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...
Pain Management Doctor Sentenced to 3 Years for Slip-and-Fall Scheme March 27, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff A New York-licensed pain management doctor has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for his participation in a scheme...
US Naval Officer in Japan Faces Prison over Deadly Crash June 6, 2022 By Eric Tucker WASHINGTON (AP) — For Ridge Alkonis, a U.S. Navy lieutenant living in Japan, a springtime trip with his wife and...
Man Gets 24 Years in Prison for Fire That Killed 12 Condors May 23, 2022 SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — A man who started a 2020 wildfire that killed 12 endangered California condors and seriously injured...
Woman Who Fled Business Fraud Sentencing Seeks Early Release December 3, 2020 By Andrew Welsh-Huggins COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio woman who fled the United States for Mexico ahead of her sentencing in one of...
Minnesotan Pleads Guilty to Faking Death in $2M Insurance Scam May 7, 2019 ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota man accused of faking his own death eight years ago in Eastern Europe to...
Bernard Madoff’s Wife Ruth Settles with Court-Appointed Trustee May 7, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK — Ruth Madoff, the wife of imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff, agreed to pay $594,000 and surrender her remaining...
Scams Include Fake Flood Damage, Phantom Car Wrecks and Post-Dated Claims March 25, 2019 A lawyer who faked flood damage, a bodyshop owner who reported accidents that never happened and motorists who filed claims...
Texas Man Gets 10 Year Sentence for Copper Theft October 16, 2014 A San Antonio man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing copper in a ring that investigators...
Disbarred Kentucky Lawyer Sentenced to 20 Years September 24, 2014 A disbarred Lexington, Ky., lawyer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fraud and other crimes. Part of...