WBKO - News: "A Bowling Green woman is charged with claiming to live in Tennessee in order to get health care benefits from Tenn-Care - the state’s public health insurance program.
The Office of Inspector General said 46-year-old Nancy Sue Dixon was arrested on June 12, 2007, at her residence. She’s accused of receiving over $4,000 in Tenn-Care benefits.
Dixon is charged with falsely claiming to be a resident of Cheatham County, Tenn."
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Data net set to corral insurance fraud
ContraCostaTimes.com - Data net set to corral insurance fraud: "To most California small business owners, workers' compensation insurance is a huge pain in the neck. The workplace injury protection payments, which can be as much as $40 per $100 in payroll in some cases, add up very quickly.
Most entrepreneurs bite their tongue and pay the fee, but an estimated 100,000 businesses statewide don't. Until now, they risked little: Law enforcement was not equipped to detect them. They went about business largely unperturbed, enjoying a hefty advantage over law-abiding competitors.
That hide-and-seek will soon be over. Investigators are about to get X-ray vision.
'We are giving the fraud investigators the tools and the funding to go after the employers who fail to buy workers' compensation insurance,' said Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas, D-L.A., who authored a new workers' compensation bill. 'We want a level playing field.'"
Most entrepreneurs bite their tongue and pay the fee, but an estimated 100,000 businesses statewide don't. Until now, they risked little: Law enforcement was not equipped to detect them. They went about business largely unperturbed, enjoying a hefty advantage over law-abiding competitors.
That hide-and-seek will soon be over. Investigators are about to get X-ray vision.
'We are giving the fraud investigators the tools and the funding to go after the employers who fail to buy workers' compensation insurance,' said Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas, D-L.A., who authored a new workers' compensation bill. 'We want a level playing field.'"
Police: Beware insurance fraud
The News Leader - www.newsleader.com - Staunton, Va.: "The Virginia State Police are encouraging Virginians to plan ahead and be prepared for potential disasters during hurricane season and to take steps to guard against fraudsters, cheaters and crooks who often show up during a storm's aftermath.
According to a recent press release from the organization, insurance fraud costs Virginians more than $200 a year in increased premiums and increases the costs of everyday purchases by $200 to $1,000 a year."
According to a recent press release from the organization, insurance fraud costs Virginians more than $200 a year in increased premiums and increases the costs of everyday purchases by $200 to $1,000 a year."
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