Surgeon, Lawyers Sentenced to Prison in Slip-and-Fall Scheme April 28, 2023 A New York surgeon and two lawyers are the latest professionals to be sentenced for their roles in a massive...
Alleged Leader of Restoration Racket Wants Judge to Toss Cellphone Evidence February 22, 2023 By Jim Sams The former gang member accused of commanding a violent extortion ring that allegedly took control of the New York City...
Alleged Leader of Extortion Crew Wants out of Jail to Prepare for Speedy Trial November 7, 2022 By Jim Sams The alleged leader of a gangland extortion ring that took control of the New York City fire restoration industry can...
Allianz to Pay $6B in US Fraud Case, Fund Manager Charged May 17, 2022 By Tom Sims, Alexander Hübner and Jonathan Stempel Germany’s Allianz agreed to pay more than $6 billion and its US asset management unit will plead guilty to criminal...
Three Sentenced in Big Insurance Fraud Scheme to Stage Crashes April 25, 2022 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three Louisiana women have been ordered to repay a total of $5.5 million to companies defrauded...
Billionaire Sues Rape Accuser and Law Firm, Alleging Defamation and Racketeering October 29, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK — Billionaire investor Leon Black has escalated his battle against a former model who accused him of rape,...
Attorneys, Physicians Charged in $31M Trip-and-Fall Fraud Scheme August 27, 2021 By Claims Journal staff Two attorneys and two doctors are charged in a $31 million insurance fraud scheme where plaintiffs were allegedly recruited from...
4 Charged in Allegedly Staged Crash Settled for $4.7M October 20, 2020 NEW ORLEANS — Four people have been charged in what prosecutors say was a staged wreck that was settled for...
Russian Man Offered Worker $1M to Sow Malware in Nevada August 27, 2020 By Ken Ritter LAS VEGAS — A Russian citizen has been arrested and charged with offering an employee of a Nevada company $1...
Court Says Insurance Doesn’t Cover Attacker in School Fight January 31, 2020 By Randall Chase DOVER, Del. — Delaware’s Supreme Court has overturned a judge’s ruling that an insurance company must extend liability coverage to...