Third Conspirator Convicted in Family-Run Check Cashing Fraud Scheme January 4, 2024 By Jim Sams A third conspirator has been sentenced to prison for her participation in a Florida check-cashing scheme that used shell companies...
Calif. Work Comp Doc, Arrested Before but Not Convicted, Charged with Insurance Fraud Again December 11, 2023 By Jim Sams A Northern California doctor is charged — once again — with insurance fraud for allegedly overcharging workers’ compensation insurers for...
Florida Authorities Charge 4 in Fraudulent Roof Claims, Issue Warrant for Contractor December 5, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff Florida authorities have announced the arrest of four people in connection with an alleged scheme to deliberately damage roofs in...
Claims Fraud: Maryland, California and Florida November 13, 2023 Maryland A Maryland claims adjuster pleaded guilty to one count of theft after she was caught manipulating auto insurance claims...
N.Y. No-Fault Fraudster Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Pay $40M in Restitution November 6, 2023 By Claims Journal staff A man whom federal prosecutors in New York say was the mastermind behind a $40 million automobile insurance fraud scheme...
Claims Adjuster Forfeits Beach House, Will Serve Prison Time for Fraud Scheme October 24, 2023 A former Allstate claims adjuster will spend one year and a day in prison and forfeit his beach house and...
Nebraska Sheriff Charged with Filing Fraudulent Auto Insurance Claim for Repairs October 20, 2023 ORD, Neb. (AP) — A small-town Nebraska sheriff has been charged with filing a fraudulent auto insurance claim to get...
Fla. Claims Adjuster Arrested, Accused of $11M Insurance Fraud Scheme September 29, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff Additional arrests are expected after a 41-year-old south Florida claims adjuster was charged this week in an elaborate scheme that...
2 Public Adjusters Among 4 Arrested in Attempted Homeowners Insurance Scam September 27, 2023 By Claims Journal staff Authorities in Florida announced the arrest of two licensed public adjusters, a person posing as a public adjuster and the...
Alex Murdaugh Pleads Guilty to Financial Crimes September 22, 2023 By James Pollard and Jeffrey Collins CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh did something Thursday he hasn’t done in the two years since his...