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Language Interpreter Gets Jail Time for Overcharging State

A Tacoma, Wash., woman received a 90-day jail term and must pay restitution after pleading guilty to first degree theft charges for fraudulently billing the Department of Labor & Industries for language interpretive services she never provided. Under terms of …

California Dentist Accused of 113 Felonies

State regulators say a Beverly Hills, Calif., dentist and his office manager have been arrested for fraudulent billing of insurers. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said Friday that 57-year dentist Tom Kalili and 39-year-old Claudia Ventura were arrested for insurance fraud, …

Allstate Files $1.1M Insurance Fraud Case in New York

Allstate Insurance is seeking to recover more than $1.1 million from sixteen New York-area defendants in its ninth insurance fraud lawsuit of 2011. The complaint, filed in Federal District Court, on December 30, 2011, as a Declaratory Judgment/Recovery action, alleges …

Allstate Files $4.5 Million Insurance Fraud Claim

Seeking to recover $4.5 million from medical providers in a scheme to allegedly bill insurance companies for procedures that were medically unnecessary and/or inappropriate, Allstate Insurance Company, filed counterclaims and complaints against the perpetrators. Allstate filed counterclaims and a third …