Fraud steals $80 billion a year across all lines of insurance, according to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. The number of fraud cases has been rising over the last few years, primarily because of the increase of “soft” insurance fraud, …
Georgia Woman Charged With Arson, Insurance Fraud A Georgia woman has been charged with first‐degree arson for allegedly setting fire to her home and one count of insurance fraud for submitting a fraudulent insurance claim, according to an announcement by …
Former Liberty Mutual Employee Charged With Filing Fake Claim for Ring Jessica Epler was charged in Spokane Superior Court with second-degree attempted theft and filing a false insurance claim for a diamond ring. The case was investigated by Washington Insurance …
Workers’ compensation insurance is a safety net for employees who are injured on the job, as well as for their employers. It pays for lost wages, medical expenses and other expenses and benefits incurred by an injured worker. Sometimes, however, …
North Carolina Family Charged With Insurance Fraud Officials have filed multiple charges against a North Carolina couple and their daughter in connection with two cases of arson at homes of people the wife knew. The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation …
Texas Healthcare Provider Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud A Deer Park, Texas, healthcare worker has been sentenced for falsifying workers’ compensation claims. A Travis County District Court sentenced Enrique Colon to three years deferred adjudication and ordered him to pay …
Hawaii Man Accused of Making False insurance Claims Pleads Guilty A Honolulu police officer suspected of staging a home burglary has pleaded guilty to two charges related to the incident. Travis E. Copeland pleaded guilty to two counts of insurance …
N.J. Chiropractor Gets Prison Term for Medical Fraud Ring Role A chiropractor involved in a medical fraud ring that bilked nearly $4 million overall from several insurers is now headed to prison. John Langeraap received a three-year sentence Friday. The …
Delaware Couple Arrested for $100,000 Insurance Fraud Diliana Legeros and Joseph Aubourg, of Milford, Delaware, were indicted by a Delaware Grand Jury on June 4th for insurance fraud, then arrested after turning themselves in to Capital Police on June 11th. …
Federal Prison for East Texas Family Members Guilty of Stealing Hurricane Relief Funds An East Texas couple and their adult daughter were each sentenced to federal prison recently for their roles in stealing federal funds that were intended to aid …