# Dallas To Get Its Own Fraud Prosecutor

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The Texas Department of Insurance has a new plan to crack down on fraud.

On Thursday morning, the TDI announced it is working with the Dallas County District Attorney‘s Office to fund a special prosecutor, dedicated to insurance fraud cases.

Experts say insurance fraud is the second most profitable crime after drug trafficking.

"Just last year, of cases that we referred across the state of Texas, we obtained 69 convictions of persons for committing insurance fraud and the courts levied an amount totaling $13 million in restitution," said Dennis Pompa of TDI.

As part of a conference, local, state and federal industry investigators discussed the latest fraud schemes and ways to crack down on them.

Sources:
- News 8 Austin (http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/?ArID=96466&SecID=2)