Archive for the ‘Staged Accidents’ Category
FL Gov. Rick Scott Stages Crashes for On-lookers
Florida Governor Rick Scott has always been an advocate for penalizing the people who stage car crashes for insurance fraud purposes. Recently however, he was staging crashes of his own; but only to show people the need for reform and what to look for.
According to Bay News 9, Scott is hoping that proposed...
February 21st, 2012 | Staged Accidents | Read More
Hillsborough County Staged Accidents Decrease Significantly
Many Florida residents in Hillsborough County may be able to celebrate when they get their next auto insurance bill due to the fact that the crackdown on Personal Injury Protection (PIP) fraud has seemed to yield dramatic results for the better. Ok, it probably won’t have a noticeable affect...
February 15th, 2012 | Staged Accidents | Read More
FL Staged Accident Trio Arrested
Now a story from our neck of the woods; three Florida residents from Lee County have been arrested for their roles in a staged accident.
According to Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports and ABC News, two of those arrestees were charged with filing a false report, while the third was charged with...
January 31st, 2012 | Staged Accidents | Read More
Staged Accident Caught on Security Camera
With the way the economy is now, one type of insurance fraud is quickly becoming the most prevalent. It is a crash for cash kind of scam, where scam artists stage car crashes in order to obtain the insurance money.
Through an investigation by CBS News, we can see the footage from a business’s security...
January 30th, 2012 | Staged Accidents, s | Read More
Louisiana Staged Accident Ring Busted
Detectives with the Louisiana State Police (LSP) Insurance Fraud Unit recently spent time investigating a staged crash ring in Ouachita Parish that is expected to be involved in over 20 crashes. So far four arrests have been made, with several more on the horizon.
According to thenewsstar.com, the LSP...
January 26th, 2012 | Staged Accidents | Read More
Canadian Staged Accident Ring Leader Pleads Guilty
Normally we only blog about fraud schemes in the United States, but every now and then an international story catches our eye. In this instance, we go north of the border where we find a Canadian man who committed a lot of fraud and cost insurance companies a whole lot of money has admitted to his...
January 17th, 2012 | Staged Accidents | Read More
WV Man Pleads Guilty to Staging Crashes
There will soon be an open jail cell waiting for one West Virginia man who pleaded guilty recently to defrauding insurance companies and a count of mail fraud.
According to the Insurance Journal, 42-year-old Christopher John Thrain, who pled guilty to the mail fraud count last week before U.S. Magistrate...
December 6th, 2011 | Staged Accidents | 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
5 Orlando Residents Arrested for Staged Crash
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 Sentinel and the Florida Department of Financial Services, the...
November 5th, 2011 | 3, Staged Accidents | Read More
Four Alleged Staged Accident Fraudsters Arrested in Miami
Score one in the win column for Miami. No, we don’t mean the Dolphins, who are currently 0-7. A win for thelaw-abiding citizens of Miami, thanks to police officers who arrested several people who they say were involved in yet another staged accident scam.
According to the press release, on...
November 1st, 2011 | Staged Accidents | 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