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North Carolina Agent Under Investigation After Fender Bender

A North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement agent is under investigation after wrecking his state car while driving with a revoked license. Ronald Gilliard was put on paid leave earlier this month following a Dec. 14 fender bender in Charlotte. He …

Insurance Agent Involved in NY Boat Accident Pleads Guilty to Fraud

A Houston man has pleaded guilty to a charge related to selling fraudulent insurance policies, including one to a company that owned a tour boat which capsized in a New York lake in 2005, killing 20 tourists. Federal officials say …

In Wake of Reno Tragedy, Insurers Draw Distinctions Between Air Races and Airshows

With an 11th fatality declared as a result of the crash at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nev. on Friday, one of the world’s largest airshow insurers is anxious to draw a distinction between airshows and air races. …

Secret Service Officer Sues Oklahoma Narcotics Agent

A U.S. Secret Service officer from Maryland has sued an Oklahoma narcotics agent, claiming the agent used excessive force during a 2008 search of the federal officer’s home as part of a steroids investigation. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday by …

Georgia Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud

Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said a Macon insurance agent has pled guilty to insurance fraud charges. Broadus W. Marshall Jr., 58, was sentenced to ten years of probation, ordered to pay restitution, and do community service. Marshall also voluntarily surrendered …

Louisiana Insurance Investigators Allegedly Killed by Agent

Two investigators with the Louisiana Department of Insurance were shot and killed on June 7 while attempting to collect case information from an insurance agent in Ville Platte. Authorities believe that John Melvin Lavergne shot LDI investigators Kim Sledge and …

Wife of Slain Missouri Insurance Salesman Faces Charges

The widow of a western Missouri insurance salesman who was shot to death in his office is now charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Thirty-nine-year-old Teresa Stone, of Independence, is the second person charged in connection with the killing of …

Former Georgia Insurance Agent Sentenced for Pocketing Premiums

A Macon insurance agent who took premiums from a nonprofit pleaded guilty in Bibb County Superior Court to one count of insurance fraud. Broadus W. Marshall Jr. was sentenced on Monday to 10 years of probation, 500 hours of community …

Louisiana Agent Arrested for Misappropriation of Insurance Premiums

Deborah Elaine Thomas, of Opelousas, was arrested by the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit on April 21, 2011 on two counts of Unfair Trade Practices, according to authorities. Thomas and her agency, Thomas & Thomas Insurance Agency LLC, …

Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Theft

Officials reported that Paul Edward Broussard, 68, a former insurance agent in Los Angeles was found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of theft from an elder. Broussard was sentenced on March 3 to 36 months of formal probation and 100 …