Virginia: 383 Arrests Made for Insurance Fraud, Related Offenses in 2012

The Virginia State Police Insurance Fraud Program announced it is continuing to make inroads in the fight against the crime of insurance fraud as indicated by the statistics in the just released 2012 annual report. In 2012, the Virginia State Police Insurance Fraud Program received 1,976 notifications of suspected insurance fraud. Insurance fraud special agents opened 459 cases, which is almost twice the number opened in 2011. They made 383 arrests for insurance fraud and other related offenses — a 66 percent increase over 2011.