North Carolina News

North Carolina Woman Defrauds Lienholder After Auto Accident

Victoria White was arrested and charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense, according to an announcement by North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Department of Insurance criminal investigators allege that White filed a claim with Southern General …

August Hearing for North Carolina Home Insurer Premium Increase

North Carolina’s top insurance regulator is scheduling an August hearing for insurance companies to explain their request to raise the cost of homeowners coverage by an average of 25 percent. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin’s office said Wednesday the hearing was …

Additional Arrests in North Carolina Alleged Staged Accident Ring

Six additional suspects were arrested in an alleged insurance fraud scheme involving a series of staged auto accidents in Bertie and Hertford Counties, according to an announcement made by North Carolina’s insurance commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Three people were arrested in …

North Carolina Admits Error After Declaring Arsenic Levels Safe

North Carolina’s environmental agency said Sunday it wrongly declared all test results for the arsenic levels in the Dan River as safe for people after a massive coal ash spill. A water sample taken Monday, two days after the spill …

No Dismissal in North Carolina Workers’ Fireworks Negligence Cases

An appeals court says negligence lawsuits filed by representatives of three workers who died and one person who survived a 2009 fireworks explosion on a North Carolina barrier island can continue. The state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in favor …

North Carolina Man Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud

Paisley Andrew Harvell, Jr. was arrested and charged with two counts of insurance fraud, according to an announcement by North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Department of Insurance criminal investigators allege that Harvell filed duplicate and fraudulent insurance claims for …

5 Busted in Alleged Staged Accident Scam in North Carolina

Five people were arrested in an alleged insurance fraud scheme involving several staged auto accidents in Buncombe County, according to an announcement by North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. The Department of Insurance requests assistance from the public in locating …

Military Brain Injury Center in North Carolina Breaks Ground

A groundbreaking was celebrated for a new center to research, diagnose and treat brain injury for military men and women at Fort Bragg. The Fort Bragg Intrepid Spirit Center is the fourth center of its type in the nation. The …

North Carolina Man Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud

Cain Michael Cain, a resident of Charlotte, N.C., was arrested and charged with two counts each of obtaining property by false pretense and insurance fraud, according to an announcement made by Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Department of Insurance criminal investigators …

Three Arrested in Alleged Staged Accident Scam in North Carolina

Three people North Carolina residents were arrested for their involvement in an alleged insurance fraud scheme involving a staged auto accident in Mecklenburg County, according to an announcement made by Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Shane Coleman Glenn was charged with …