All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 29 2011 // An article on the Lloyd’s of London web site notes that while millions of people have been out an about shopping this holiday season, “an increasing number are choosing to shop from the comfort of their homes...
Dec 28 2011 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission won a delay in its securities fraud lawsuit against Citigroup Inc, as the regulator tries to appeal a judge’s decision to reject its $285 million settlement with the...
Dec 27 2011 // This judge’s rulings, for better or worse, are poetic justice because they’re in verse.A state Supreme Court justice known for opinions written in rhyme has done it again, producing six pages of verse last...
Dec 22 2011 // Allstate Insurance Company is seeking to recover $6.3 million against 83 New York area defendants in its seventh insurance fraud lawsuit of 2011.The complaint, filed under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations...
Dec 21 2011 // Gov. Rick Scott wants lawmakers to fix a pair of auto and property insurance issues that are costing Floridians hundreds of millions of dollars but have eluded resolution for more than a decade.The issue facing the largest...
Dec 19 2011 // A Coos Bay, Ore. company and its owner accused of defrauding the U.S. government by supplying defective and counterfeit aircraft parts have been indicted on fraud and money laundering charges.A grand jury named Kustom...
Dec 19 2011 // The chief executive of a company allegedly selling fraudulent health insurance says he is fully cooperating with the Illinois Department of Insurance to resolve the matter.Donald Chew, president and CEO of ReAssurance...
Dec 16 2011 // Have you ever wondered how modern-day fire departments began? Or why agents buy E&O coverage? What about when the first business owners policy launched? These are just a few questions that Insurance Journal and Claims...
Dec 16 2011 // In 2011, ClaimsJournal.com readers took an interest in weather-related matters and educational articles on issues impacting claims handling, fraud and bedbugs. Three articles on insurance and television were among the top...
Dec 15 2011 // A New Hampshire man admits he committed insurance application fraud for reinstating his policy and then filing a claim for a fire-damaged woodchopper. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office says Jason Joyce of...
Dec 14 2011 // Difficult economic times like these are always accompanied by an increase in employee fraud claims. While most employees are honest and trustworthy burdened by financial stress, otherwise honest employees may be tempted to...
Dec 14 2011 // Attorney General Kamala D. Harris on Wednesday announced the creation of the eCrime Unit, staffed with Department of Justice attorneys and investigators, and charged with identifying and prosecuting identity theft crimes,...
Dec 14 2011 // Four people will spend five years on probation after being convicted of pocketing money from Gulf oil spill claims.The Press-Register reported that U.S. District Judge William Steele also ordered the four to pay back money...
Dec 13 2011 // As few as 12 different Chinese groups, largely backed or directed by the government there, do the bulk of the China-based cyberattacks stealing critical data from U.S. companies and government agencies, according to U.S....
Dec 12 2011 // Frank Sztuk of Hanover Insurance was elected co-chair of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud at the public-interest group’s annual membership meeting last week.Sztuk is Hanover’s National Special...
Dec 12 2011 // New York State Department of Financial Services announced last week that 18 people in 13 New York counties have been arrested on workers’ comp fraud charges.These arrests were the result of joint investigations led...
Dec 9 2011 // Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has charged two men with workers’ compensation fraud and announced a guilty plea from woman who was previously charged.Charlie Jones, 45, of Norman faces one count of...
Dec 8 2011 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s top lawyer says the state has evidence that nearly two dozen state workers fraudulently applied for federal food assistance after the remnants of Hurricane Irene hit...
Dec 7 2011 // Kyson Johnson, Texas’ only dedicated insurance fraud prosecutor, has been named 2011 Prosecutor of the Year by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud.Johnson was honored for his successful record in prosecuting...
Dec 6 2011 // A former Baton Rouge, La., man who once faked his death to elude authorities must remain in custody until more hearings in his case.The Advocate reports that Milton Windsor Harris appeared before U.S. Magistrate Christine...