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,...
Another Kentucky Farmer Admits Crop Insurance Fraud December 30, 2019 LEXINGTON, Ky. — Another Central Kentucky farmer has pleaded guilty in a crop insurance fraud scheme that a federal prosecutor...
Business People: FRISS, Cross Country Adjusting, Freeborn & Peters December 9, 2019 FRISS Appoints Product Development Leader FRISS, an international provider of risk analytics services to property and casualty insurers, has appointed...
Jailhouse Romance, Flammable Artwork and Stolen Gun Lead to Fraud Charges November 25, 2019 By Jim Sams A former San Francisco deputy sheriff who hooked up with one of the inmates at her jail and plotted with...
Shady Adjuster and Alleged Fake Racist Attack Top Fraud Roundup September 23, 2019 SoCal Adjuster Jailed for Embezzlement A former licensed public adjuster from Huntington Beach, Calif., was sentenced to 180 days in...
N.Y. High Court Sides with Carriers in Sham Owner Case June 13, 2019 By Jim Sams New York’s highest court ruled Tuesday that an insurer does not need to prove fraudulent intent to refuse payment for...
Michigan Senate Approves Plan to Cut Car Insurance Rates May 9, 2019 By David Eggert LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s Senate passed legislation Tuesday aimed at cutting the country’s highest average auto insurance premiums by eliminating...