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Driven To Desperation:
More Drivers Illegally Dumping Vehicles For Insurance Money
November 12, 2008
The economic downturn is spurring growing numbers of anxious drivers to fraudulently dump unwanted vehicles for insurance money, according to research by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud.
Officials in nearly a dozen state and local jurisdictions around the U.S. report clear warning signs that so-called owner giveups are rapidly spreading. The
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Fraud - general
Nosey news busts furtive cons
November 03, 2008
Insurance schemers hide their cons in the shadows. The last thing a crook wants is news coverage exposing their illegal ploys. But sometimes news stories expose cons quite accidentally, when the shocked swindler least expects it.
But the fraud caper collapsed in an unlikely way.Consider Bernard Fogle. The Anderson, Ind.
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Legislative
Fraud Wire-Government Affairs
October 15, 2008
Profile: Five questions for Dale Banda
On September 30, Dale retired as longtime chief of the insurance fraud bureau within the California Department of Insurance. What was the best and worst parts of your job: The best reward was in those cases that clearly made a difference in ...Public awareness
Fraud Wire-Public Outreach
October 15, 2008
Profile: Five questions for Pam Jewell
Pam Jewell, manager of pr for the insurance fraud program of the Virginia State Police, recently posted two fraud videos on the popular social website Facebook. It’s a clever way to reach the public, and we asked Pam about it. Why did ...Auto - staged
Driven to desperation?
Sour economy, high gas prices spur drivers to dump vehicles for insurance payouts
October 14, 2008
A woman strangely parked her late-model car just feet from the stormy Gulf Coast waters by Gulfport, Miss. as Hurricane Gustav closed in. She jumped into a waiting SUV and zoomed off, leaving her car to the mercy of the raging wind and surging ocean.
Paula
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Homeowners - arson
Home arson leads to murder charges
October 03, 2008
William Craig Miller torched his swanky home for insurance money in November 2005. But if Arizona prosecutors are right, the fiery scheme burned tragically out of control.
The Scottsdale man allegedly shut up two witnesses by shooting them gangland style. But the suspected plot went
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Fraud - general
IASIU ‘Investigator of the Year’ named
September 08, 2008
Beth Shroat, an SIU investigator for Progressive Insurance, was named the International Association of Investigation Units' 2008 Investigator of the Year today at the group's 23rd Annual Seminar & Expo on Insurance Fraud. National Insurance Crime Bureau's Don Howell received IASIU's 2008 Outstanding Service Award as part of the awards
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Medical - false claims
Allstate sues N.Y. doctor for $1.5 million
September 03, 2008
Hauppauge, NY, September 3, 2008– A $1.5 Million civil lawsuit filed today by Allstate Insurance Company details an alleged fraudulent billing scheme for services that were of no diagnostic value and were not rendered as billed.
The Complaint seeks to recover damages from James M. Liguori, M.D., and his professional
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Fraud - general
Time to get creative in sentencing for fraud
August 08, 2008
A common refrain was heard throughout the fraud-fighting community when the coalition was formed 15 years ago: Few courts take fraud seriously, and fewer hand out strong-enough punishment.
But a sea change in attitudes has occurred since then. Many more prosecutors try fraud cases, and more judges hand out appropriate
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Public awareness
NOVEL FUSION CENTER TO BOOST
ANTI- FRAUD EFFORTS IN CALIF.
August 08, 2008
High-tech center is a centerpiece of ambitious task force report
Fusion is a tireless law of physics: Clump atoms tightly together and they release energy that fuels our flaming sun and coaxes stars to glow. Fusion also will power up fraud fighting in California.
A so-called fusion center is among 18 wide-ranging
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