All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 2 2021 // A Vermont man has been indicted on federal charges that he stole five Tesla vehicles, including one that burned on the ice of Lake Champlain, prosecutors say.Michael A. Gonzalez, 32, of Colchester, appeared in court Friday...
Sep 2 2021 // An accidental gas leak led to last week’s explosion at a Chandler strip mall print shop that left four men with serious burns, federal authorities said.Gabriel Pinon, a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol,...
Sep 1 2021 // A major California-based medical provider has agreed to pay a total of $90 million to settle allegations of Medicare fraud, officials said Monday.Sacramento-based Sutter Health, northern California’s largest hospital...
Aug 30 2021 // A Camarillo, California, insurance agent was arrested on Aug. 26 and charged with allegedly stealing more than $1 million from clients, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.Steven Franklin...
Aug 25 2021 // A Brooklyn, New York, man was charged for conspiring to defraud the IRS, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.Aleksander Zaretser is charged by indictment with conspiracy to defraud the IRS. He will be arraigned...
Aug 20 2021 // Six Maryland law enforcement officers are facing federal indictment for charges related to schemes to defraud financial institutions and insurance companies.A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging an...
Aug 17 2021 // A Norwood, Massachusetts, woman was arrested in connection with fraudulently receiving federal workers’ compensation benefits and disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA).Karen Nolan was...
Aug 16 2021 // The number of insurance fraud investigations in Minnesota in 2020 rose by 11% compared with 2019, according to the state’s primary law enforcement agency focused on white collar crime.The Minnesota Commerce Fraud...
Aug 16 2021 // The share of policyholders who filed a cyberattack claim jumped by 50% from the first half of 2020 compared to the first half of 2021, according to a new report by cyber insurer Coalition.An increasing number of attacks...
Aug 12 2021 // LONDON/SINGAPORE/HONG KONG – Hackers behind one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency heists have returned more than a third of $613 million in digital coins they stole, the company at the center of the hack said on...
Aug 9 2021 // A major Pennsylvania heavy equipment contractor entered no contest pleas to four theft counts and agreed to pay restitution of more than $20 million over allegations it illegally diverted pension money and other benefits...
Aug 6 2021 // A former Iowa insurance producer was recently sentenced after pleading guilty to an insurance fraud scheme.Dustin French of Red Oak, Iowa, pled guilty in July to one count of Theft 3rd Degree (Aggravated Misdemeanor). The...
Aug 6 2021 // A former mayor in West Virginia has pleaded guilty to stealing federal relief funds meant to rebuild his city after a massive 2016 flood.Ex-Richwood Mayor Bob Henry Baber, 70, pleaded guilty Monday in Nicholas County...
Aug 4 2021 // Communities across Texas are sharing $13.6 million in grant funding aimed at reducing and preventing motor vehicle crime in the state.The Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) grants provide support for...
Aug 4 2021 // A Lake Charles, Louisiana, orthopedic surgeon pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud conspiracy, the U.S. Justice Department reported.Robert Dale Bernauer Sr., 74, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to...
Aug 4 2021 // Frank Simplicio, 45, of Porter Ranch, Calif., was arraigned on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and perjury.A California Department of Insurance investigation revealed Simplicio allegedly claimed to be too injured...
Aug 4 2021 // As ransomware attacks are on the rise and cyber risks continue to mount, experts say there has been “a paradigm shift in cybersecurity enforcement.”That’s according to Matt Levine, a partner in Phillips...
Aug 4 2021 // U.S. crime alert app Citizen is launching its first paid feature, offering subscribers access to a live safety agent when they are in “stressful or uncertain situations.”Citizen uses crowd-sourced content and...
Aug 4 2021 // A former Boston Police Department auto repair technician has agreed to plead guilty to a scheme to embezzle more than $260,000 from the department in auto parts and supplies, federal prosecutors said.Bahram Gharony bought...
Aug 2 2021 // Jurors convicted suspended Georgia insurance commissioner Jim Beck on 37 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering and tax fraud charges.The jury needed about an hour and 20 minutes to return the guilty...