#Insurance fraud

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Boston.com
1 week ago
Boston Celtics

Ex-Celtics player Glen 'Big Baby' Davis sentenced to 40 months for defrauding league insurance plan

Former Celtics player Glen 'Big Baby' Davis sentenced to 40 months in prison for defrauding NBA insurance plan. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
1 month ago
London

Fraudster who claimed nearly 500,000 caught after walking on The Jeremy Kyle show

Fraudster caught making false injury claims after being seen walking unaided on The Jeremy Kyle Show stage.
Surveillance footage revealed inconsistencies in her claims, leading to successful prosecution for fraud. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
East Bay (California)

San Jose insurance agent charged with good student' discount fraud

Submitting fraudulent documents led to lower rates and commissions for an auto insurance agent.
10 clients benefited from fraudulent good student forms submitted by the agent. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
New York City

Businessman Pleads Guilty to Trying to Bribe Menendez With a Mercedes-Benz

Jose Uribe pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme involving Senator Menendez's wife.
Sentencing for Mr. Uribe overlaps with the trial of Senator Menendez and other co-defendants. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
2 months ago
Los Angeles

They falsely said USPS packages were lost or damaged, collecting $2.3 million. Now brothers face prison

Brothers scammed USPS for $2.3 million through fake insurance claims.
Faces potential 20-year prison sentence for mail fraud. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
3 months ago
UK news

Young drivers could risk fraud for cheaper car insurance, industry warns

A quarter of young people would lie on car insurance applications to get cheaper policies
Fronting, which is fraudulent, is where someone is added to a policy as a named driver when they should have one of their own, in order to save money. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
3 months ago
LA food

Watch this fake hit-and-run being staged in Los Angeles to get insurance money

Accusations of faking a hit-and-run accident in Los Angeles to claim insurance money
The scam was caught on video [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
3 months ago
California

Fake hit-and-run for insurance scam caught on security video, California officials say

Home security video and alert neighbors foiled a scheme to stage a fake hit-and-run crash for an insurance payout.
Residents in the Los Angeles-area neighborhood told investigators that a woman walked over to the first vehicle after the crash and got in. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
Public health

Your Health Information Was Hacked. What Now?

Health data breaches are becoming increasingly common, with over 88 million individuals in the US having their data exposed in the first 10 months of the year.
Breaches of health data can lead to violations of patient privacy and put individuals at risk of identity theft, insurance fraud, and discrimination. [ more ]
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