Statewide Sting Nets Fraud Suspects

A recent anti-fraud operation targets 84 suspects from Pensacola to Miami. Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink recently announced 62 Floridians have been arrested in a statewide, three-day operation that began earlier this month, targeting 84 individuals for various insurance fraud charges. The arrests, which range from Pensacola to Miami, involve alleged fraud schemes uncovered during months-long investigations with millions of dollars in potential losses. Arrests included a Clearwater couple accused of title insurance fraud estimated at more than $7 million.

Five Brokers in Insurance Fraud

Five independent brokers had been identified as allegedly using personal client information to submit unauthorized policy applications to Liberty Life, the financial services group said yesterday.

Clements' Defamation Suit Moved to Federal Court

The trainer sued for defamation by Roger Clemens after saying he injected the major-league pitcher with performance enhancing drugs has moved the lawsuit to Houston federal court.

Doctor And Nurse In Cancer Insurance Fraud

A doctor and his nurse wife have been found guilty of a 731,000 euros fraud after falsely claiming she had breast cancer.

Dr Emad Massoud, 52, and wife Gehan, 45, from Ratoath, County Meath had insurance cover for serious illnesses.

They received the money from insurance companies in 2002 after successfully claiming Mrs Massoud had breast cancer.

Glass Guys Auto Glass Owner Indicted for Theft and Insurance Fraud

The owner of The Glass Guys Auto Glass Co. in Chandler, Ariz., has been arrested for nine counts of theft, one count of fraud and one count of insurance fraud, according to a statement from the Arizona Attorney General's office. Bruce T. Riley, 41, was actually indicted in July 2007, but could not be located. Last Friday, though, the chase came to a halt, when the Chandler Police Department stopped him for a routine traffic stop—and realized they'd been looking for him.