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

$100 Million Fraudster gets 60 Years

Back in June, we brought you the story of Adley Abdulwahab, a 36-year-old on trial for an insurance fraud scam that involved 100 million dollars, and over 800 victims in over 30 U.S. states, plus Canada. Well, according to the Insurance Journal, Abdulwahab has finally gotten his comeuppance. A federal...

October 4th, 2011 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

Texas Pastor, Son Accused of Murder

It sounds like a thriller type horror movie: a pastor and his son, a love triangle, and a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in a son shooting his stepmother. According to the Houston Chronicle, On May 18, 2010, a Houston pastor’s wife was shot execution-style in her garage, leading the police...

September 29th, 2011 | Insurance Fraud, Scandalous Schemes | Read More

Three Nabbed in Alleged Murder for Insurance Scheme Awaiting Extradition

Kwang Sup Hur may finally be able to rest in peace after his September 1st death, which police are calling a homicide. According to Insidenova.com, it took the combined efforts of nine agencies and police departments, but three people have been arrested in connection with the death of the 75-year-old...

September 13th, 2011 | 1, Insurance Fraud | Read More

MD Jury Clears Accused Murder-For-Hire Brothers

There is still no convicted trigger man in the 2009 death of Lemuel Wallace. Wallace was a blind, developmentally disabled man who lived at a group home in Maryland. The murder-for-hire plot is said to have been orchestrated by a pastor who worked for a nonprofit organization that serves the developmentally...

September 9th, 2011 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More

Woman Gets 10 Years for Fake Death Claims – Fugitive from Justice

Back in July we brought you the story of Bridgette Buckner, a woman who claimed that several family members had died. But of course, they were never actually deceased, and she was only trying to obtain the insurance money that came along with their “deaths.” According to the Chicago Tribune, Bucker...

September 8th, 2011 | Insurance Fraud, s | Read More

Suspect in Robyn Gardner Disappearance Tries to Cash Insurance Policy

Gary Giordano, who as of this moment is the only named suspect in Robyn Gardner’s disappearance in Aruba, reportedly took out a 1.5 million dollar insurance policy on Gardner a few days before the trip. In addition, according to ABC News, Giordano recently tried to redeem that policy, which named...

August 23rd, 2011 | s, Scandalous Schemes | Read More

Attorney’s Alleged Suicide Plot Leads to Arson, Fraud and Drug Arrest

After a bizarre, bumpy ride with the FBI probing what they called a massive fraud and corruption scandal involving Las Vegas homeowners associations, the person at the center, construction defect attorney Nancy Quon, has been arrested. Though back in March police officials said that an indictment...

August 19th, 2011 | s, Scandalous Schemes | Read More

Puffer Fish Toxin Lands Man Possible Life Sentence

What ever happened to rat poison… or even arsenic? When Edward F. Bachner IV decided that he wanted to kill his wife and cash in on the insurance policy, those must have been too easy. According to the Northwest Herald and federal authorities, Bachner allegedly planned to kill his wife, with style:...

August 3rd, 2011 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More

Husband’s Fake Death Costs Woman Two Years

Back in April, we brought you the story of a woman who faked her husband’s death so she could cash in on the insurance policy. Fast forward to present day, and that woman has been sentenced to two years in prison and must pay $1.5 million in restitution to Midland National Life of Sioux Falls and $495,000...

July 29th, 2011 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

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