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.

A Billings, Mont., businessman pleaded not guilty in federal court to allegations that he assisted a former claims adjuster to defraud a Wyoming insurance company in a fake claims scheme.

Eight people in Louisiana were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from an alleged staged crash ring operating for up to seven years.

An Orange County, Calif., financial advisor was sentenced to 10 years and one month in federal prison for his role in what officials say was a $61 million Ponzi scheme.

A Fincastle, Va., man pleaded guilty in federal court to lying on credit applications, including using fake letters from insurers, and using false documents in order to secure a $450,000 insurance claim.

A former Kansas City, Kan., insurance agent was sentenced to 15 years in jail, three years of supervised probation and must pay more than $3.1 million in restitution for his role in an insurance and mortgage fraud scheme.

Two former executives with The Hartford pleaded guilty in federal court to accepting BMWs and millions in cash to help a Texas attorney obtain settlements in one of his cases.

A 33-year-old Rochester, N.Y., woman will serve three years of probation and pay $4,933 in restitution for a fake insurance claim she made in connection with a 2007 fire at her house.