A Houston attorney disbarred for his involvement in an auto insurance fraud scheme, has filed an appeal with the Texas Supreme Court in order to reinstate his license. He cited other cases where attorneys had committed far worse crimes and …
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty in $1.5M Insurance Settlement Theft From Disabled Sister A Lafayette, La., man is facing a possible 20-year prison sentence for stealing about $1.5 million from an insurance settlement received by his sister. U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley …
Wyoming Man to Serve Probation for Workers’ Compensation Fraud A Sheridan man accused of collecting disability payments while working for a tree service company has entered a no contest plea to one count of workers compensation fraud. The Sheridan Press …
The leader of a ring that staged two car accidents in northern New Jersey has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit theft by deception. Acting state Attorney General John Hoffman says 46-year-old Olivares Liberato-Cohen, of Passaic, entered his plea Monday. …
Experts from around the state of Colorado and the nation will be focusing on another climate when they gather in Littleton on Oct.15 – the climate for insurance fraud in the state. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) and the …
Six additional suspects were arrested in an alleged insurance fraud scheme involving a series of staged auto accidents in Bertie and Hertford Counties, according to an announcement made by North Carolina’s insurance commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Three people were arrested in …
A Lafayette, La., man has pleaded guilty to staging vehicle accidents in order to defraud insurance companies. U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley says 44-year-old Oliver Lockett entered the plea Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Richard T. Haik. Lockett admitted to …
Federal authorities say six defendants in an insurance fraud scheme have pleaded guilty. U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley says the defendants entered their pleas Monday before U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. in Shreveport. Finley says the members of …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of five people accused of engaging in an insurance fraud scheme involving staged auto accidents. Jaime Farrah Boxley, Christa Sharif Smith, Deanna Liles Smith and Lashaunnette Mary Smith was charged with …
Auto insurance companies say false and exaggerated injury claims are on the rise in Minnesota. The National Insurance Crime Bureau says suspicious personal injury claims have tripled since 2008. Minnesota ranked tenth in the nation in 2011 with 53 such …