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Mass. doctor charged in ‘intricate,’ $500,000 Medicaid fraud scheme
A Brookline, Mass., doctor pleaded not guilty to charges he ran an “intricate” Medicaid fraud kickback scheme involving about $500,000 he charged to the MassHealth state program.
A former Pennsylvania superior court judge was stripped of state-funded pension and state-funded health insurance after defrauding two insurance companies of more than $400,000, the Erie Times News reported.
The chief executive of a bankrupt Scranton, Pa., insurance agency who pleaded guilty in connection with a $1.3 million insurance premium theft scheme was sentenced to up to 16 1/2 years in state prison.
Seven of the 14 people charged in an alleged $500,000 state health insurance fraud scheme in Mississippi intend to go to trial, even though eight of those charged have already pleaded guilty.
A Snellville, Ga., elementary school teacher was arrested Sept. 10 for allegedly collecting about $12,700 in disability insurance while employed as a fourth-grade teacher.
A group of seven North and South Carolinians were arrested Sept. 8 and accused of conducting a more than $100,000 insurance fraud scheme involving staged auto accidents.
N.D. agent’s insurance license revoked over alleged misappropriation
North Dakota has revoked the insurance license of Jeffrey David Neppl, a Fargo, N.D., agent who allegedly misappropriated a client’s funds for his own personal use.
Two Philadelphia, Pa., men, one a health insurance company employee, were indicted in August for allegedly stealing about 86 individuals’ information to obtain more than $280,000 in counterfeit checks.
Woman, mother, boyfriend allegedly filed $70,000 in false fire losses
A woman, her boyfriend and her mother were arrested in Ohio in connection with an alleged arson in July that authorities say was actually an attempted insurance fraud.
An insurance agent from North Dakota admitted in court that he defrauded insurance companies of more than $800,000.
Federal health exchange officials too busy to worry about Supreme Court
Federal health reform would add 100,000 jobs, $4.4 billion to Calif.
Lautenberg, Rubio want to cap TRICARE fees for military retirees
Combination life insurance product sales rise at ‘remarkable rate’
Pa. men charged in multi-state, ‘elaborate financial fraud scheme’
Small business worries about its role in retirement planning
Senate passes ‘Band-Aid’ bill to extend NFIP 60 days; House must act
Allstate seeking agency owners for Md., Va., D.C., Pa, Del., W.Va.
Wharton School establishes new risk and insurance program
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