Mercer County Man Charged with Insurance Fraud, Identity Theft

Mercer County man charged with insurance fraud, identity theft - South Jersey - NJ.com: A Mercer County man has been indicted on charges of insurance fraud and identity theft, according to the Attorney General's Office.

According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden Brown, a State Grand Jury indictment alleges that Daniel L. Martin, aka Paul B. Harris, Jr., aka Preston C. Adams, aka Preston Adams, 46, of Trenton, was involved in insurance fraud by signing documents between July 9 and Oct. 6, 2003, for the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and the Prudential General Insurance Company seeking auto insurance under the names of Preston and Preston C. Adams.

Metro Area Man Arrested for Alleged Medicare Fraud - Atlanta Business Chronicle

Metro area man arrested for alleged Medicare fraud - Atlanta Business Chronicle:: "A local insurance sub-agent has been arrested for allegedly forging a signature on a Medicare Advantage application, Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine's office reported.

Shane Michael Smith, 34, who worked as a sub-agent, has been charged with insurance fraud and first-degree forgery."

Tompkins County Woman Charged With Workers' Comp Fraud

Tompkins County woman charged with workers' comp fraud - News from The Post-Standard on syracuse.com: A Tompkins County woman has been arrested for collecting $6,282 in Workers' Compensation benefits while working as a secretary in an Ithaca real estate office, the New York State Insurance Department reported.

Cheryl Beach, 60, of 24 Ladoka Park Rd., Lansing, was charged with perjury, insurance fraud and committing a fraudulent practice. If convicted, she could be sentenced to up to seven years in prison.

Kentucky Woman Charged with Workers' Comp Fraud

Kentucky Insurance officials charged a Shelbyville woman with insurance fraud as a result of collecting more than $3,000 in workers' compensation benefits.

Tanya Garitty, 38, told her employer she was unable to work after an accident but allegedly worked as a phlebotomist at a local hospital while drawing benefits.

3 charged with 'pretexting'

Federal agents Thursday arrested three people connected with a Belfair private investigation firm who are accused of gathering confidential information on individuals through trickery by calling the offices of such agencies as the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration.

Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud

A New Iberia woman has pleaded guilty to falsifying her address to get more than $130,000 intended for hurricane victims.

Barbara Robicheaux, 56, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Tucker Melancon, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Robicheaux is the 38th person in the Western District of Louisiana to have been convicted on charges in connection with Federal Emergency Management Agency fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Canoeist's Wife Flies in as He Faces 12 Years in Prison

The wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin was arrested yesterday after police - reportedly armed - boarded her flight back to the UK from America.

Anne Darwin was held for three hours at Manchester Airport before being taken away for questioning by Cleveland Police on suspicion of fraud.

The move came just hours after her husband was formally charged with making a false statement to get a passport and life-insurance fraud. Mr Darwin will appear in court today.

If found guilty of the passport offense, he could be facing a maximum sentence of two years in jail, under the Criminal Justice Act. Under the terms of the Fraud Act, the second charge would carry a maximum prison sentence of ten years.

Open Season for Drug-Insurance Swindlers

Holiday season coincides with the open enrollment period for Medicare prescription drug coverage, and regulators are warning that an increasing number of unscrupulous insurance agents also view it as open season for preying on older adults.

The wrongdoing, among other activities, involves violating federal regulations against door-to-door selling of coverage and the forging of signatures. "It's the wild, wild West out there," says Mary Jo Hudson, director of the Ohio Department of Insurance.

Three Named in Insurance Fraud

A retired city police officer is one of three people named in a federal court documents as being charged with one count of health care fraud.

Robert Bates of Lower Burrell was named in federal court information filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh.

Also named in criminal information documents were Phillip Swartzlander of New Kensington and John Slimick, whose address was not released by federal authorities.

Tacony Man Held in Fake-Lawyer Fraud Case

A Tacony man has been arrested in a complex scheme that netted him close to a half-million dollars after he posed as a lawyer and set up fraudulent businesses to steal goods and services in check-kiting schemes, the District Attorney's Office said today.

Mac Kenneth K. Ortiz Sr., 36, of the 4800 block of Levick Street and the 4100 bock of Markland Street, bilked an estimated 38 victims, the office said.

He was accused of charges ranging from deception, attempted theft by deception, receiving stolen property, criminal use of a communications facility, insurance fraud, forgery, issuing bad checks, tampering with records, false swearing, unauthorized practice of law, and identity theft.

Former Firefighter Charged with Arson, Insurance Fraud

A former volunteer firefighter is accused of setting fires and filing fraudulent insurance claims.

State Police say 29 year old Daryl Goutremout is responsible for several fires over the past five months. They include at least one at his own property in Chaumont along with blazes on state land including the Ashland Wildlife Management Area.

Mapquest Directions Lead to Fraud Conviction

A Rochester man who tried to commit insurance fraud should have cleaned out his car first.

Authorities say Craig Wilson falsely reported his sport utility vehicle as stolen so he could collect on a $10,000 insurance claim.

The vehicle was recovered in a parking lot of Jacksonville, Florida apartment complex two months after Wilson reported it stolen. Inside, police found Mapquest directions from Wilson's home to the Jacksonville site, printed nine days before the reported theft.

Man Accused of Insurance Fraud Loses State License

The state Division of Insurance has canceled the insurance license of a Winthrop man accused by Secretary of State William Galvin of allegedly selling fraudulent insurance policies to the elderly.

The division said its action was taken earlier this month after Joseph Gennaco failed to renew his license on time. But the division made clear the case involves more than a simple failure by Gennaco to renew his license.

N.C. Mother and Son Arrested on Suspicion of Insurance Fraud

North Carolina officials arrested a mother and her son, both of Littleton, N.C. and charged them with insurance fraud, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Long.

Ida Rosser Macon, 66, was charged with one count each of insurance fraud and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. Macon's son, Fontay Lakia Macon, 28, was charged with one count each of conspiracy to commit insurance fraud and failing to report an accident. They were processed at the Halifax County Detention Center.