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Subrogating Court-Ordered Criminal Restitution

The recent riots in Ferguson, Miss., have resulted in property damage in excess of $5 million, and the total is climbing. However, these riots don’t even come close to the $1.2 billion in damages during the costliest civil disorder in …

Texas Business Pleads Guilty to Hiding Payroll

AB Abatement, Inc. of Midland, Texas, pled guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to Austin-based Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Vanco Insulation, Inc., owned by Robert Crow of Midland, obtained workers’ compensation coverage through Texas Mutual from April 2003 to …

Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme Costs Texas Business $149K

Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Granbury Contracting & Utilities, Inc., of Granbury, Texas, pled guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. A Travis County district court ordered the company to pay $149,000 in restitution to Texas Mutual. Granbury Contracting & …

Feds Seeking Restitution in Louisiana Mayor’s FEMA Fraud Case

The government wants to garnish a life insurance policy of former Ball, La., Mayor Roy Hebron to insure payment of court-ordered restitution for FEMA theft. The Town Talk reports that Hebron owes $123,518 of the $130,666 in restitution and a …