Gov. Scott Signs Changes to Florida PIP Laws

On May 4th, Florida’s Governor Rick Scott signed the bill that modified the state’s auto-insurance laws. It’s a move that he and lawmakers say will stamp out fraud and reduce the cost of no-fault insurance to motorists. We’ve never heard that before. “By helping reduce fraudulent...

May 8th, 2012 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

Tampa Company Wants to Help Others Around PIP Law

A Tampa health care staffing company has gotten into some trouble recently… for sending out fliers that officials say suggest ways to capitalize on potential loopholes in new Florida legislation about the mandatory motor vehicle no-fault law. Florida leads the nation in the number of staged accidents. According...

April 9th, 2012 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

Florida PIP Fraud Ring Taken Down

Yet another fraud ring has been disbanded in Florida; this time in Lee County. The individuals listed in the indictments were charged with numerous crimes, including health care fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit both health care fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering. According...

March 23rd, 2012 | Rings & Mills | Read More

Three FL Clinic Employees Arrested for PIP Fraud

March 6th was the last day of work for three Florida clinic employees –from CPS Medical Clinic, who were arrested and charged with insurance fraud and patient brokering for their roles in connection with a personal injury protection (PIP) fraud scheme. According to the press release from Florida Chief...

March 8th, 2012 | Insurance Fraud | 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

90% of Dade County PIP Clinics Probed Deemed to have “Irregularities”

Everyone should be able to assume that there are many decent clinics in Miami-Dade County that treat automobile accident victims. What you might not know however, is that state investigators are considering criminal charges after they found regulatory violations in almost 90% of the clinics that were...

January 11th, 2012 | 3, Insurance Fraud | Read More

Miami Mother-Daughter Duo Arrested for Role in Staged Accident Ring

Back in March, we brought you the story of 17 individuals from the Miami area that were involved in and arrested for their roles in the states largest-ever auto personal injury protection (PIP) insurance bust. Now, two more women have been arrested for their roles as well. According to the Sun Sentinel...

December 14th, 2011 | Insurance Fraud | 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 | s, Scandalous Schemes | 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

Florida’s Largest PIP Bust Lands 17 Arrests

Investigators in the Miami-Dade area now have over a dozen more arrests under their belts in the fight again insurance fraud. In the states largest-ever auto personal injury protection (PIP) insurance bust, identified as “Operation Deep Horizon,” 17 people –which include a clinic owner, clinic...

March 3rd, 2011 | Rings & Mills, s | Read More

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