AG: Southeastern Massachusetts full-time home caregiver accused of locking disabled elderly man now deceased in room smeared in feces, urine

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has announced in a release that a Plymouth woman has been indicted by a Plymouth County Grand Jury on three counts of Caretaker Neglect, one count of Kidnapping, and one count of Unemployment Fraud relating to her alleged significant mistreatment of an elderly and intellectually disabled man.

According to the charges brought by the AGO, in February 2019, 44-year-old Jennifer Small was hired to provide full-time in-home care services for an elderly man with intellectual disabilities. In February 2024, Small called the police to report the man’s death. When police arrived at the man’s home, they discovered significant clutter in the man’s bedroom, including feces smeared on the walls, piles of soiled diapers, and food wrappers and remnants caked into the carpets. They also discovered that there was no bedding on the man’s mattress, which was also soiled with feces and urine. Officers noticed that the door to the man’s bedroom could only be locked from the outside. The AGO alleges that Small had kept the man locked inside the room against his will.

The AGO further alleges that, even while supposedly working as a full-time caregiver, Small filed for unemployment benefits from November 2020 through August 2021. Small received approximately $38,000 in allegedly fraudulent unemployment payments during this time.

The AGO began its investigation following a referral by the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office, as a result of reporting by the Plymouth Police Department. These charges are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

This case is being handled by Managing Attorney Heidi Lyn Gosule, Assistant Attorney General Mark Hochberg, and Senior Healthcare Fraud Investigator Ashley Marquez Byrne, all of the AGO’s Medicaid Fraud Division, and Senior Investigator Lashauna Craig, of the AGO’s Insurance and Unemployment Fraud Division. The AGO received substantial assistance from the Plymouth Police Department, the Massachusetts Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC), and the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS).

The AGO’s Medicaid Fraud Division is a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, annually certified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to investigate and prosecute health care providers who defraud the state’s Medicaid program, MassHealth. The Medicaid Fraud Division also has jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute complaints of abuse, neglect and financial exploitation of residents in long-term care facilities and of Medicaid patients in any health care setting. Individuals may file a MassHealth fraud complaint or report cases of abuse or neglect of Medicaid patients or long-term care residents by visiting the AGO’s website.

The Massachusetts Medicaid Fraud Division receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $6,458,176 for federal fiscal year 2026. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $2,152,724 for FY 2026, is funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

A St. Landry Parish man from the town of Palmetto is in trouble with the law after accusations have been leveled against him that he is responsible for setting his vehicle on fire and committing insurance fraud.

According to officials with the State Fire Marshal’s Office, they have been investigating the case of a vehicle fire that happened in February.

Truck Fire Sparks Investigation in St. Landry Parish
In February, the firefighters in St. Landry Parish were called out to the intersection of Louisiana Highway 359, where it meets Louisiana Highway 103, just north of the Port Barre area.

St. Landry Parish Man’s Truck Completely Destroyed by Flames

They battled the blaze as the truck was on fire, but the whole truck was consumed by flames and was a total loss.

The owner of the truck, officials determined, is 57-year-old Hertley James Andrus of Palmetto. An investigation was started by the State Fire Marshal’s Office and continued from February through Monday, April 27, when Andrus was taken into custody.

Andrus was booked into jail on the following charges:

Arson with Intent to Defraud
Automobile Insurance Policy Fraud


If you ever believe you have information about a situation involving arson, you can reach out to the State Fire Marshal’s Office by visiting lasfm.org.

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office has announced criminal charges against the owner and operator of Advanced Public Adjusters following a four-month investigation into allegations of insurance fraud and theft.

Greg A. Micucci, 61, of Bristol, is accused of misappropriating approximately $140,000 in insurance claim funds intended for nine victims and their contractors.

The investigation, led by Detective John Agnew of the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, began on January 5, 2026, after a Warminster resident reported that Micucci had failed to pay contractors for repairs following a storm.

Detectives discovered a pattern of behavior spanning from January 2024 to the present. According to the criminal complaint, Micucci’s firm represented homeowners in claims against major insurers, including Allstate, Travelers, Progressive, and State Farm.

