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#1 Defense Expert at New York Trump Trial Testifies He Sees No Evidence of Fraud

Dec 11 2023 // Former President Donald Trump returned to his civil fraud trial last Thursday to spotlight his defense, renewing his complaints that the case is baseless and heaping praise on an accounting professor`s testimony that...

#2 Alex Murdaugh Gets 27 Years Added to Prison Time for $12M Theft From Clients

Nov 29 2023 // For years, South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh looked his anguished clients in the eyes and promised to help them with their medical bills, their suffering or simply to survive. Then he stole most, if not all, of what he...

#3 How One Florida Engineer Charged Others With Fraudulent Insurance Reports, Testimony

Sep 3 2024 // He’s been called a “do-gooder,” a “troublemaker” and a whistleblower. And he may be the best friend the Florida property insurance industry has.A mechanical engineer based in Edgewater, George...

#4 How Cybercriminals Are Using Wyoming Shell Companies for Global Hacks

Dec 12 2023 // Somali reporter Abdalle Ahmed Mumin was doubly distressed when he heard that a colleague had been abducted by masked gunmen at the University of Mogadishu on the morning of Aug. 17.A fellow journalist was missing and Mumin...

#5 How Technology is Combating Insurance Fraud

Feb 19 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.We recently wrote in great detail about the different types of insurance fraud, including how to go about committing each type (just for informational purposes, of...

#6 Here Are Details of Trafigura’s Suit Against Businessman Gupta in Alleged Nickel Fraud

Dec 6 2023 // Indian businessman Prateek Gupta asked a London judge on Tuesday to lift an order freezing his personal and business assets, alleging that commodity trader Trafigura failed to disclose full information when it sought the...

#7 Florida Authorities Charge 4 in Fraudulent Roof Claims, Issue Warrant for Contractor

Dec 4 2023 // Florida authorities have announced the arrest of four people in connection with an alleged scheme to deliberately damage roofs in order to qualify them for insurance claims. And another contractor well known to insurers...

#8 US DOJ Slaps Criminal Fines on UK Brokers Tysers and H.W. Wood for Bribery

Dec 5 2023 // The US Department of Justice has slapped criminal penalties on UK reinsurance brokers Tysers Insurance Brokers Ltd. and H.W. Wood Ltd. as a result of their participation “in a corrupt scheme to pay bribes to...

#9 North Carolina Insurance Agent Can’t Appeal Sentence in $700,000 Fraud

Dec 13 2023 // A former North Carolina insurance agent who pleaded guilty to defrauding trucking company clients and a premium finance company of hundreds of thousands of dollars cannot challenge her sentence and restitution order, a...

#10 Alleged Leader of Multi-State Auto Fraud Ring Arrested in Florida After 4 Years in Hiding

Nov 29 2023 // A Washington State man, on the lam for four years and wanted in connection with $6 million in auto insurance fraud schemes and staged accidents across the country, has been arrested in Florida.The U.S. Marshals Service...

#11 Former Jacksonville Jaguars Financial Manager Accused of Stealing $22M from Team

Dec 8 2023 // JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former financial manager for the Jacksonville Jaguars has been accused of stealing more than $22 million from the franchise through its virtual credit card program between 2019 and 2023,...

#12 Sotheby’s, Russians, Theft: Insurer Must Defend in High-End Miami Realty Suit

Feb 23 2024 // In the glittering world of high-end south Florida real estate, One Sotheby’s International Realty is known as one of the biggest players in the market. This month, the firm is handling the rental of NBA superstar...

#13 How to Commit Insurance Fraud (Without Even Trying)

Jan 4 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.A licensed life insurance agent went door-to-door, posing as a Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) employee. According to consumer complaints that the...

#14 Vintage Ferrari Owners’ Favorite Mechanic Charged With Theft, Fraud

Apr 11 2024 // Few mechanics post photos of themselves on Venetian canals, brag about buying $30,000 artworks or frequent the George V Hotel in Paris and Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.But this was the life Donnie Callaway portrayed via...

#15 Former St. Louis Alderman Indicted in Insurance Fraud Case Charged With Lying to Police About Carjacking Incident

Nov 27 2023 // ST. LOUIS (AP) – A former St. Louis alderman indicted in a fraud case was charged with lying to police about getting carjacked last year, authorities said.Brandon Bosley was charged Wednesday with one misdemeanor count...

#16 MLB, Formula 1 Face Fraud Suits for Promoting FTX Cryptocurrency

Nov 28 2023 // FTX investors suing the cryptocurrency exchange’s celebrity promoters for allegedly helping to facilitate an $11 billion fraud have some new targets, including Major League Baseball, Formula 1 racing and...

#17 GEICO Charges New York Pharmacy, Medical Clinics With $3.7M in Prescription Fraud

Dec 12 2023 // Insurance company GEICO has filed suit against a New York pharmacy and five medical clinics and their owners alleging they perpetrated a fraudulent scheme under the New York no-fault auto insurance system by submitting...

#18 Murdaugh Sentenced to 40 Years for Stealing Insurance, Other Funds from Clients, Firm

Apr 3 2024 // CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit he used to wear, shuffled into a courtroom Monday in South Carolina and was sentenced to 40 years in federal...

#19 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...

#20 New York AG, Trump Attorneys Agree to Changes in $175M Bond in Civil Fraud Case

Apr 23 2024 // Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and the New York attorney general on Monday agreed to changes in the terms of the $175 million surety bond Trump secured with Knight Specialty Insurance Co. (KSIC).Attorney General...