Posts Tagged ‘Illinois’

8th Police Officer Arrested in “Operation Tow Scam”

8th Police Officer Arrested in “Operation Tow Scam”
A Chicago police officer has become the eleventh person accused in a staged accident scam involving tow truck drivers who are paying the cops to help them out. The most recent scams involve two cars getting into an “accident” in return for money from a tow truck driver who wanted his share of the...
November 20th, 2012 | Staged Accidents | Read More

IL Brothers get 14 Years each for Series of Fraud Scams

IL Brothers get 14 Years each for Series of Fraud Scams
This is the sad story of what happened to Francis Spinks after she met Daniel Sullivan, 46, and fell victim the scam produced by him and his brother John, 50. According to the Chicago Tribune, Spinks was 80 years old at the time, and in failing health. Then she met Daniel Sullivan, who was over four...
November 15th, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More

Prison Guard Comp Claims Bring Questions

Prison Guard Comp Claims Bring Questions
Several Illinois prison guards are in some trouble over their workers’ comp complaints.  They all got comp settlements for surgeries, even though it appears that they only had mild carpal tunnel syndrome and may not have needed the surgeries they received. According to the New England Cable News,...
March 26th, 2012 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

IL Insurance Broker on the Run After Fraud Charges

IL Insurance Broker on the Run After Fraud Charges
One Illinois man is seemingly on the run because of his role in what officials say was a complicated fraud scheme that involved his insurance brokerage. According to police and the Daily Herald, Russell Palermo, 46, who owns Palermo Insurance Agency, allegedly collected insurance premiums from several...
February 29th, 2012 | 1, Insurance Fraud | Read More

Employee Accused of Torching Restaurant After Meeting with Insurance Agent

Employee Accused of Torching Restaurant After Meeting with Insurance Agent
One Illinois man took the holiday/Chinese restaurant tradition to a whole new level on New Year’s Eve when police say he set fire to a Chinese restaurant owned by his sister. Hopefully he won’t make that a tradition. According to the Palos Patch, Hui Zheng, 39, who worked at Canton Express, has been...
January 5th, 2012 | Insurance Fraud, s | Read More

Fugitive Insurance Con Hauled Before Judge: 10 Year Sentence Affirmed

Fugitive Insurance Con Hauled Before Judge: 10 Year Sentence Affirmed
Bridgette Buckner, a con artist who has been convicted of insurance fraud, was finally in court to stand in front of a judge after being on the run for over a month. Buckner was sentenced to 10 years in prison back in September, but she vanished shortly before her court appearance once she got out on...
October 14th, 2011 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

IL Man Allegedly Set Fire to His Apartment

IL Man Allegedly Set Fire to His Apartment
It’s one thing for a person to burn down their own house to cash in on an insurance policy.  Let’s be clear though, that one thing is bad.  But it’s quite another to burn down an apartment someone else owns to cash in on a renter’s policy.  It requires a  complete disregard...
October 12th, 2011 | Insurance Fraud | Read More