Feds Sink NJ Plot to Collect Insurance

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip that started from a New Jersey dock and ended with a sunken ship. Back in August of 2009, the fishing boat Alexander II sank of the coast of Cape May. More recently, on December 19th, a former crew member of the boat admitted that...

December 22nd, 2011 | Insurance Fraud, s | Read More

Drug Dealer Adds Insurance Fraud To Rap Sheet

Facing a trial for drug dealing charges didn’t seem to be enough for one Ohio man; he added on one count of fourth-degree felony insurance fraud as well. According to the Tribune Chronicle, Drew Reid, 59, who was convicted of dealing heroin and then turning in a false insurance claim, was sentenced...

December 20th, 2011 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

Man Charged With Poisoning Wife With Nicotine For Insurance

Some people may not know that nicotine poisoning can lead to death (this author didn’t); but apparently Paul Marshal Curry did. He is currently on trial for allegedly using it to poison his wife back in 1994. According to the Orange County Register, an Orange County judge ruled that there is sufficient...

November 11th, 2011 | Scandalous Schemes, s | Read More

Florida Continues Crackdown on Staged Accidents

Last week we brought you the story of Governor Rick Scott’s discussion about PIP fraud and auto insurance. Right on the heels of that meeting, another five people were arrested in Orlando for a staged auto crash. According to the Orlando Sentineland the Florida Department of Financial Services, the...

November 7th, 2011 | Staged Accidents | Read More

Drivers Are Paying the Price for Staged Accidents in Tampa

Tampa, FL now leads the state in PIP insurance fraud and is also developing a bad rap for becoming the staged-crash capitol of the nation. Hillsborough County has more PIP clinics than Pasco, Polk, Manatee and Pinellas Counties put together. For this reason, county officials are saying that they need...

March 2nd, 2011 | Insurance Fraud, s | Read More

Two L.A. Attorneys Caught in “Operation Big Fish”

Two attorneys have pleaded no contest for their involvement in an extensive auto insurance fraud ring. “Operation Big Fish,” as it is being called, involved a 12-month long investigation concerning 16 different agencies. According to The Downey Patriot, the fraud ring consisted of at least nine insurance...

March 1st, 2011 | Rings & Mills | Read More

NC Trio Arrested for Staged Hit-and-Run

Three NC locals are facing serious charges of insurance fraud for allegedly staging an accident and claiming to be the victims of a hit-and-run. According to Star News, three individuals reported to authorities that they were traveling in two separate vehicles on July 19, 2009 when they were hit by...

September 23rd, 2010 | Insurance Fraud, s | Read More

Chiro “Mistakes” Medical Treatment for Gym Memberships

Attorney General Tom Corbett announced the arrest of Daniel Dicesaro, operator of DiCesaro Spine and Sport, located in Moon Township—Allegheny County, Pennsylvania for allegedly bilking insurance companies by submitting bills for services that were either not provided, not provided by licensed personnel...

September 15th, 2010 | Insurance Fraud, s | Read More

Eight Busted at “Corrupt” N.Y. Clinic

The arrest of eight individuals including doctors and chiropractors operating what officials deemed a “corrupt medical clinic” was announced today by New York’s Attorney General, Andrew M. Cuomo. Police say the not-so-original scheme employed runners to recruit accident victims to undergo a host...

September 10th, 2010 | Rings & Mills, s | Read More

Corrections Officer in the Hot Seat

An El Paso corrections officer may find himself amongst the inmates he once kept watch over after police arrested him on suspicion of insurance fraud. According to the El Paso Times, 28-year-old Derric Valdez was arrested after police accused him of reporting his truck stolen under false pretenses. “Deputies...

September 9th, 2010 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

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