On the Record
An Elmira, N.Y., man was accused of grand larceny and insurance fraud after allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from the state’s insurance fraud fund.
A former insurance agency owner from Berks County, Pa., was accused of stealing more than $255,000 in insurance premiums from his clients.
A Hammonton, N.J., businessman convicted of an insurance fraud scheme in 2006 started serving his sentence Oct. 17 after five years of appeals.
A Charlotte County, Fla., insurance agency owner and a customer service representative were arrested for allegedly selling unauthorized boat insurance policies to more than 20 people in the state.
Eight people accused of participating in a staged auto-accident fraud scheme in North Carolina were arrested and authorities were seeking two more alleged participants.
More than 100 felony charges have been filed against suspects allegedly involved in an elaborate, organized fraud ring operating in the San Francisco area that allegedly cost 11 insurance companies up to $500,000 in losses.
A Utah man, the former president of an insurance agency, was ordered to pay up to $1 million in fines and penalties for insurance fraud.
Iowa staffing firm head admits shifting payroll to trim workers’ comp.
The president of a Des Moines, Iowa, staffing company pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of wire fraud in connection with the defrauding of workers’ compensation insurers.
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.

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