A Virginia man was sentenced to almost five years in prison for his role in an investment scam that cost investors about $815,000.

A group of 36 people was accused of an alleged scheme to defraud New York insurers of more than $279 million in the largest alleged single no-fault automobile insurance fraud charge ever.

A Saratoga Springs, N.Y., businessman was accused of defrauding insureds, an insurer and New York State by enrolling at least eight ineligible business owners in a state health program and pocketing the service fees they paid him.

A New Orleans police officer committed suicide Feb. 7 after news reports indicated that he and two other officers were being investigated for insurance fraud by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Former New York Sen. Nicholas A. Spano (35th District) pleaded guilty Feb. 11 in federal court in White Plains, N.Y., to filing fraudulent tax returns involving payment from an insurance company.

Two North Carolina men were arrested Feb. 9 for allegedly conspiring to file a fraudulent insurance claim on a damaged property and blaming it on Hurricane Irene.

The owner of a California cellular telephone retailer was sentenced to three years and four months in state prison for his involvement in more than 2,000 fraudulent insurance claims, costing more than $700,000.

A Virginia father was sentenced after pleading guilty to defrauding his adopted daughter and an insurance company to collect the proceeds of a $500,000 life insurance policy on his deceased wife.

A Monticello, N.Y., man was arrested on charges of insurance fraud in the third degree and falsifying business records in the first degree.

A Lowville, N.Y., woman, already incarcerated on drug and theft charges, now faces additional charges of insurance fraud and falsifying insurance records.