Archive for the ‘Scandalous Schemes’ Category
WI Man Indicted for Arson, Mail Fraud and Murder-for-Hire
A Wisconsin man was indicted recently on 4 counts for allegedly conspiring with two others to burn down his business to obtain the insurance proceeds. To top it off, he had allegedly agreed to pay one of his co-conspirators not with cash, but by killing his wife. Sounds like a bad deal for his wife,...
February 22nd, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More
PA Chiropractor Sentenced for Fraud and Assault
Back in December we brought you the story of an Allentown chiropractor who admitted to fraud and assault. He is now getting part of what he deserves.
Dean Ziegler, 49, will serve almost two years in prison for defrauding insurance companies and, from an unrelated case, attacking his girlfriend and throwing...
January 27th, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More
MA Dentist Guilty of Medicaid Fraud: Using Paper Clips in Root Canals
I myself have never had a root canal, so I can only go off the terrible things I’ve heard. I have also never met anyone who thinks trips to the dentist are enjoyable; but one Massachusetts dentist has done his part to make the visit and the root canal even worse.
According to boston.com, a former Fall...
January 25th, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More
Love Triangle Burned by Arson
What could make committing arson seem even more bizarre than the fact that you’re setting your own house on fire? Committing it with your live-in boyfriend, and your husband. Oh, and the two men involved are both volunteer firefighters.
The trio from Vermont has pleaded guilty to arson charges.
According...
January 13th, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes, s | Read More
Quon Arson Indictment Dismissed: Still Under Fire on Other Charges
Back in August we brought you the story of Las Vegas construction attorney Nancy Quon and her ex-boyfriend, William Ronald Webb, who is a former Las Vegas police officer. The two were arrested on several charges, including drugs, arson and insurance fraud.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, District...
January 10th, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More
A look back at 2011: 5 Weird Insurance Claims
While there is no current lack of fraudulent insurance claims, or criminals to submit them, there are those “special” cases that can leave you shaking your head. Whether it is a lack of money or just common sense that drives a criminal to commit insurance fraud, there is no denying that they sometimes...
January 3rd, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More
PA Chiropractor Admits to Fraud and Assault
An Allentown chiropractor could face up to nine years in prison when he is sentenced next month after admitting to billing insurance companies for work he never did, and in a separate case, for attacking his girlfriend at his office-home.
Ziegler, who has run a business out of his residence, was charged...
December 19th, 2011 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More
LAUSD Officer Sentenced in Shooting Hoax
Back in April we covered the story about a former school police officer who was accused of faking his own shooting at El Camino Real High School. Jeff Stenroos set off a wide-scale manhunt for a nonexistent gunman after stating that he had been shot in the line of duty.
He was finally sentenced to jail...
December 16th, 2011 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More
Oklahoma Ambulance Service Under Scrutiny by Media for Billing Practices
Sometimes social media can be a great thing. You can find long lost friends or relatives, talk to a friend who lives across the country, or just make plans for a dinner date with your boyfriend. Facebook can also get you in trouble though, either by showing your boss that you weren’t as sick as you...
November 17th, 2011 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More
FBI Has Questions for 1-800-ASK-GARY
Many of us have heard of 1-800-ASK-GARY; but who has ever actually called it? After a car accident in Clearwater, Florida, Kathleen Weston did; but that turned out to be a move that she most likely regrets.
After a Jeep crashed into her Geo Metro back in 2009, Weston’s back and neck hurt, which led...
November 14th, 2011 | Scandalous Schemes, s | Read More
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WI Man Indicted for Arson, Mail Fraud and Murder-for-Hire
February 22, 2012
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FL Gov. Rick Scott Stages Crashes for On-lookers
February 21, 2012
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“Operation Bandidos” Nets 4 in Auto Insurance Scheme
February 20, 2012
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3 Insurance Agents Charged with $100 Million Fraud
February 17, 2012
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Cell Phone Store Owner Charged with $700,000 Fraud
February 16, 2012