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North Carolina Woman Arrested for Allegedly Filing False Insurance Claim

Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Ambre Rivera, 26, of 5329 Ramsey St., Fayetteville; she was charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense. Department of Insurance criminal investigators allege that Rivera filed a false …

New Jersey Cop Indicted on Insurance Fraud Charge

Prosecutors say a veteran Newark, N.J., police officer has been indicted on insurance fraud charges. Johnathan Taylor faces charges of conspiracy, aggravated arson and insurance fraud in the indictment handed up by an Essex County grand jury. It was made …

Minnesota Man Sentenced for False Insurance Claim

A St. Paul, Minn., man has been sentenced for filing a false insurance claim for artwork he had reported as stolen. Thirty-nine-year-old Jason Sheedy was sentenced Monday in federal court to three years probation on one count of wire fraud. …

Oklahoma AG Charges Tulsa Resident with Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s Workers’ Compensation and Insurance Fraud Unit has filed a charge against a Tulsa woman for allegedly filing a false insurance claim. Carolin Reinschmiedt (aka Carolyn Reinschmiedt), 44, a health services provider, was arrested on Dec. 7 …

Minnesota Man Accused of Filing False Insurance Claim

A St. Paul, Minn., man is accused of filing a false insurance claim for artwork and other collectibles he had reported as stolen. Thirty-nine-year-old Jason Sheedy is charged in federal court with wire fraud. Prosecutors say Sheedy filed a nearly …

Louisiana Officer in Federal Insurance Fraud Probe Found Dead

The St. Tammany Parish coroner ruled that the death of a New Orleans police officer under investigation by the FBI was a suicide. Officer Salvadore Battaglia’s body was found in his house on the night of Feb. 7. Dr. Peter …

Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Arson Charge

A former Bartlesville, Okla., restaurant owner has pleaded guilty to arson in connection with a 2009 fire that damaged the historic May Brothers Building in downtown Bartlesville. Robert Boyce was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty …

Man to Admit Setting Fires at Oklahoma Building

A man accused of setting fires that damaged a historical building in Bartlesville has waived his right to a jury trial. Fifty-one-year-old Robert Boyce announced at a pre-trial hearing Tuesday he would plead guilty to second-degree arson, manufacturing methamphetamine, filing …

West Pennsylvania Police Officer Charged with Burglaries

State police say they’ve charged a Plum police officer with burglary, bribery and other crimes. According to a release, 29-year-old James Scuffle filed a false insurance claim for the theft of his car, and during that investigation more information linked …