The affidavit alleges that Micucci utilized a specific legal notice to ensure all insurance checks were mailed directly to his business address in Bristol. While Micucci claimed the funds were held in a business savings account that he used as an “escrow account,” investigators found that the money was not properly distributed, leaving victims unable to pay for essential home repairs.

The investigation identified several victims, including a Warminster homeowner who is owed more than $30,000 for tree removal services and reported that Micucci stopped answering calls in September 2025. A Newtown resident seeking reimbursement for a flood claim received no funds and was forced to pay $25,000 out of pocket for repairs. And, in another instance, a Doylestown woman acting as the executor of an estate in Yardley paid $35,000 of her own money to complete repairs after never receiving insurance checks totaling over $35,000.

Furthermore, a Levittown resident was issued a check for $13,242.36 that was returned for insufficient funds. When interviewed by detectives in March 2026, Micucci admitted that he had not properly handled the claims, according to a criminal complaint.

Greg Micucci was charged with nine counts each of insurance fraud, theft by deception, deceptive business practices, and misappropriation of moneys held on behalf of another. Under Pennsylvania law, the deceptive business practices charges include enhancements because two of the victims were senior citizens, aged 64 and 81, at the time of the offenses. He was arraigned on Wednesday by Magisterial District Judge David J. Chichilitti.

This is the second major case involving a public adjuster in the past month, following the March 2026 arrest of Michael Joseph Breitenbach for allegedly misappropriating more than $82,000 from clients.

“Homeowners trust public adjusters to protect them after a disaster, not to exploit them for personal gain,” said Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan. “To divert insurance proceeds intended for repairs, especially from our senior residents, is a betrayal of professional responsibility that our office will not tolerate.”

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office encourages any other residents who believe they may have been a victim of Micucci and Advanced Public Adjusters to contact Detective John Agnew at 215-348-6344.

This case is assigned for prosecution to Deputy District Attorney Alan J. Garabedian.

A Raleigh insurance agent was arrested Friday after being accused of stealing $10,000 from an elderly woman more than six years ago, a warrant shows.

According to a warrant filed by the North Carolina Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Division, 68-year-old Gilbert Stanford Williams is an insurance agent and the owner of Senior Benefit Alliance, LLC.

On March 13, 2020, according to the warrant, Williams was serving as the insurance agent for an elderly woman when he allegedly tricked her into giving him $10,000. Williams told the woman that he was investing her money to make 4.25% interest, but instead moved it into his personal bank account.

Williams is charged with embezzlement and exploiting an elder, both felonies, according to the warrant.

Court records show Williams was taken into custody on Friday. He was released on a $50,000 secured bond the same day.

According to records, Williams is scheduled to make his first appearance in Wake County court on Monday afternoon.

In a bombshell arrest following an investigation by the Texas Rangers, a well-known Stephenville businessman has been charged with two stunning crimes.

Clayton Iley, owner of Texas Legacy Insurance Group, was taken into custody on Friday and charged with theft over $300,000, and money laundering, over $300,000, both first degree felonies.

He is being held at the Erath County Jail; bond has not been set.

Erath County District Attorney Alan Nash declined to comment on the pending investigation, but an arrest affidavit, obtained by Beneath the Surface News, outlines the list of allegations against Iley.

Among those allegations is that Iley pretended to be affiliated with the military as a defense contractor and claimed to have served in the Army.

According to the arrest warrant, Texas Ranger BJ Hill says those claims were patently false and were used to obtain investments and donations totaling approximately $2,415,000 through a Ponzi Scheme marketing a fictitious position and investment with the Department of Defense.

“I searched through the bank records for Spartan Global Security and Texas Legacy Insurance and discovered that Iley did not send this money to the Department of Defense but instead used the money to purchase exotic cars, pay off monthly loans, and pay monthly credit card bills.

“I observed that all these investors were receiving monthly ‘annuity’ checks from Texas Legacy Insurance accounts.

“This was suspicious in that the insurance agency was about to make these large monthly payments and continue to operate normally.”

The arrest warrant also states that Iley pocketed money from customers’ insurance premiums, leaving some uninsured.

During the investigation, one customer from Graford learned that from Sept. 2022 through Jan. 2026 their home and boat were not insured, despite paying Iley approximately $85,781.19 in insurance premiums.

MORE CHARGES POSSIBLE

Two months ago, Beneath the Surface News learned that an investigation into Iley’s business practices was underway and began monitoring his social media accounts.

