Kentucky Farmers Conspired With Adjusters In Extensive Insurance Fraud Case

The government wants to take up to 1,300 acres of land and $575,000 from a Central Kentucky farmer if he is convicted in an alleged conspiracy to file false crop insurance claims. The request is included in an indictment against Earl Lee Planck Jr., of Nicholas County, handed down as part of an investigation of widespread crop insurance fraud in Central Kentucky.
February 11, 2020 Fraud Kentucky

New York Charges NRA Over Illegal Insurance Sales

New York’s financial regulator on Wednesday filed civil charges accusing the National Rifle Association of offering insurance to its members without a license and concealing how it routinely kept some of their premiums for itself.
February 6, 2020 Fraud Litigation New York

Adjuster Charged With Theft Of $722K From Claim Payout

A public adjuster in Delaware County has been charged with insurance fraud and related offenses for allegedly stealing $722,000 from a manufacturer in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia.
January 27, 2020 Fraud Property Pennsylvania

Geico, Auto Glass Companies Agree To Settle Claims Fraud Suit

The ongoing legal battle between Government Employees Insurance Co., Geico Indemnity Co., Geico General Insurance Company and Geico Casualty Co. (collectively Geico), and six parties has come to a close in an Arizona courtroom.
January 15, 2020 Auto Fraud Litigation Arizona

Why Phone Evidence Fell Short In This Triple-Collision Fraud Lawsuit

An insurer suspicious about a vehicle accident obtains evidence that the occupants of the different vehicles were talking by phone to one another.
January 8, 2020 Auto Fraud Liability

California Conspirators Arrested For $500K Car Insurance Fraud Scheme

Investigators in California have arrested four suspects for their alleged involvement in a car insurance fraud ring. Their alleged activities cost scammed insurers $500,000 until they were found out by the California Department of Insurance, San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, and the California Highway Patrol.
December 20, 2019 Auto Fraud California

Insys Executives Owe $306 Million Restitution To Insurers, Prosecutors Say

Insys Therapeutics Inc. founder John Kapoor and other former executives convicted of bribing doctors and lying to insurance companies to boost sales of an opioid painkiller should pay $306 million in restitution to insurers, federal prosecutors said in a court filing.
December 16, 2019 Fraud Life & Health Litigation

Inflated Risk Scores: Inspectors Find $6.7B In Questionable Medicare Payments

A U.S. government watchdog is raising fresh concerns that health insurers are exaggerating how sick Medicare patients are, receiving billions of dollars in improper payments as a result.
December 12, 2019 Fraud Legislation & Regulation Life & Health

Fort Worth Accelerant Detection Dog ‘Buzzy’ Makes A Difference On Day 1

On his first day on the job, the Fort Worth Fire Department’s newest accelerants detection dog, Buzzy, sniffed out leads for investigators.
December 10, 2019 Fraud Property Texas

Boosting The Fight Against Fraud: A Wealth Of Data

Insurance fraud has been around since, well, the beginning of insurance. The ancient Greeks created a form of maritime insurance to indemnify against potential losses incurred with the sinking of a commercial ship in transit. It became a common scheme for the boat owner to hide the boat in a foreign port and collect the insurance money.
November 25, 2019 Fraud

Florida Officials Fraudulently Used FEMA Funds From Hurricane Michael

Two former officials of a Florida city are charged with conspiring with two businesses to bilk the federal government out of $5 million in Hurricane Michael cleanup money, the U.S. attorney’s office announced Tuesday.
November 20, 2019 Fraud Property Florida

PG&E Is Dubious Of Fire Victim’s Claim For A 500-Pound Emerald

PG&E Corp. says it has found suspicious monetary claims by victims of California’s wildfires, including one from a man who says a 500-pound (227-kilogram) emerald worth $280 million was destroyed at his home a year ago in the most destructive and deadliest wildfire in state history.
November 19, 2019 Fraud Liability Property California

Adjusters, Agent Involved In Kentucky Crop Insurance Fraud Scheme

An insurance agent took cash kickbacks as part of a scheme with farmers to file false claims of crop damage, a federal grand jury has charged.
November 15, 2019 Fraud Kentucky

Windshield Fraud Along Florida’s I-4 Corridor Fuels Insurance Battle

An effort to crack down on alleged fraud in the auto-glass repair industry, particularly along the Interstate 4 corridor, is spurring an insurance battle in the state Legislature.
November 13, 2019 Auto Fraud Legislation & Regulation Florida

Arsonists Planted Smoke-Damaged Possessions As Part Of Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme

A 48-year-old San Jose man pleaded guilty this week to orchestrating a series of fires as part of a scheme to collect millions of dollars in damages, authorities said.
November 11, 2019 Fraud Property California
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