New Consortium Plans Strategies to Combat Medical Fraud

The newly formed Consortium to Combat Medical Fraud, a joint project of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association and the National Insurance Crime Bureau, along with participation from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice, announced on June 24 its national agenda to pursue the perpetrators of medical fraud.

The Consortium is designed to create a more open and collaborative environment between different segments of the insurance industry to heighten the detection and prevention of health care fraud.

North Plainfield Man Charged With Insurance Fraud

A North Plainfield man who works as a guidance counselor at a middle school in Newark was indicted Wednesday on charges he torched his own car two years ago to collect insurance.

Kenyatta O'Bryant, 36, was indicted on charges of aggravated arson, attempted theft by deception and insurance fraud.

If convicted of the charges, O'Bryant faces up to 10 years in prison.

Jury To Continue Deliberating In Wilcox Case

Jury deliberations will continue Wednesday for the man accused in the fiery crash on Avon Mountain three years ago that killed four people.

The jury has been deliberating since Friday and has not reached a verdict in the case of David Wilcox, who is the owner of the truck that barreled down Avon Mountain 2005.

The issue in the trial is if Wilcox, 72, did know that the liability insurance on his truck was suspended or if he tried to reinstate it right after the crash.