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#1 Lawsuit Alleges Farm Bureau Financial Concealed Fraudulent Activities

Nov 24 2025 // Two former top investigators for Farm Bureau Financial Services are suing the company for fraud, racketeering and wrongful termination.The lawsuit alleges the insurer’s management group knew of fraudulent activity...

#2 Louisiana Man Arrested in Extensive Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme

Nov 17 2025 // A Monroe, Louisiana man has been arrested following an investigation into a suspected staged-crash and insurance fraud scheme, the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced.Adrian Sampson, 21, is charged with 49...

#3 Applied Systems, Comulate Spar Over Trade Secret Theft Allegations

Dec 4 2025 // Competitors in the insurance technology market are now warring through litigation, with each company bringing hard-hitting allegations against the other.Late last month, insurance software provider Applied Systems sued...

#4 MIT Grad Brothers Fraud Jury Unable to Reach a Verdict

Nov 10 2025 // A jury was unable to reach a verdict in the fraud trial of two brothers, both recently graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who were accused of stealing roughly $25 million in cryptocurrency from...

#5 Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud

Nov 18 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Johnson county man has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud.Macario Butler, age 28, pleaded guilty on November 7, 2025 in Johnson County...

#6 Construction Firm Owner Pleads Guilty to $600K Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Dec 4 2025 // The owner of an iron and erection construction company was sentenced this week for underreporting payroll to avoid paying $600,000 in workers’ compensation policy premiums.According to Nassau County District Attorney...

#7 Trafigura Lawyers Claim Gupta Had History of Fraud Before Alleged $600M Nickel Scam

Nov 26 2025 // Trafigura lawyers accused Prateek Gupta of having had a history of fraudulent dealings before he allegedly organized a $600 million metals scam with the commodity group, as the Indian businessman gave evidence for the...

#8 ICT and State Farm Launch Campaign to Combat Rising Vehicle Theft in Texas

Nov 25 2025 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) and State Farm are partnering for the 2025 Lock It Down! campaign—an ongoing statewide effort to reduce motor vehicle theft, burglary, and fraud-related crime.This year’s...

#9 Four Indicted for Roles in New Jersey Home Invasion, Auto Theft Ring

Nov 10 2025 // New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) reported that four men were charged in a 61-count indictment for their respective roles in an auto theft and home invasion ring.The...

#10 Insurance Fraud in UK Topped £1B in 2024, With Motor Scams Causing 53% of Claims

Nov 26 2025 // Insurers in the UK detected £1.16 billion (US$1.5 billion) worth of fraudulent insurance claims in 2024 – a 2% increase from £1.14 billion reported during the previous year, according to the Association British...

#11 Four Convicted of Collision Fraud Involving a Rideshare Driver in California

Dec 3 2025 // Four people were convicted of felony insurance fraud and assault for faking an auto collision that involved a rideshare driver in San Bernardino, California.According to the California Department of Insurance, two of the...

#12 Missouri AG Secures $60K Restitution Judgment in Roofing Fraud Case

Dec 1 2025 // Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced last month that her office obtained a final consent judgment and permanent injunction against Xcel Roofing of Kansas City, LLC, and its owner, James Patrick Harding,...

#13 Nevada Governor Signs Sweeping Crime Bill as State Seeks to Boost Tourism

Dec 4 2025 // Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed his sweeping crime package into law over the weekend that will help revive a unique court program that barred offenders of some crimes from the Las Vegas Strip and will stiffen penalties for...

#14 Director Pleads Guilty to Fraud Over Fake Plane Parts Sales

Dec 2 2025 // The director of a company at the center of a probe into the sale of counterfeit plane parts pleaded guilty to a charge of fraudulent trading.AOG Technics Ltd.’s director, Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, appeared at...