All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Oct 26 2017 // A Massachusetts company and three individuals have been indicted in Texas for organized crime activity related to workers’ compensation fraud, the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’...
Oct 24 2017 // An unlicensed contractor from Fort Myers, Fla., has been arrested after he was found to be conducting subpar roof repairs and operating without insurance in the wake of Hurricane Irma.Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis...
Oct 23 2017 // Authorities have arrested three people after a burglary at a southern West Virginia coal company.Wyoming County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Jimmy White tells The Register-Herald the department heard two masked people were...
Oct 23 2017 // Marsh announced the appointment of Dr. Jamie Saunders as a strategic adviser on cyber risk management within its UK specialist cyber security and risk team, part of the firm’s Client Advisory Services division....
Oct 18 2017 // The state that long has been home of the American auto industry also long has taken a unique approach to auto insurance. The Great Lake state is the only one in the country that requires auto insurance policies to pay...
Oct 18 2017 // Police records show there has been an unprecedented spike in gun thefts in Kansas City, Missouri.The number of annual firearms thefts sharply increased between 2015 and 2016, according to police data obtained by the Kansas...
Oct 16 2017 // Minnesota chiropractor and two co-defendants have been convicted by a federal jury for their roles in an insurance fraud conspiracy, state Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman announced.Chiropractor Preston Ellard Forthun,...
Oct 16 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended three more medical providers from participating in the state’s workers’ comp system, bringing the total number of providers suspended this...
Oct 16 2017 // An Arkansas woman has been sentenced to three years of probation, a fine and court costs after pleading guilty to her role in a staged automobile accident in 2016 involving a U-Haul rental.The Arkansas Insurance Department...