Insurance Fraud

5 Insidious Forms of Auto Insurance Fraud

Robert Siciliano | Posted 04.18.2012

Robert Siciliano

Auto insurance scams are some of the most prevalent in the insurance industry, allowing fraudsters to easily obtain policies and take advantage of the "he said, she said" nature of auto accidents.

Weight Loss Doctor Wanted By FBI For Fraud

Posted 08.20.2011

The FBI is currently on the lookout for Gautam Gupta, a doctor who allegedly scammed the state and private insurance companies alike out of some $25 m...

32 South Texans Accused Of Defrauding Insurer

AP | CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN | Posted 08.18.2011

MCALLEN, Texas — Federal prosecutors said Friday that they have charged 32 South Texas residents with bilking insurer Aflac out of $3 million ov...

Denver's Insurance Fraud Doc Strikes Again

AP | By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER | Posted 07.26.2011

HONOLULU -- A psychiatrist arrested in Argentina on charges of falsely billing $1 million in health insurance claims in Hawaii was involved in similar...

Ex-lawmaker Gets Prison In Hamptons Insurance Fraud Case

Patch || Posted 05.25.2011

Former Suffolk County Legislator George Guldi was sentenced Monday to three to nine years in prison for grand larceny and one to three years for insur...

Bacci Pizza Owner Robert Di Diana Pleads Guilty To Arson

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

The owner of the Bacci pizzeria chain pleaded guilty to arson today and accepted a four-year prison sentence for hiring gang members to set fire to a ...

Health Care Reform: A Human Issue -- Not A Political Issue

Gary Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Gary Stein

The moral of this story is that the health care system and the health of this country is not and should not be a political issue. It is a human one. Support of health care reform is a matter of karma.

AP sources: Insurance Probed In Census Taker Death

AP | JEFFREY McMURRAY and DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 05.25.2011

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A census taker found hanging from a tree had named his son as his life insurance beneficiary, and investigators are looking int...

Kim Jong-Il's Latest Weapon: Global Insurance Fraud, Reaping Millions Of Dollars

Washington Post | Blaine Harden | Posted 05.25.2011

For Kim Jong Il's birthday, North Korean insurance managers prepared a special gift. In Singapore, they stuffed $20 million in cash into two heavy-...