FL Gains 26 Arrests in Operation Sledgehammer

When I think of sledgehammers, I tend to think of Thor; but for authorities in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties, they might think of staged automobile accidents. “Operation Sledgehammer,” the multi-agency investigation that has been three years in the making, resulted in the arrests of 26 people...

May 20th, 2013 | Staged Accidents | Read More

South FL Chiropractor Arrested for Fraud

It sounds like a story we normally write, but this time it’s much closer to home. Taking place in our own backyard, a Fort Myers chiropractor was arrested last week for paying patients to fake injuries after car crashes; all so he could rip off insurance companies. According to investigators and NBC...

May 20th, 2013 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

21 FL Residents Arrested For Insurance Fraud

Miami-Dade area investigators say over half a dozen on the state’s largest car insurers have been receiving false medical claims for staged accidents from four South Florida clinics. From those clinics, prosecutors say they have 21 people who are involved in the elaborate scams that have created almost...

May 8th, 2013 | Staged Accidents | Read More

Getting to know Florida’s PIP Problem

On April 16th, a Senate committee voted 10 to 0 to scrap the state’s no-fault personal injury protection (PIP) system. The chairman of the committee said their future efforts will likely depend on what happens in the courts. Though the future of PIP in Florida is still unknown, it is worth taking...

April 25th, 2013 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

Four FL Residents Accused of Staged Accident Scheme

Jacksonville chiropractor Richie Cabigting, and three other area residents, have all been indicted on mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud charges for their alleged roles in a staged accident scheme. The indictment also notifies the four individuals that the US plans to confiscate $193,002,...

April 23rd, 2013 | Staged Accidents | Read More

Two FL HR Workers Arrested for Insurance Fraud Related Charges

We don’t have all the information yet, but an employee of human resources for the Jacksonville Aviation Authority –along with the former human resources director, were arrested last month. They were both charged with several insurance fraud related crimes. Airport spokesman Michael Stewart said Cyndi...

March 14th, 2013 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

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

4 Floridians Arrested For Staged Crash Scheme

Four more medical clinic employees are now behind bars in Florida. You can chalk up their arrests to an undercover operation that showed that they billed fraudulent medical claims for at least one staged auto accident. According to WTSP News, a search warrant was delivered at The Heisha Medical &...

January 15th, 2013 | Staged Accidents | Read More

5 Kids Used in Staged Crashes, Mom Sentenced to Prison

Sometimes, when people take their children for a car ride, they end up in ice cream parlors, at the mall for new school clothes, or maybe even at their grandparent’s house. For five South Florida kids; however, they ended up in a chiropractor’s office for treatments they didn’t actually need. The...

January 14th, 2013 | s, Staged Accidents | Read More

FL Man Arrested For Allegedly “Fixing” Cars with Play-Doh

You can make so many things with Play-Doh: hair, desserts, people, houses, animals, and, of course, spaghetti. One thing you can’t do with Play-Doh is use it to fix cars. One Florida man is learning that the hard way. According to the Business Insider, Nicholas Johnson, 33, was arrested recently for...

January 7th, 2013 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More

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