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Texas Insurance Broker Gets 160 Months for Fraud — Now the Feds Will Sell the 90-Plus Exotic Cars He Agreed To Forfeit

Clayton Iley, a 41-year-old businessman from Stephenville, Texas, was sentenced Oct. 1 to 160 months in federal prison for wire fraud...

Minnesota fraud: Therapist charged in $2.25M Medicaid scheme

The Brief A Minnesota therapist is accused of receiving more than $2.25 million in Medicaid payments after allegedly submitting more than...

Synthetic IDs, ghost broking push insurers beyond one-time identity checks

Synthetic identities now account for about half of identity fraud recorded in National SIRA, according to Synectics Solutions, as insurers confront...

Charlotte man accused of using stolen identities, fake insurance to buy vehicles

A Charlotte man is facing 14 felony charges after North Carolina investigators accused him of using stolen identities and fraudulent auto...

New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty To Identity Theft

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that RAYCHAEL DEPLAND, age 33, of New Orleans, plead guilty today to Identity Theft,...

Are Vermonters more vulnerable to identity theft?

Des Moines Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud Scheme

Andrew Thomas Ellis, age 30, of Des Moines pled guilty on February 16, 2023, to one count Presenting False Information (Class...

Why Digital Identity is About More Than Fighting Fraud

Digital identity used to be something that people considered “just tick-the-boxes” technology. But as Steve Durney, vice president of strategy at...

How can insurers protect against deepfake fraud?

Deepfakes — phony images or videos that look like the real thing, but aren’t — are everywhere these days. Some are...

Hampton Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft in Connection with Multiple Fraud Schemes

Anthony Silva, 37, of Hampton, pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and mail fraud, United States...