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24 January 2026

WMATA Train Operators Plead Guilty in Health Care Fraud Scheme

Michelle Shropshire, 55, of Waldorf, Md., and Harlisha Jones, 50, of Clinton, Md., and Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today in U.S....

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6 October 2025

Former firefighter to pay $228,000 in restitution, fines for insurance fraud

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to show what happened at a sentencing hearing in an Ojai business owner’s fraud case.  Local...

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31 August 2025

Detroit couple to stand trial for disability insurance fraud

A Detroit couple accused of making $150,000 in fraudulent disability insurance claims has been ordered to stand trial, state officials said...

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26 August 2025

AG Murrill’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit arrests Slidell woman for cruel attack on an individual with a disability under her care

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit arrested a Slidell woman for Cruelty to Persons with Infirmities on August...

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18 August 2025

Plainfield man pleads in federal fraud case

A Plainfield man has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to a felony charge of making false statements to the...

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11 August 2025

Former phlebotomist charged with disability insurance fraud

Destiny Mae Black, 25, formerly of Gainesville, has been arrested for disability insurance fraud for allegedly collecting almost $18k in insurance...

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12 June 2025

Ex-cop busted partying at Stagecoach music festival, going to Disneyland while collecting $600K in full worker’s comp: DA

An ex-cop in California collected $600,000 on full disability leave, all while living an active lifestyle that included multiple ski trips,...

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2 June 2025

Burlington man charged with insurance fraud for collecting disability while employed

A 26-year-old Burlington man faces felony charges after allegedly collecting nearly $9,000 in temporary disability payments while actively working at a...

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Police officer partied at music festival and ran 5K races while she collected $600,000 for fake injury, California DA says

A Southern California police officer was caught partying at the Stagecoach Music Festival while collecting more than $600,000 in workers’ compensation...

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16 May 2025

Couple charged with insurance fraud after β€˜incapacitated’ husband ran from officers during a traffic stop

Thomas Alexander George, 48, and Tamika Hampton, 42, have been arrested and charged with filing a fraudulent insurance claim after they...

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