accused of burning down two West Virginia homes and pocketing over $550,000 in insurance claims.The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports 66-year-old Windel Lester, his ex-wife, 41-year-old...
Nov 20 2017 // Directors and officers (D&O) insurance has faced major losses in recent years, due in part, to what some call a significant increase in shareholder securities class action lawsuits. But a slew of new judicial...
Nov 20 2017 // Hani Abujudeh, 55, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., the reputed leader of an auto insurance fraud scheme, was sentenced to six years in state prison.Abujudeh was sentenced earlier this month for his involvement with a scheme...
Nov 16 2017 // Federal prosecutors say a Delaware woman charged with transferring more than $6 million from the operating account of the financial services company where she worked into her own bank accounts over several years deserves...
Nov 16 2017 // A certified public accountant (CPA) in Georgia has been arrested and charged with insurance fraud by Special Fraud Investigators from the Georgia Department of Insurance (GADOI), according to a statement from Georgia...
Nov 15 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended 12 more medical providers from participating in California’s workers’ comp system, bringing the total number of providers suspended this year...
Nov 13 2017 // A federal grand jury in Houston has returned a, indictment against three people, including two siblings, charging them with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, kickbacks and money laundering connected with an alleged federal...
Nov 9 2017 // The “remorseless” growth of cyber crime is leading to 4,000 ransom attacks a day and gangs’ technological capability now threatens critical parts of the financial sector, the head of Europol said on...
Nov 8 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended 21 more medical providers from participating in California’s workers’ comp system, bringing the total number of providers suspended this year...
Nov 6 2017 // Hani Abujudeh, 55, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., the reputed leader of an auto insurance fraud scheme, was sentenced to six years in state prison.Abujudeh was sentenced for his involvement with a scheme in which he filed...
Nov 6 2017 // A New York man who had an ownership stake in 11 fried chicken restaurants in the Boston, Mass., area has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for tax, insurance and immigration fraud. Federal prosecutors say...
Nov 3 2017 // A 63-year-old man faces prison time for fraud, forgery and other illegal activities at the two car dealerships he operated in western New York.Richard Giza, of Lancaster, has pleaded guilty in Erie County Court to grand...
Nov 2 2017 // Nebraska judge has sentenced a former insurance agent to at least six years in prison for bilking clients out of nearly $160,000, saying he felt “heartsick” for the victims.The Lincoln Journal Star reports the...
Nov 2 2017 // A Virginia woman who faked her own death in connection with an elaborate fraud scheme has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and fraud charges.Forty-nine-year-old Alexandra Hatcher entered the guilty plea on Tuesday and...
Nov 1 2017 // Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman says fraudsters have been operating a large-scale fraud scheme in the state using a fake insurance agency as a cover.The commerce department said recently that it has received...
Nov 1 2017 // After Superstorm Sandy flooded the first floor of his New Jersey home with 4 feet of water, Rich Bindell shelled out tens of thousands of dollars to a contractor he knew was approved by the state and had done other work in...
Oct 30 2017 // 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...
Oct 27 2017 // Federal prosecutors say a man will spend less than a year in prison for his role in an insurance scam involving staged car crashes in eastern Connecticut.Jonas Joseph was sentenced Wednesday in New Haven federal court to...
Oct 26 2017 // Acting United States Attorney Brit Featherston has established a Disaster Fraud Task Force in the Eastern District of Texas comprised of local, state, and federal agencies to combat hurricane Harvey related disaster fraud...