On Wednesday, Iley posted a message to Facebook that seemed to indicate he was aware that trouble was brewing.

The post read in part: “So be as Flexible as you are Fierce for God Almighty & He will bring you Hurricane after Hurricane; for which the bigger the obstacle the More Glory to God it will bring!

“If you’re reading this at this moment as I passed this message on to my staff…then I’m facing a massive Hurricane, God knows I’m being bent, God knows I’m soaked to the core, God knows my pain…

“But he also knows my Heart & Soul carry that New Testament Love as my Body delivers that Old Testament Fire, all in His Name! Amen!”

He ended the post with a string of hashtags:

RemovingEvilOneRoundAtAtime

YouPissedOffTheWrongChristians

TheRealHobbsUnchainedandUncaged

StackingEvilHighInHisNameAndByHisHand

That post was removed and two days later, Iley was taken into custody.

Beneath the Surface News has learned that the FBI is also investigating Iley and that more charges are possible, including stolen valor.

On his social media profiles, Iley claims to be the CEO of Spartan Global Security – USA Division; CEO and commander of Black Eagle PMC Military Defense; owner of Black Ops Motorsports, Aero & Marine LLC, CEO of Black Ops Inc. and Black Ops International Inc; and a private military defense contractor.

It also shows that he is the owner/CEO of Texas Legacy Insurance Group and Texas Veterans Insurance Group.

A Baltimore County insurance agent has been indicted on felony charges after allegedly stealing more than $100,000 through a sophisticated four-year scheme involving identity fraud and insurance fraud, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced Thursday.

A Baltimore County grand jury returned a six-count indictment against 72-year-old Gregory A. Maslow, of Owings Mills. The charges include a theft scheme over $100,000, three counts of identity fraud, and two counts of insurance fraud.

Prosecutors allege that Maslow, a veteran insurance agent, devised a plan to defraud multiple insurance companies of commissions after his own agency contracts had been terminated. According to the indictment, Maslow submitted more than 75 life insurance applications by falsely claiming they were sold and submitted by other licensed agents.

The investigation revealed that many of the applications were for policies for Maslow’s friends, family members, and himself. Maslow reportedly induced individuals to apply for the insurance by offering to pay their premiums, though authorities say he did not intend to maintain the payments long-term. In other instances, applications were allegedly submitted without the knowledge or permission of the named applicants.

To further the deception, Maslow is accused of impersonating both the licensed agents and the applicants during phone calls with insurance providers.

When the companies approved the applications, they paid substantial upfront commissions. Authorities say Maslow directed these funds to joint accounts he had established, then immediately transferred the money to a personal account under his sole control. Once the commissions were secured, Maslow allegedly stopped paying the premiums, causing the policies to lapse for non-payment.

Attorney General Brown said the case serves as a reminder that insurance fraud drives up costs for all families and undermines public confidence. He noted that his office remains committed to holding individuals accountable when they abuse positions of trust for personal gain.

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Marie Grant added that such fraudulent activities cost the average American family hundreds of dollars each year in increased premiums. She stated that the Maryland Insurance Administration is working closely with the Attorney General to enforce state laws against deceptive practices.

A trial for Maslow has been scheduled for Aug. 3, 2026, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The prosecution is being handled by the Attorney General’s Fraud and Corruption Unit with assistance from the Maryland Insurance Administration and the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Winnsboro Mayor Alice Wallace has been arrested and charged with Medicaid fraud by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill.

Murrill said Wallace, 50, Robinson Drive, was arrested on April 21 and booked into the East Baton Rouge Prison. No bond has been set.

Wallace is charged with six counts of government benefits fraud in what Murrill described as a Medicaid fraud scheme in which the mayor illegal secured $75,000 in benefits from 2021 through 2026.

“It doesn’t matter who you are — if you defraud the hardworking taxpayers of Louisiana, you’re going to jail,” Murrill said in a statement.

Murrill said her Louisiana Bureau of Investigation special agents conducted the investigation after Louisiana Department of Health officials referred the allegations to Murrill’s agency.

Wallace is accused of fraudulently receiving Medicaid benefits for herself and a dependent.

