All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 27 2017 // North Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread said an insurance fraud charge has been filed against Joshua Kadrmas, of Mandan, ND.The department’s report stated that Kadrmas indicated to his insurance company that he hit...
Jul 26 2017 // A Decatur, Ill., independent insurance agent has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for defrauding his clients, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois reported.Chief U.S. District...
Jul 25 2017 // Two officials with Team Work Ready (TWR), with chiropractic and physical therapy clinics in Texas and Louisiana, have been sentenced for defrauding the federal Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs and United...
Jul 25 2017 // A 59-year-old Mississippi woman has been indicted on criminal charges, with prosecutors saying she lied when she reported falling at a Walmart store. State Attorney General Jim Hood said Friday that Dianne Bullock of...
Jul 24 2017 // A new study published in the July issue of the Journal of Urban Economics finds that contrary to popular belief, medical marijuana dispensaries (MMDs) reduce crime in their immediate areas.In the study, “Going to...
Jul 20 2017 // A Philadelphia Fire Department captain has been arrested and charged with insurance fraud.Court records show 43-year-old Yolanda Stallings, of Philadelphia, Penn., was arrested June 27 and charged with various offenses...
Jul 20 2017 // A Kentucky attorney is facing charges in federal court that he defrauded clients out of their insurance settlements for $550,000.The U.S. Attorney’s office in Louisville says James Grant King allegedly committed...
Jul 19 2017 // A former Pennsylvania attorney who defrauded dozens of homeowners out of more than $69,000 has been sentenced to two years in prison. Forty-eight-year-old Susan Kevra-Shiner, who owned a company in Avoca that sold...
Jul 17 2017 // Police in North Carolina say they have identified a suspect that may have stolen 2,000 pounds of pet food from an animal rescue organization.The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that on June 26 someone broke into a storage...
Jul 14 2017 // Starr Companies has launched an enhanced crime & fidelity endorsement expanding coverage for fraudulent impersonation losses.According to Brian Inselberg, senior vice president, Financial Lines, the enhanced coverage...
Jul 14 2017 // A Connecticut woman who stole more than $250,000 from her Massachusetts employer even as he struggled with dementia and cancer has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison.Angela Craig was sentenced Tuesday in U.S....
Jul 13 2017 // A new study published in the July issue of the Journal of Urban Economics finds that contrary to popular belief, medical marijuana dispensaries (MMDs) reduce crime in their immediate areas.In the study, “Going to...
Jul 12 2017 // FBI officials said the state’s attacks are a small percentage of the nearly 300,000 cyberattacks tracked nationwide in 2016. But agency officials said Arkansas is seeing more complex attacks, including cyberattacks...
Jul 12 2017 // A.M. Best has revised its outlook to negative from stable for Country-Wide Insurance Company, a family-owned auto insurance company based in New York, N.Y.A.M. Best also affirmed Country-Wide’s Financial Strength...
Jul 11 2017 // Contractors and vendors owed millions of dollars after the owner and president of a Vermont ski resort were accused of massive fraud will soon see their bills paid.The Caledonian Record reports the federal receiver...
Jul 10 2017 // A Pennsylvania doctor has surrendered to federal authorities to spend up to seven years in prison for his part in an insurance fraud scheme involving a defunct drug laboratory.Fifty-five-year-old John Johnson, of...
Jun 28 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has posted a report from the Rand Corp. with recommendations to prevent fraud in the workers’ compensation system.The Department of Industrial Relations last...
Jun 28 2017 // A former executive for a national construction company who, federal prosecutors say, stole $4.5 million from her employer and spent it on expensive cars and restaurant meals has been sentenced.Forty-six-year-old Wendy...
Jun 26 2017 // A Middlesex County, N.J., man has been charged with insurance fraud and theft by deception for allegedly impersonating his deceased mother to obtain cheaper renters insurance under her senior-discounted policy and for...
Jun 22 2017 // Six men have been charged in two separate cattle thefts at a Florida pasture, and authorities are trying to find eight missing cows.Polk County Sheriff’s officials say four cows and four calves were stolen in April...