August 9, 2006 Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett has initiated criminal charges against a Lancaster County man in connection with an apparent “slip and fall” insurance fraud scheme. Advertisement Corbett said agents with the Attorney General’s Insurance Fraud Section identified the defendant as Donald Lee Lucas. Lucas was arrested and charged with one count each … Private Tipster Trips Up Slip-and-Fall, Says Pa. Fraud Unit
Tuesday August 08, 2006 6:27am GREENBELT, Md. (AP) – A Wheaton woman has been sentenced for a second time to 40 years in prison for her roles in the deaths of three men. The woman, dubbed “The Black Widow” by police investigators, was convicted of insurance fraud in connections with the deaths. Josephine Gray was … Black Widow’ Resentenced in Insurance Fraud Case
By MICHAEL GORMLEY Associated Press Writer © 2006 The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. — A doctor and 13 other people were indicted Monday in a multimillion dollar auto insurance scam involving staged crashes in New York City, authorities said. Three corporations have also been indicted in the 20-month investigation by authorities in New York, a … 14 Indicted in Auto Insurance Fraud Scam
The insurance industry has launched a new investigation bureau to clamp down on organised fraud, which is making up to £4m a week for criminal gangs according to the Association of British Insurers. The Insurance Fraud Bureau, headed by former New Scotland Yard detective John Beadle, will analyse industry data for suspicious patterns of claims … UK Insurance industry launches fraud bureau
July 21, 2006 Two licensed public adjusters who fraudulently collected more than $400,000 from two insurance companies by submitting bogus contractor agreements have been arrested in Miami by detectives in the Department of Financial Services Division of Insurance Fraud. Advertisement Jose Manuel Soler and Ariel L. Fernandez, of Coast to Coast Public Adjusters, allegedly submitted … Two Miami Adjusters Arrested in $400,000 Hurricane Fraud Case
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By Stephanie Horvath Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Friday, January 13, 2006 Florida’s system of paying for medical care after a car accident will disappear unless lawmakers act this year. Florida’s no-fault automobile insurance law, which has been in place since the 1970s and has been beset by fraud, will sunset unless the legislature renews … No-fault auto insurance, plagued by fraud, may expire
January 12, 2006 Satellites have been connected with space explorations, monitoring crop conditions around the globe, helping commodities markets price the product and more. Few of us think of satellite images showing up in courtrooms to help prosecutors prove crop insurance fraud. Times have changed. Now the Agriculture Department’s Risk Management Agency is using the … Insurance Journal Reports Satellite Images Used to Detect Crop Insurance Fraud
Wednesday, January 11, 2006 By TRISH GRABER Staff Writer SALEM –The Salem County Prosecutor’s Office arrested and charged 11 people for insurance fraud and recovered $150,000 during a county-wide investigation, authorities announced Monday. Two detectives from the prosecutor’s office worked in conjunction with municipal police departments across the county during the initiative, County Prosecutor John … 11 arrested, charged with insurance fraud
State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler wants to create an investigative unit in his agency to target fraudulent insurance claims. The Olympian – Click Here He’ll ask the 2006 Legislature for $2 million to fund a five-person unit to uncover insurance scams that could be costing the insurance industry, and ultimately law-abiding insurance policy holders, up … Fraud unit is a good idea
MALVERN, Pa., Jan. 5, 2006 — A recent Insurance Research Council (IRC) study of auto injury insurance claims puts a price tag on the cost of claim abuse in California. In 2002, between $319 and $432 million in bodily injury liability (BI) payments in the state were attributable to claim fraud and buildup, the IRC … Insurance Fraud and Buildup Add Approximately $400 Million to California Auto Injury Claims, IRC Study Finds
12/21/2005 Six people in California have been arrested following a 2-year, multi-agency undercover investigation into an insurance fraud “mill” that allegedly swindled insurance companies with false billings, California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced Dec. 13. The arrests came after a grand jury handed down indictments related to the investigation, called “Operation Double Helix.” Chiropractors and … California Authorities Arrest Six on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges