New Jersey Theft Ring Preyed on People Selling Cars on Craigslist Two New Jersey residents and a Florida man are facing charges they were the ringleaders of a vehicle-theft scheme that focused on people selling cars on Craigslist. The state …
Florida Governor Suspends Mayor After Insurance Fraud Charge Gov. Rick Scott has suspended from office the mayor of the central Florida city of Tavares after he was charged with insurance fraud. Scott issued the executive order on Thursday, one day …
Connecticut Bookmaker Gets Prison Time in Insurance Fraud Scheme A bookmaker who pleaded guilty to charges he shot a gambler with a stun gun and tried to burn down a Middletown restaurant in an insurance fraud scheme is headed to …
A California business owner who reportedly questioned the nature and extent of a worker’s injury, was charged with fraud for allegedly underreporting payroll to their workers’ compensation insurance company by $2 million, and for failing to report $6.5 million in …
Veteran Vegas K-9 Police Officer Denies Fraud, Arson Allegations A veteran Las Vegas police K-9 officer is denying that he burned his recreational vehicle trailer in January for insurance money. Defense attorney Andrew Leavitt said Wednesday that Jeff Lynn Harper, …
As workers’ compensation fraud costs top out at an estimated $7.2 billion a year, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, insurers are looking at ways to combat the crime. There are several warning signs that a workers’ compensation claim …
Cited for an aggressive campaign to counter workers-compensation scams throughout the state, New York Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott was honored with the “Fraud Fighter of the Year” award by the New York Alliance Against Insurance Fraud, an alliance of …
Washington Insurance Fraud Most Wanted Suspect Arrested in California Leandre Garner, one of Washington state’s insurance fraud most wanted suspects, was arrested in California and jailed. With bail set at $10,00, Garner’s trial is set for April 21 in Pierce …
Wyoming Man to Serve Probation for Workers’ Compensation Fraud A Sheridan man accused of collecting disability payments while working for a tree service company has entered a no contest plea to one count of workers compensation fraud. The Sheridan Press …
Man pleads guilty to $190K insurance fraud scheme, extortion A bookmaker has pleaded guilty to charges he shot a gambler with a stun gun and tried to burn down a restaurant in a $190,000 insurance fraud scheme in Hartford. The …