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Former California Insurance Agent Arrested for Theft, Operating Fraudulent Agency

Sep 5 2022 // Francis Okyere, 70, a previously licensed insurance agent in Westlake Village, California, was arrested in relation to a scheme that involved him allegedly stealing multiple victims’ identities and using them to open...

Paper Finds Employers Increasingly Willing to Hire Workers With Criminal Records

Sep 2 2022 // Newswise — A new paper in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that many American businesses are willing to hire workers with criminal records. Such companies become even...

Five Men Charged in Multi-State Catalytic Converter Theft Scheme

Aug 29 2022 // U.S. District Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery in Connecticut announced the unsealing of a nine-count indictment that charges five men with federal offenses related to their participation in a stolen catalytic converter...

Texas Barbecue Owner, Manager Indicted in $350,000 Workers’ Fraud Scheme

Aug 26 2022 // The owner of an East Austin, Texas restaurant and her manager have been indicted and summoned to appear in Travis County District Court for their alleged role in a $350,000 workers’ compensation fraud scheme.Allison...

Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to FEMA Fraud

Aug 22 2022 // Schshinetia Anderson, age 44, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, pled guilty on August 11, 2022 to FEMA fraud announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced before the Honorable Mary Ann...

Iowa Man Charged in Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme

Aug 22 2022 // Thomas Stephanie, age 46, of Washington, Iowa, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud...

Former California Insurance Agent Arrested for Theft, Operating Fraudulent Agency

Aug 19 2022 // Francis Okyere, 70, a previously licensed insurance agent in Westlake Village, California, was arrested in relation to a scheme that involved him allegedly stealing multiple victims’ identities and using them to open...

Alleged Head of California Auto Insurance Fraud Crew Arraigned on 39 Felony Counts

Aug 15 2022 // Branden Heywood, 30, of Chino, California was arraigned on 39 felony counts of insurance fraud after an investigation found he allegedly acted as the leader of a “paper collision” ring to collect more than...

Wife of Former Texas Trucking Magnate Charged in Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme

Aug 12 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced last week that Francis Hall, the former co-owner of Bill Hall Jr. Trucking turned herself into Bexar County authorities. There had...

North Dakota Resident Charged in ATV Insurance Fraud Scheme

Aug 11 2022 // The Cass County, North Dakota State’s Attorney’s office, in conjunction with the North Dakota Insurance Department, have brought charges against a resident of Cass County for committing insurance fraud.Paul...

Miami PT Clinic Managers Convicted in Insurance Fraud Scheme

Aug 10 2022 // A Miami woman now living in North Carolina is awaiting sentencing after she was convicted of paying kickbacks and defrauding insurers of more than $34 million for physical therapy services that were never provided.A...

Surveillance, Posts Lead to Arrest of California Mechanic for Workers’ Comp Fraud

Aug 5 2022 // Richard James McGee, 47, of San Bernardino, California, was arraigned today on two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud after a California Department of Insurance investigation found he allegedly...

State Farm Alleges $2.6M Auto Insurance Fraud by New Jersey Chiropractors, Doctors

Aug 5 2022 // Insurer State Farm is fighting what it says is a fraudulent medical scheme that has been exploiting New Jersey’s personal injury protection (PIP) benefits law since 2014.The insurer is seeking to recover $2.6 million...

U.S. Crypto Company Nomad Hit by $190 Million Theft

Aug 3 2022 // U.S. crypto firm Nomad has been hit by a $190 million theft, blockchain researchers said on Tuesday, the latest such heist to hit the digital asset sector this year.Nomad said in a tweet that it was “aware of the...

Connecticut Law Focuses on Teens Charged With Repeat Motor Vehicle Thefts

Jul 25 2022 // Connecticut has updated its criminal justice laws to speed up law enforcement’s responses when young people are charged with repeated motor vehicle theft and other crimes.Gov. Ned Lamont has signed the bipartisan law...

Inside Out: How Exit Crime, Insider Threats Are Creating Challenges for Insurers

Jul 20 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvThere has been a lot of talk about how insurance companies are increasingly falling victim to outside cyber attacks, but the risk of insider threats can be just as scary and perhaps a little...

Fireman’s Fund on Hook for Criminal Defense Costs for ‘Lottery Lawyer’

Jul 15 2022 // As the criminal trial of a New York lawyer charged with bilking lottery winners out of millions of dollars got underway this week in a federal court in Brooklyn, one insurer was likely watching closely as it will be...

Actress Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud in California

Jul 12 2022 // Q’Orianka Kilcher, 32, of North Hollywood, has been charged with two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud.An investigation by the California Department of Insurance reportedly found Kilcher...

Iowa Man Charged With Insurance Fraud

Jul 11 2022 // Stephen Allen Allgood Jr., age 33, of Eddyville, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud...

Vermont Man Facing Murder, Insurance Fraud Charges Seeks Release From Custody

Jul 8 2022 // The Vermont man charged with killing his mother at sea in a plot to inherit millions of dollars has asked a federal court to authorize his release from custody pending trial.The attorneys for Nathan Carman filed a motion...