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Two More Arrested in Long-Running Operation Rubicon Investigation

Those familiar with insurance fraud schemes in Florida will remember Operation Rubicon. That was the year-long investigation by Miami-Dade and Florida authorities into an alleged property insurance fraud scheme that involved public adjusters, restoration companies, insurance agents, a police officer …

Woman Charged With Stealing $300K From California Retailers

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP)–A woman has been charged with grand theft for allegedly stealing more than $300,000 in merchandise from retail stores in California. Ekaterina Zharkova, 38, was arrested last month after an investigator with the California Highway Patrol’s Organized …

Montana Man Arrested in 2007 Idaho Airplane Theft

A man suspected of helping steal a single-engine airplane from an Idaho airport five years ago has been arrested in Montana, police said. Brian Haynes was taken into custody Sunday in Fairfield, Mont., and jailed on $75,000 bail pending extradition …