The founder of a Red Bank, N.J., a managing general agency has pleaded guilty to one count of insurance fraud in connection with fraudulent statements in an application to operate as a captive insurance company in Washington, D.C., according to federal prosecutors.

A Finksburg, Md., man was put on probation for felony insurance fraud and was ordered to pay a $20,000 fine.

A Durham, N.C., woman was charged with five counts of insurance fraud in connection with her alleged role in a staged-accident ring.

A former insurance agent from Hagerstown, Md., was convicted of taking part in a scheme to generate commissions and boost his salary by falsifying policy information.

A Queens, N.Y., contractor was charged with grand larceny and workers’ compensation fraud after allegedly defrauding the New York State Insurance Fund of more than $150,000 in uncollected premium.

An employer in Raleigh, N.C., was arrested and charged with willfully terminating a group health plan, costing two employees a total of more than $2,000 in unpaid claims.

A New Jersey woman was sentenced to three years in prison for selling fertility drugs that were funded by her health insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

The man who took over an insurance agency previously owned by former Arizona Rep. Richard Renzi was found guilty in federal court of embezzling $796,000 in insurance premiums, which he funneled to the former congressman’s account.

A Long County. Ga., sheriff’s deputy faces insurance fraud charges in connection with a fire at his home that authorities say was arson.

The chief executive of a bankrupt Scranton, Pa., insurance agency was charge with stealing more than $1.3 million in clients’ premium payments from education institutions, a casino and a municipal government.