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Cargo Thefts Up 59%, Misdirection Top Threat: CargoNet

Feb 2 2024 // There were 692 reported thefts of cargo across the United States and Canada in the third quarter of 2023, a 59% increase when compared to the third quarter of 2022, according to CargoNet.Similar to the second quarter of...

Southern California Topped List of Catalytic Converter Theft Claims

Feb 2 2024 // The Southern California regions of Los Angeles and Orange County are again the top spots for catalytic converter theft claims.The regions topped the list for the eighth consecutive quarter in a new report of markets for...

Officials Say California Family Arraigned for Auto Insurance Fraud Filed 40-Plus Claims

Feb 2 2024 // Shannon Ninio, 60, of North Hills was arraigned for insurance fraud after a California Department of Insurance investigation found she and her husband, Moshe Ninio, allegedly stole customers’ personal information and...

Former Washington Insurance Producer Pleads Guilty to Theft and Money Laundering

Feb 2 2024 // A Selah, Washington man pled guilty to first-degree theft and money laundering after an investigation by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigation Unit.Jason Eaton was sentenced to 60 days of...

Three in Miami Charged with Workers’ Comp Payroll Fraud

Jan 30 2024 // Three Miami-area construction labor suppliers have been charged with underreporting payroll and shorting their workers’ compensation insurers more than $220,000 in premiums.Juana Ledezma and Luis Ledezma, associated...

Jackie Robinson Statue Stolen From Kansas Park, Sparking Outrage and Police Search

Jan 29 2024 // WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A prized statue of Jackie Robinson was stolen from a public park in Kansas, spurring a police search Friday and outrage across the city of Wichita.The statue honors the first player to break Major...

North Korean-Linked Hackers Are Targeting Crypto Platforms More But Stealing Less

Jan 29 2024 // The number of North Korean-linked hacks of cryptocurrency platforms rose to a record high in 2023, though the actual amount of funds stolen dropped around 40%, a report Wednesday from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis...

Home Surveillance Video Leads to Arrests for Fraud in Alleged Staged Auto Collision

Jan 25 2024 // A home surveillance video camera helped lead investigators to five Southern California residents for allegedly staging an auto collision to collect an insurance payout.Each defendant has been charged with one felony count...

Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Arson and Insurance Fraud Scheme

Jan 23 2024 // An Illinois man admitted guilt in federal court last week for his involvement in a scheme to commit arson on residential properties and collect fraudulent insurance benefits.Rufis A. Jefferson, 47, of Venice, Illinois,...

Vans, Dickies Owner VF Corp: Data of 35.5M Consumers Stolen in Recent Cyberattack

Jan 23 2024 // Apparel and footwear company VF Corp. disclosed last week that the personal data of about 35.5 million consumers were stolen as part of a December 2023 cyberattack.According to a Jan. 18 filing with the U.S. Securities and...

Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud

Jan 22 2024 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Kansas man has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud. Cloise Allen, age 46, pled guilty in the District Court of Sedgwick County to one...

Trudeau to Hold National Summit in Response to Canada’s Massive Spike in Auto Thefts

Jan 22 2024 // Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is holding a summit next month to coordinate a national response to a massive spike in auto thefts across Canada in recent years.Toronto, Canada’s largest city, has...

Western U.S. States Had Among Highest Car Theft Rates, Report Shows

Jan 22 2024 // A new report shows Colorado has the most car thefts, while populous California made the top 10 list.The report’s authors analyzed data from the FBI’s Crime Data Explorer, which showed the amount of motor...

Trends in Auto Thefts Add to Rising Claim Costs

Jan 22 2024 // Vehicle theft rates continue to put pressure on the personal auto insurance market.CCC Intelligent Solutions said in its year-end report that the number of vehicle thefts in the U.S. increased 2% in the first half of 2023...

Man Pleads Guilty to One of New York’s Biggest No-Fault Insurance Frauds Ever

Jan 22 2024 // A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to orchestrating an estimated $70 million fraud targeting no-fault automobile insurance companies in New York.U.S. Attorney Damian Williams reported that Bradley Pierre of Closter, N.J.,...

Iowa Man Sentenced for Disaster-Related Insurance Fraud

Jan 18 2024 // An Iowa man was sentence last week to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to crimes of insurance fraud.Timothy Daryle Sletten, age 32, of Marshalltown, was sentenced on January 11, 2024. The charges against Sletten...

Texas Woman Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Jan 17 2024 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently reported that a Travis County district court sentenced Ruth Castilleja of Baytown, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Castilleja reported an on-the-job...

Former Finance Manager of WV Disaster Assistance Sentenced to 3 Years for Theft

Jan 16 2024 // CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former finance manager of a nonprofit organization that assists West Virginia disaster victims was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in prison for the theft of $871,000 from the...

Alabama City Councilman Charged With Insurance Fraud

Jan 16 2024 // Alabama authorities last week charged a city councilman with insurance fraud, alleging that he falsely claimed he had purchased a BMW vehicle. Derrick Griffin, a councilman in Prichard, next to Mobile, was indicted by a...

New York Seeks $370 Million in Damages in Trump’s Civil Fraud Trial

Jan 9 2024 // New York state lawyers increased their request for penalties to over $370 million Friday in Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial. He retorted, “They should pay me.”The exchange came as lawyers for...