Allstate Sues Rhode Island Chiropractors For Fraudulent Claims
Allstate Insurance Company has filed a lawsuit accusing licensed chiropractors of insurance fraud. The suit specifically points to the owner of a clinic. The owner is accused of falsifying medical records in order to increase the size of the insurance claims.
February 8, 2017
Fraud
Liability
Litigation
Rhode Island
Coachella Valley Crime Ring Busted For Auto Insurance Fraud
The Riverside County District Attorneys Office has released information about a large automotive insurance fraud scheme that reportedly led to a loss of more than a half million dollars.
February 8, 2017
Auto
Fraud
California
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 Workers Compensation benefits meant for the womans long-deceased mother, a former Orange-Ulster BOCES employee.
February 1, 2017
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
New York
Homeowners 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 Claimants 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



