May 4, 2005 Insurance broker Robert Stephen Rice, 56, was arrested on seven felony counts of grand theft at his home in Thousand Oaks, Calif., by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division. The arrest is the result of an investigation by CDI’s Investigation Division. The Van Nuys District Attorney’s Office filed a felony … Calif. Broker Arrested on Seven Counts of Grand Theft
By JONATHAN D. EPSTEIN News Business Reporter The Buffalo News 5/2/2005 The state’s largest auto insurer, Allstate Corp., has agreed to cut rates in New York state this year by at least 3 percent, saving customers $50 million, state regulators will announce today. With the agreement, Northbrook, Ill.-based Allstate becomes the ninth insurer to agree … Allstate to cut rates on car insurance in New York
A local defense attorney says there has been so much publicity surrounding auto insurance fraud cases that his clients are unable to get fair trials here. Their cases, he says, should be moved out of Essex County. Rubbish. Those charged with fraud should be tried right here, their cases heard by juries of their peers … Editorial from the Salem News Keep fraud cases in local courts
BAYTOWN, Texas A Houston-area pastor has been charged with arson and insurance fraud over a blaze that destroyed part of his church. Another man also has been charged over the April 19th fire that damaged Blessed Again Ministries and its thrift store. Authorities say 54-year-old Pastor Roger Marcus of Baytown earlier took out an insurance … Texas Pastor charged with arson insurance fraud
By Jill Stewart SFGate.com Friday, April 29, 2005 JOURNALIST FRIEND of mine recently attended a banquet for hundreds of private-detective agencies, and was fascinated to hear them, one-by-one, introduce themselves. The fascinating part: roughly one-quarter specialized in investigating Californians who claim to be injured on the job. The fact that California’s private-dick industry spends so … Cali Workers comp on the mend
To aggressively and successfully fight fraud, insurers need the proper balance of trained professionals and technology. And they need organizational commitment to fight the good fight. By Frank Cerne, Editor – Insurance Networking News
April 27, 2005 BY JIM RITTER Health Reporter Deerfield-based VeridianHealth says it has enjoyed “incredible growth” in the tests it performs to diagnose pinched nerves and carpal tunnel syndrome. The company says its name is inspired by a Latin word for true and trusted. But in a lawsuit made public Tuesday, Illinois Attorney General Lisa … Chicago Sun Times reports Health firm accused of $234 mil. fraud
teven I. Cohen, a licensed chiropractor who has practiced at variously named clinics at 3100 S. Memorial Drive, appeared in court Wednesday for the first part of his sentencing hearing. Cohen was indicted in 2004 on 527 counts of health care fraud, 21 counts of mail fraud, two counts of obstruction and one count each … NC chiropractor Cohen set for sentencing today
April 18, 2005 The Louisiana State Police reported that the chief of police in Vinton, La.—Billy Ray Vice—was arrested on Apr. 15, 2005, by the state police criminal intelligence unit. He is being charged with Extortion, Insurance Fraud, and Malfeasance in Office. The bond on the warrant has been set at $75,000.00. The investigation reportedly … Vinton LA Chief of Police Arrested for Extortion and Insurance Fraud
Early-morning raid results in six arrests in connection with the largest insurance fraud ring in North Carolina history. Raleigh, NC — The state’s department of insurance has cracked the largest insurance fraud case in North Carolina history. Authorities have arrested six family members from Chatham and Randolph counties. The six are suspected of masterminding an … Six People Arrested In NC Insurance Fraud Ring
Insurance Journal – April 11, 2005 A Fullerton insurance claims adjuster and two accomplices were arrested April 8 by California Department of Insurance Fraud Investigators for their alleged participation in an auto insurance fraud scheme. According to Investigators, Leonardo Davinci Hines was employed by Robert Moreno Insurance Services in the City of Fullerton, California between … Claims Adjuster and Accomplices Arrested for Fraud
ChoicePoint is in the business of aggregating information about consumers. As a result of theft, ChoicePoint and other firms in this business are under attack. For example, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in a recent editorial has suggested that companies such as ChoicePoint should be prohibited “from warehousing personal information in the first place.” (“ChoicePoint’s offer not … Emory Univesity Professor Has Views About ChoicePoint