Murrill said Wallace didn’t report to the health department a change in household income, failed to disclose her marital status and intentionally misrepresented the availability of health insurance provided through her employers.

Agents said their investigation showed Wallace and her dependent continuously used Medicaid benefits from 2021 through 2026 while she received a salary that would have made her ineligible to receive Medicaid benefits.

Winnsboro, with a population of about 5,000, is the Franklin Parish seat.

Wallace been the elected mayor of Winnsboro since 2022 and didn’t report to LDH that employment, income or availability of medical health coverage as required. Murrill’s agents obtained an arrest warrant for Wallace through the 19th Judicial District Court.

A man is accused of insurance fraud in Charlotte County after the Florida Department of Financial Services says he falsified the details of an insurance claim following a vehicle crash.

According to court records, the investigation started with a complaint filed by the Florida Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division stating that Richard Roy, 76, falsified the details of an insurance claim and received a payout from GEICO.

Records say on April 1, 2025 the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported that a black Buick was traveling southbound with no stop sign when another vehicle drove through the stop sign at the intersection of Tamiami Trail and Conway Boulevard. The person in the Buick claimed that the vehicle that struck them was a white van.

On April 2, records say Roy made a first notice of loss to GEICO, stating that his 2018 Chrysler Pacifica van was parked and unoccupied when it was struck by a hit and run driver. Records say he reported damage to the right front of his vehicle.

On April 3, someone with the GEICO Investigations Unit conducted a recorded statement with Roy in his home, where he reportedly said that he wanted to change the facts of his story. Records say Roy told the investigator that after leaving a bar where he had two beers, he was turning onto Conway Boulevard when he hit the rear of another vehicle, a black Buick.

When the two people involved agreed to pull over and meet, Roy reportedly said he remembered that he did not have his driver’s license on him so he drove away. Roy reportedly went ahead with his claim despite changing his story.

Records say a total of $1,359.73 was paid to Roy from GEICO.

Investigators say they spoke with the other person involved in the crash, the owner of the Buick. When Roy drove from the scene, she said she called 911 to report it. Records say law enforcement took a report. She said that she also posted a video of the incident to Facebook in an attempt to find the driver.

The Buick owner said Roy responded to her, telling her that he was the owner of the van that hit her. Records say he told her the same events that he told the investigator at his home. Records add that the Buick owner said she gave all of this information to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office and received no follow-up.

Court records say the Buick driver was not injured, but that her vehicle was. She reportedly said she did file a claim, but did not receive any payout and that her parents ended up paying for the damage to her vehicle.

When investigators with the Department of Financial Services spoke with Roy in February 2026, he reportedly told them he changed his story because he felt convicted and that a lot of people saw the picture of him on Facebook from the crash.

Records say he told investigators he repaired the damage done to his vehicle with funds from his insurance provider, and that his coverage was dropped following his claim.

A warrant was put out for Roy’s arrest. On Saturday deputies from the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office went to his home and arrested him. Roy faces charges of insurance fraud of less than $20,000.

Former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery was arrested for insurance fraud earlier this week, TMZ reports. Jeffery was also charged with conceal/fail to disclose insurance benefit or payment. He was booked Wednesday morning and has since been released.

Jeffery, 36, spent four seasons in Philadelphia after being drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He helped the Eagles win their first Super Bowl title, contributing three catches for 73 yards and a 34-yard touchdown as his team defeated the New England Patriots 41-33.

According to California law, insurance fraud is a felony and can carry a sentence of up to five years in prison.

A Massachusetts woman was arrested Wednesday for illegally collecting nearly $23,000 in worker’s compensation benefits while working at a storage facility in Putnam, state officials said.

Mackenzie Coonan, 25, of Rutland, was charged with first-degree larceny and fraudulent claim or receipt of benefits, according to a news release Friday from the state Division of Criminal Justice.

Officials said Coonan began receiving workers’ compensation benefits after she reported suffering a head injury in March 2024 while working in the warehouse area of the Staples distribution center in Putnam.

Officials said the woman was initially permitted to return to work after three days, but was later placed on temporary total disability and later on temporary partial disability by her treating providers.

The wage replacement benefit is paid by the employer’s insurance carrier and provided to employees who are unable to work due to a work-related injury or illness. The recipient is required to report improvements to their health and any income beyond the benefits.

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