Baker, La., Fire Chief Danny Edwards says arson is suspected in an apartment building fire that left three families homeless. Edwards said the fire began shortly before 5 p.m. Jan. 26 in a vending machine area attached to one of …
A Lancaster, Ohio, (Fairfield County) woman was sentenced in the Franklin County Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to workers’ compensation fraud, a fifth degree felony. The plea came as a result of an Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) …
Troopers with the Lafayette Field Office of the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit recently arrested a Ville Platte insurance agent for unfair trade practices. In October 2010, troopers received a criminal complaint about 65-year-old Melvin J. Lavergne of Ville …
An SPCA official in eastern Pennsylvania says investigators are still trying to determine what caused a fire that killed two parrots and injured a cat at an animal shelter. The Pottsville Republican-Herald reports the blaze was discovered around 9 a.m. …
Nearly 80 people had to be evacuated and at least four taken to the hospital after a fire broke out at a senior living apartment building in Dover, New Hampshire. One woman was treated for smoke inhalation and four people …
Florida officials have charged a Duval County man with allegedly creating a fake company and fake name as part of a workers’ compensation fraud scheme. Florida CFO Jeff Atwater announced the arrest of David Rodriguez-Socarras, who officials allege used a …
Fort Wayne, Ind. – January 28 2011 – K&K Insurance, a division of Aon Underwriting Managers and a managing general underwriter offering insurance products and services to the sports, leisure and entertainment industries, has announced a new K-12 accident medical …
A piece of a severed finger inside a glove led police near Titusville, Fla. to a suspected arsonist. Investigators found the finger near the door of a burning home along North Dixie Highway last Friday night. They checked local hospitals …
Minnesota officials are urging homeowners living along the Red River not to wait too long to buy flood insurance this year because another major spring flood is looking more and more likely. The Forum of Fargo reports that of the …
Federal health officials said Wednesday they are investigating a possible link between breast implants and a very rare form of cancer, raising new questions about the safety of devices which have been scrutinized for decades. The cancer, known as anaplastic …