NJ Public Adjuster Charged With Insurance Fraud

A Monmouth County public adjuster was recently charged in a grand jury indictment for allegedly submitting fraudulent insurance claims to defraud New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company (NJM) out of over $15,000. Joseph Shammah, 39, who owns Northeast Claims Group, LLC, was charged on April 4th in...

April 16th, 2013 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

Counterfeit Comp Insurance Lands 3 in Jail

Three California residents were recently arrested for multiple counts, including theft, fraud and forgery. According to the California Department of Insurance (CDI), Robinson Yang, 44, Roland Yang, 43, and Sotheany “Teny” Hul, 42, are all suspected of making and selling hundreds of fake certificates...

April 9th, 2013 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

PA Woman Charged with Fraud over “Stolen” Jewelry

A Pennsylvania woman has found herself in a bit of hot water after filing a claim for a stolen Louis Vuitton purse, an iPad, and several pieces of jewelry allegedly valued at over $100,000 were stolen when she left them unattended in her Lexus. When she claimed her iPad was worth $1,500, that got the...

April 5th, 2013 | Insurance Fraud, s | Read More

Woman Sentenced to Three Years after Fake Cancer Claim

If you say you have cancer and you don’t, don’t be surprised when you actually get sick and no one believes you. It’s called “crying wolf.” Though that may sound harsh, if you keep reading, you’ll understand that it’s true nonetheless. When Jennifer Lynn Eden lifted her left sleeve to...

April 4th, 2013 | 3, Insurance Fraud | Read More

Ohio Chiro Facing Fraud Charges

When it rains, it pours. An Ohio chiropractor is now facing felony charges from two different fraud cases, stemming from a search warrant and the resulting raid on his medical offices back in 2009. On April 1st, Common Pleas Judge W. Wyatt McKay unsealed the affidavit that was used in November of 2009...

April 3rd, 2013 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

OH Woman in Court for Forcing Son to Kill Husband

Killing one of your family members is a terrible enough crime, but getting your 10 year-old child to do it? That’s just pathetic; but that is what prosecutors said Judith Hawkey did in court on April 1st . Hawkey was in court on the 1st for her pretrial hearing, for which she was charged with arranging...

April 3rd, 2013 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

TN Man Charged in Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot

A Tennessee man was arrested earlier this month by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and Shelbyville police. He was charged with attempted first degree murder and solicitation of first degree murder for the plot to kill his wife and a potential business partner. David Lee Claxton, 59, is set...

April 1st, 2013 | 4, Scandalous Schemes | Read More

Indiana Arson, Murder Case adds another Charge

Back in December we brought you the story of three Indiana residents who were under fire for killing two people and destroying homes causing a gas explosion. Well, now one of those men is in trouble for a new incident; plotting to have a witness in the case killed. According to KPIC.com and Marion County...

April 1st, 2013 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

OH Woman Sentenced for 88K Comp Fraud

One Ohio woman didn’t heed the warning that while you are receiving Workers’ Comp benefits, you are not allowed to be employed, because she has now been sentenced for multiple counts after Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) agents found her working while she shouldn’t have been. They...

April 1st, 2013 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

MI Landlord Found Guilty on 11 Arson, Fraud Counts

Back in September of 2011, we first brought you the story of Gerald Eugene Singer, the Michigan landlord who swore to his innocence after facing over a dozen charges. He also stated in an interview once, “You can’t fool a jury;” and he was right. A federal jury recently found Singer...

March 27th, 2013 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

Articles By: Trace America