Tag: insurance fraud

April 28, 2021

An ex-insurance broker from Lake Forest, California has been charged with 90 counts – which include grand theft, theft from an elder, fraudulent insurance benefit claims, assisting in a false claim, making false entries in records or returns, and forgery […]

March 25, 2021

A Houston man could face a federal prison sentence of up to 10 years after pleading guilty to insurance fraud. Earlier this week, Robert Lance Kuperman pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of money by fraud in the Eastern District of […]

March 18, 2021

A North Carolina man was arrested in connection with an insurance fraud scheme involving roadside cleanup after a car crash, insurance officials said. A news release from the Department of Insurance said Garrett Scarlette, 26, of Thomasville, was charged with […]

March 9, 2021

In an effort to educate consumers about contractor fraud schemes that are contributing to increased insurance rates, Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate (ICA) Tasha Carter has launched a new educational initiative, Demolish Contractor Fraud: Steps to Avoid Falling Victim. The new […]

February 18, 2021

The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) has issued civil administrative orders carrying penalties of nearly $500,000 against five individuals and four companies for insurance fraud and acting as public adjusters without a license. The administration noted in a press release that […]

January 25, 2021

A former insurance agent in Johnson County, KS has pleaded guilty to charges of insurance fraud, and has been ordered to pay nearly $86,000 in restitution. Armond R. Peghee, 42, pleaded guilty in Johnson County District Court to one count […]