YouTube Video Reveals Insurance Fraud Involving Totalled Corvette

Robert Atlas falsely reported to GEICO that he had crashed his 2012 Corvette Stingray while exiting the I-10 freeway, on the exit ramp at Wild horse pass in Chandler Arizona. Robert was paid $61,465.11 by GEICO for the loss of his Corvette.
February 7, 2017 Auto Fraud Arizona

Roofing Company Owner Jailed For Insurance Fraud

A Norwood man officials say was involved in a widespread roofing scam has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $104,000 in restitution.
February 6, 2017 Fraud Property Ohio

Woman Stole Nearly $40K In Comp Benefits Meant For Her Long Deceased Mother

New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott today announced the indictment and arrest of a Kentucky woman accused of stealing nearly $40,000 in Worker’s’ Compensation benefits meant for the woman’s long-deceased mother, a former Orange-Ulster BOCES employee.
February 1, 2017 Fraud Workers' Compensation New York

Homeowner’s Heart Monitor Data Used In Arson Investigation

A Middletown man was indicted on charges of arson and insurance fraud. Police said data they were able to retrieve from his electronic heart monitor was one of the key pieces of evidence that led to them charging Ross Compton.
January 31, 2017 Fraud Property Ohio

High School Employee Accessed Parking Permit Info To Falsify Auto Claims

A former Juanita High School security guard and coach pleaded guilty to first-degree theft stemming from a string of fraudulent insurance claims involving Juanita High parents, students and teachers.
January 26, 2017 Auto Fraud Washington

Adjuster Fraudulently Issued 23 Settlement Checks To Her Brother

The wife of a Jones County commissioner was sentenced to 15 years, three of them in prison, Wednesday after pleading guilty to her part in a conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. Arleatha Battle Martin, 44, pleaded guilty to racketeering in a Bibb County Superior Court hearing.
January 26, 2017 Fraud Georgia

Georgia Police Arrest Former Insurance Agent Over Fraud Charges

An Online Athens report said that the accused is alleged to have filed bogus watercraft insurance claims and forged documents, which amounted to $7,100 in payouts from GEICO and Allstate.
January 20, 2017 Fraud Georgia

GPS Data Links Commercial Property Fire To Owner

A federal jury has found a Winnebago County man guilty on six charges related to a fire that destroyed a commercial building in Oshkosh.
January 18, 2017 Fraud Property Wisconsin

Auto Shop Owner Pleads No Contest To Fraud Charges

A Redwood City man was sentenced to two years probation and 40 days in jail after he pleaded no contest to two felony charges of insurance fraud Thursday, said Steve Wagstaffe, San Mateo County district attorney.
January 16, 2017 Auto Fraud California

South Florida An Epicenter Of Drug Abuse Insurance Scams

What the hell is it about South Florida and drug-addiction profiteering? First we spawned a national opioid epidemic, allowing some 200 sham pain clinics to dispense oxycodone pills like Skittles.
January 9, 2017 Fraud Life & Health Florida

Comp Claimant’s Decade Of Deceit Exposed By Surveillance

The Department of Financial Services’ Division of Investigative and Forensic Services (DIFS), which operates under the direction of CFO Jeff Atwater, today announced the arrest of Orlando resident Ricardo Aponte on workers’ compensation fraud charges following an elaborate scam involving an alleged on-the-job injury.
January 6, 2017 Fraud Workers' Compensation Florida

Will Election Changes Boost Anti-Fraud Efforts?

The late David Bowie sang about “ch-ch-ch-ch-changes” in his memorable rock song. This theme could define anti-fraud legislation in 2017. A new year always brings aspirations for success.
January 5, 2017 Fraud Legislation & Regulation

Workers’ Comp Investigation Catches Claimant Teaching Martial Arts

New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott and Richmond County District Attorney Michael E. McMahon today announced the arrest and guilty plea of a Staten Island phone company lineman who was caught teaching kickboxing, and performing all the requisite combat moves, while claiming work-related injuries kept him from performing his job.
December 23, 2016 Fraud Workers' Compensation New York

Woman With History Of Fraud Offenses Jailed For Fake Claim

A 43-year-old woman with a lengthy record of embezzlement and forgery crimes will serve three months in the Benton County jail for falsely claiming she was hurt after a garage door fell on her car.
December 22, 2016 Fraud Washington

Former Adjuster, Cohorts Ordered To Repay Nearly $400K From Fraud Scheme

An investigation led by the Fraud Division of the Kentucky Department of Insurance (DOI) has resulted in $388,803.80 in court-ordered restitution for one business.
December 21, 2016 Fraud Kentucky
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