On the Record
A former Ward 7 advisory neighborhood commissioner in Washington, D.C., was convicted by a jury of six felony counts in connection with his receiving of nearly $33,000 in false insurance benefits.
An insurance agent from Mobile, Ala., pleaded guilty in federal court to fraudulently enrolling four nursing home residents for insurance coverage so she could pocket $3,800 in commissions.
A doctor from Perrysburg, Ohio, was ordered to pay $244,000 in fines and restitution for billing insurance companies more than $900,000 for services she inflated or were never provided.
Two tax preparers, one from Florida and the other from Missouri, have been sued by federal authorities for allegedly claiming fictitious withholdings on customers’ returns so they could attempt to claim large tax refunds.
A Mecklenburg County, N.C., insurance adjuster was arrested for allegedly altering four old claims policies to make payments to family members while employed by Nationwide Insurance.
One agent guilty, relative charged with stealing insurance payments
The owner of a Hudson, N.H., insurance company, whose relative admitted to stealing $140,000 in workers’ compensation premium payments last summer, is accused of taking $72,000 for insurance from seven businesses that he allegedly never purchased policies for.
Six Orange County, Calif., family members were arrested for allegedly stealing $1.5 million through a workers’ compensation fraud scheme.
An Atlantic County, N.J., woman, serving a five-year prison term for third-degree insurance fraud, has been charged with submitting false information to Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. on 13 insurance policies.
Four admit to role in Fla. scheme allegedly involving Zurich adjuster
Four people pleaded guilty for their roles in an insurance fraud scheme where a Florida insurance adjuster working for Zurich Insurance Group would allegedly split proceeds from false claims he filed on them.
The former leader of the Lenoir County (N.C.) Republican Party was charged in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain advanced insurance commissions for which he was not entitled.

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