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Insurance Officials, NICB Work to Prevent Insurance Fraud Following Oklahoma Tornado

The Oklahoma Insurance Department and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) are working together to make sure victims of the May 20 tornado are not victimized by insurance fraud. NICB representatives and Commissioner John Doak toured the impacted areas in …

Ohio Man Due in Court in Contractor Fraud Case

An Ohio man is due in federal court Tuesday on charges of defrauding contractors involved in FBI building projects in Indianapolis and Knoxville, Tenn. Judge Sara Lioi in Akron has scheduled the hearing for 51-year-old Robert Berryhill of Aurora. Her …

New Zealand’s EQR Staff Blow Whistle on Contractor Fraud

Staff working at New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission have played a crucial role in stopping potential fraud and collusion by a Christchurch-based contractor and a hub quantity surveyor respectively. EQC General Manager Customer Services, Bruce Emson, says an investigation into the …

Louisiana Man Booked With 98 Counts of Fraud

A Eunice, La., man is facing 98 fraud charges for allegedly filing bills for work that was never done. The Daily World reports Bruce Anthony Soileau has been booked with falsifying records which caused the city of DeRidder to pay …