Former Deputy Faces Sentencing For False Burglary Claim
A former longtime deputy and K-9 trainer for the Bannock County Sheriffs Office, Clint Brown, will be sentenced Monday in the Bannock County Courthouse after pleading guilty to insurance fraud.
March 13, 2017
Auto
Fraud
Idaho
Arson, Insurance Fraud Ring Operated For 16 Years
Virginia prosecutors say six people have been arrested for their alleged roles in an insurance fraud scheme that involved setting 30 fires.
March 13, 2017
Auto
Fraud
Property
Virginia
30 Convicted In Elaborate Postal Service Comp Fraud Scheme That Generated Millions
McArthur Baker, 69, a former U.S. Postal Service employee, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay to 21 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the Department of Labors (DOL) Office of Workers Compensation Program (OWCP), announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
March 8, 2017
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Virginia State Police: $9.8M Worth Of Fraudulent Insurance Claims Attempted In 2016
Attempted insurance fraud exceeded $9.8 million in the Commonwealth in 2016, according to the Virginia State Police Insurance Fraud Program.
March 6, 2017
Auto
Fraud
Liability
Virginia
Using Social Media In Risk Management
While scammers are increasingly taking advantage of the power of social media to conduct criminal activity, astute risk managers and their insurance companies are also finding ways to leverage social media information as a tool to combat insurance fraud.
March 2, 2017
Fraud
Risk Management
Floridian Jailed For His Role In $2M+ Chiropractic Fraud Conspiracy
U.S. District Judge Sheri Poster Chappell has sentenced Nesly Loute (52, Naples) to 14 years imprisonment for conspiracy to commit mail fraud. In addition, the Court ordered him to pay restitution in the amount of $2,146,147.23 to the victim automobile insurance companies.
March 2, 2017
Auto
Fraud
Liability
Florida
Belligerent Employee Attacks Co-Worker, Files Workers Comp Claim
What started as a workplace dispute at an Irvine industrial plant, culminating with an alleged attack on a co-worker, led to insurance fraud charges for a 65-year-old Lake Forest man, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
March 1, 2017
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
California
Surveillance Exposed Former Police Sergeants False Injury Claim
A former Cromwell police sergeant was arrested today and charged with Workers Compensation Fraud after he was seen doing construction work at his home after an on-the-job injury supposedly left him unable to work.
February 28, 2017
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
Connecticut
Dayton Claims Rep Is Ohio BWCs Fraud Finder Of The Year
A claims service specialist (CSS) in the Dayton service office received the 2016 Fraud Finder of the Year award Jan. 26 from BWCs Special Investigations Department (SID).
February 27, 2017
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
Ohio
Women Arrested After Filing 18 Lightning Strike Property Claims
Two women who repeatedly filed claims saying their property was struck by lightning were arrested for being part of an insurance fraud ring, state police announced Friday.
February 22, 2017
Fraud
Property
Pennsylvania
Fire Destroys Condo Building In Troubled Orlando Complex
Firefighters were battling a large fire this morning at the Tymber Skan on the Lake condo complex, just south of downtown Orlando. Orange County Fire Rescue crews responded just before 8 a.m. to find a building on Tymberwood Lane fully engulfed in flames.
February 21, 2017
Fraud
Property
Florida
Awareness Of Body Language Helpful When Investigating
Want to know what words to say or hold back? What body language signifies power, and even where to sit in that important meeting with a potential customer?
February 21, 2017
Education & Training
Fraud
Video Helps Convict Ex-Cop Of Workers Comp Fraud
Orange County Superior Court jury Thursday convicted a former Costa Mesa police officer on felony charges of insurance fraud and making a fraudulent statement to obtain compensation.
February 20, 2017
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
California
Louisiana Woman Set Herself Up For Insurance Fraud Fail
A Monroe woman pleaded guilty to mail fraud for a scheme where she lied on U.S. Bankruptcy Court filings and insurance documents.
February 16, 2017
Fraud
Property
Louisiana
Haitian Admits To Staged Crash Scam In Connecticut
A Haitian man has admitted in federal court he was involved in a scheme to stage dozens of car crashes in Connecticut and collected up to $30,000 per wreck by submitting bogus insurance claims.
February 14, 2017
Auto
Fraud
Liability
Connecticut



