Ringleader Pleads Guilty in Arson, Insurance Fraud Scheme February 1, 2022 By Jim Sams A Kansas City-area man has pleaded guilty to an arson and insurance fraud scheme that allegedly destroyed three houses from...
Indictment Charges 23 Conspirators in Alleged Staged Accident Scheme January 26, 2022 Federal prosecutors have charged 23 people in an alleged scheme that they say claimed nearly $1 million in damages from...
California Police Officer Who Owned Security Firm Charged with Insurance Fraud January 19, 2022 A retired San Jose Police officer who owns a security business pleaded no contest to insurance fraud, tax evasion, money...
Broker, Pastor to Spend 15 Weekends in Jail For Insurance Fraud January 11, 2022 By Claims Journal staff A Nebraska insurance agent and church pastor will spend 15 weekends in jail and pay $63,443.77 in restitution for filing...
Alex Murdaugh is Denied Bond on $3M Theft Charges October 20, 2021 By Jeffrey Collins COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge in South Carolina denied bond Tuesday for attorney Alex Murdaugh on the second set...
Attorneys, Physicians Charged in $31M Trip-and-Fall Fraud Scheme August 27, 2021 By Claims Journal staff Two attorneys and two doctors are charged in a $31 million insurance fraud scheme where plaintiffs were allegedly recruited from...
Arson Control Committee Closes its Doors After 40 Years March 24, 2021 By Jim Sams An organization founded more than 40 years ago to combat arson as a method of insurance fraud decided that its...
New York Charges Teva, Allergan With Insurance Fraud Over Opioid Claims August 19, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel and Mrinalika Roy NEW YORK — New York state filed civil charges on Tuesday accusing Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and Allergan Plc with...
Texas Man Sentenced to 78 Years in Prison for Arson, Insurance Fraud June 17, 2020 A 52-year-old Groves, Texas, man has been sentenced to 78 years in federal prison for violations related to an arson...
Scammers Hope for Easy Money by Crashing U-Haul Trucks February 11, 2020 By Jim Sams Would-be fraudsters in Georgia are increasingly turning to U-Haul trucks with hopes of making a quick buck by staging crashes,...