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TN Man Charged in Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot

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

FL Woman Charged for Two Murders-for-Hire

FL Woman Charged for Two Murders-for-Hire
A woman from North Port, Florida has been in our local news recently for trying to hire “hit man” to kill her husband. Janeene Lea Jones, 49, was charged with two felony counts of solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, which could earn her a sentence of life in prison. According to the...
March 1st, 2013 | 4, Insurance Fraud | Read More

Money Train Derailed for LIRR Doctor

Money Train Derailed for LIRR Doctor
Choo choo: The free-ride for retirement train is leaving the station; and it’s leaving behind numerous guilty pleas. We first brought you the story of the massive amount of fraud being committed by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and its employees back in October of 2011; and apparently the story...
February 12th, 2013 | 4, Scandalous Schemes | Read More

PA Cop Charged with Fraud, Theft After Hit-and-Run

PA Cop Charged with Fraud, Theft After Hit-and-Run
When a car accident occurs, most people would call the police and expect an officer to later drive out to the scene. This story, however, involves an officer getting in an accident and then leaving the scene. According to philly.com, the cop, April Shaynick, 42, fled the scene of an accident and later...
January 2nd, 2013 | 4, Insurance Fraud | Read More

Trial Set for TX Man Accused of Driving $1M Bugatti into Lagoon for Insurance Money

Trial Set for TX Man Accused of Driving $1M Bugatti into Lagoon for Insurance Money
Back in January we gave you a look at 5 of the weirdest insurance claims from 2011. One of those stories was about a $2 million dollar swimming lesson: a Bugatti Veyron that was driven into a lagoon so the owner could allegedly cash in the insurance policy on the car. According to ABC News, a trial has...
October 3rd, 2012 | 4, Insurance Fraud | Read More

Insurance Fraud Fighters Honored with Awards

Insurance Fraud Fighters Honored with Awards
Four people who have received awards from the International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU), recognized for their involvement in fighting insurance fraud. These awards were handed out at the 27th Annual Seminar & Expo on Insurance Fraud that was held in California, according to...
September 11th, 2012 | 4, Insurance Fraud | Read More

NICB: 20% Rise in 2012 Questionable Claims

NICB: 20% Rise in 2012 Questionable Claims
We have the new reports from The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) on questionable claims (QC) from the first half of 2012. The report discusses six different categories of claims –property, casualty, commercial, workers’ compensation, vehicle and miscellaneous. Questionable claims are ones...
August 17th, 2012 | 4, Insurance Fraud | Read More

Ex-Wall Street Banker Possibly Poisoned Himself after Guilty Verdict

Ex-Wall Street Banker Possibly Poisoned Himself after Guilty Verdict
Spending an extended amount of time behind bars may be viewed as “the end” to a lot of people, but speculation around the poisoning of an ex-Wall Street banker who was found guilty of arson leaves the public wondering if he would rather put an end to it all rather than spending time in...
July 2nd, 2012 | 4, Insurance Fraud | Read More

Woman Sentenced to Probation for Posing as Dead Son

Woman Sentenced to Probation for Posing as Dead Son
A Fulton County woman had a pretty bizarre way of mourning over a deceased loved one.  Donna Ellis Gibbs was sentenced to 20 years of probation for a scheme which allowed her to collect an insurance payout of more than $151,000 after she posed as her dead son. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution,...
June 6th, 2012 | 4, Scandalous Schemes | Read More

Murder-for-Hire Scheme Gets Two Men Life in Prison

Murder-for-Hire Scheme Gets Two Men Life in Prison
About a year ago we brought you the story of Asia Harris, who was fatally shot by a man who was hired by her husband. And although it can’t bring her back, Harris’ family may have gotten at least a little peace on May 2nd, when the two men pled guilty to their crimes. According to Fox News and Cuyahoga...
May 4th, 2012 | 4, Scandalous Schemes | Read More
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