#insurance-fraud

#insurance-fraud

A car crash on a Southern California freeway last year was a staged wreck to scam a ride-hail driver's insurance company, authorities said Monday. On Nov. 23, 2024, a group of suspects ordered a ride-hail car that took them onto the 215 Freeway in San Bernardino, where John Murillo, 37, was driving another vehicle and intentionally collided with the ride-hail car, according to a California Department of Insurance news release.

Prosecutors allege the Osefos have "approximately 40 credit and/or debit cards, some of which are believed to be in company names," according to the Baltimore Banner. They also claim the Osefos use aliases in a "deliberate attempt to mask their identity." The Osefos' attorneys maintain any fake names were done to protect the Bravolebs' anonymity. "The Osefos have never used an alias on any financial application," they wrote.

Eric Halem, 37, was arrested Thursday afternoon by members of the LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division and is being held without bail, according to online jail records.

Neil Hopper, a vascular surgeon, is accused of amputating his own legs to fraudulently claim over $600,000 in insurance money, asserting his injury was due to sepsis.

Thandi conspired with others beginning around May 2018 to create fake financial records stating that Global Hawk had higher capital and reserves than they did.

"Mr Brooks claimed he was sitting in his Porsche, belted up and injured. The dashcam showed him in the bushes. We still don't know what he was doing there but we do know he wasn't in the car."

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Coen called Sementilli the mastermind in this conspiracy to commit murder, rejecting her defense bid for a lesser sentence.

Peel police have arrested 18 individuals and seized over $4.2 million in assets related to a Brampton-based organized crime network involved in towing.

The California Department of Insurance accused Eric Halem of providing false information regarding a January 2023 accident, misrepresenting his brother's role in a fraudulent claim.

"Sharma, a former leader in the recovery industry, is accused of submitting $149 million in fraudulent insurance claims, along with conducting unnecessary tests and paying illegal kickbacks."

Vallow Daybell conspired with her brother to murder her estranged husband to collect on his life insurance policy, leading to a new life sentence.