California Attorney General Kamala Harris has reported that Martin Vasquez, 43, one of the ringleaders of a million-dollar Southern California car theft ring, has been arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court. All three men named in a complaint filed last …
A North Carolina woman has pleaded guilty to submitting false compensation claims and other offenses in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, Hurricane Katrina and a California wildfire, according to court documents. Charlotte Johnson of Fayetteville admitted to two …
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced that Sergey Oganesyan, 25, a licensed life agent has been arrested and charged with two felony counts of grand theft and one felony count of identity theft. If convicted of all charges, Oganesyan faces …
Twenty individuals have been arrested in California for operating an auto insurance fraud ring in the Greater Los Angeles Area, the California Department of Insurance reported. An additional three arrest warrants are still pending in connection with the fraud ring. …
A woman was indicted last week in the Eastern District of Louisiana for allegedly filing fraudulent claims for compensation due to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Four other individuals were also charged last week in Alabama, Michigan, and Mississippi for …
Federal prosecutors have charged a North Carolina woman with filing fraudulent claims for relief from the BP oil spill by stealing the identity of her dead sister. Authorities say Charlette D. Johnson submitted a claim for more than $15,000 in …
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson sued Discover on Dec. 6, accusing one of the nation’s biggest credit card companies of billing tens of thousands of Minnesota customers for account protection programs they didn’t want. The lawsuit alleges that Discover Bank, …
A Los Angeles life insurance agent has been arrested and charged with five felony counts of grand theft and 10 felony counts of identity theft, the California Department of Insurance announced. Elio Accacio Ribeiro allegedly cancelled coverage and placed new …
Complaints about Internet crimes have reached a milestone. On Nov. 9, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) logged its 2 millionth consumer complaint alleging online criminal activity. The IC3, a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime …
A Rhode Island couple has been charged with illegally using the personal information of an American citizen living in Dublin, who says he learned of the scam through Facebook, federal authorities announced Friday. Federal prosecutors say the couple, who live …