All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 16 2018 // In forming a new task force to protect consumers from fraud, the Trump administration made clear that one of the greatest threats to the public is just emerging: red-hot markets for crypto coins.The inclusion of virtual...
Jul 16 2018 // The reward for information leading to the recovery of more than 260 artifacts stolen from the University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park decades ago has been increased from $15,000 to $20,000.Dr. Jim...
Jul 16 2018 // A Trinity, Fla., man has been sentenced to five years’ probation, with the first six months to be served on home detention, for making a false statement connected to his workers’ compensation benefits,...
Jul 16 2018 // A former Texas attorney is headed to prison on charges of insurance fraud and barratry for a scheme involving fraudulent lawsuits filed after hail storms, the Texas Department of Insurance announced.A Tarrant County judge...
Jul 16 2018 // A former Honolulu, Hawaii, police officer suspected of staging a home burglary pleaded guilty to two charges of insurance fraud related to the incident.Travis E. Copeland faces up to five years in prison for each count. He...
Jul 13 2018 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. recently announced that Marcos Ricoy of Harlingen, Texas and Enrique Colon of Deer Park, Texas, pleaded no contest to a felony charge of engaging in organized criminal activity involving...
Jul 13 2018 // A Florida man has been charged with assuming the identity of a New Jersey doctor to submit more than $1 million in fraudulent medical claims for services allegedly rendered at a Morris County medical center that, in...
Jul 12 2018 // A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty to stealing about $2.7 million from her former employer.Federal prosecutors say 57-year-old Debra Mulloy, of Milford, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to aggravated identity theft and wire...
Jul 12 2018 // The Albuquerque, New Mexico metropolitan statistical area (MSA) repeats as having the highest per capita auto theft rate in 2017, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) latest Hot Spots report.New...
Jul 12 2018 // When the high-end property development Lake Las Vegas collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis, 31 funds that helped finance the project lost a total of $540 million. But only one of them, Dallas-based hedge fund...
Jul 9 2018 // In a closely-watched case on insurance coverage in an age of expanding cyber risk, a federal appeals court in New York has upheld a lower court ruling that a commercial crime insurance policy covers wire transfer losses...
Jul 9 2018 // The reward for information leading to the recovery of more 260 artifacts stolen from the University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park decades ago has been increased from $15,000 to $20,000.Dr. Jim Knight,...
Jul 5 2018 // Investigators in San Marcos, Texas, say 20 people have been indicted for allegedly being part of a Texas crime ring that stole heavy equipment and sold the expensive items for cash or drugs.San Marcos police on July 3...
Jul 2 2018 // A former claims representative in West Des Moines, Iowa, has pleaded guilty to defrauding an insurance company, the Iowa Insurance Division reported.Cora Harrington entered a guilty plea on June 25, 2018 to Fraudulent...
Jul 2 2018 // A former Honolulu, Hawaii police officer suspected of staging a home burglary pleaded guilty to two charges of insurance fraud related to the incident.Travis E. Copeland pleaded guilty last week and faces up to five years...
Jul 2 2018 // A Travis County grand jury has indicted a Texas attorney on charges of workers’ compensation fraud for allegedly billing clients for services that were not provided, false billing and tampering with a government...
Jun 29 2018 // State Treasurer Denise Nappier announced Wednesday that 21 Connecticut Higher Education Trust college savings accounts were recently breached, resulting in more than $1.4 million in unauthorized withdrawals.Nappier said...
Jun 27 2018 // A chiropractor involved in a medical fraud ring that bilked nearly $4 million overall from several insurers is now headed to prison.John Langeraap received a three-year sentence Friday. The 39-year-old Sparta, N.J., man...
Jun 26 2018 // A former Texas attorney is headed to prison on charges of insurance fraud and barratry for a scheme involving fraudulent lawsuits filed after hail storms, the state insurance department announced.A Tarrant County judge...
Jun 26 2018 // A Vermont school district says $50,000 was stolen electronically from one of its bank accounts.Cindy Brownell, the board chair of the Pownal Elementary School District, says officials believe the theft occurred from...