Tag Archives: Insurance fraud

OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s Workers’ Compensation and Insurance Fraud Unit has filed charges against a Newcastle resident for attempting to fraudulently obtain insurance money. According to the charges filed in Oklahoma County District Court, Richard John Zeller, … Continue reading →

Three new measures and anti-fraud auto insurance laws will be included among 150 new regulations in Florida, in a part of the state’s efforts to crack down on a serious scam problem with their personal injury protection (PIP) laws. The … Continue reading →

LOWVILLE — A Carthage woman was sentenced Monday in Lewis County Court on welfare- and insurance-fraud charges. Tiffany V. Thompson, 30, was sentenced to time served in county jail, five years’ probation and $1,279 restitution on charges of fifth-degree welfare … Continue reading →

A Tacoma man has been charged with first-degree attempted theft and felony insurance fraud after he tried to collect a $20,000 insurance payment for a dead cat. Trouble is, the cat never existed, says the state Office of the Insurance … Continue reading →

Brent Kitzan, a Bismarck insurance agent, who is charged with 14 counts of felony theft of property, eight counts of felony insurance fraud and five counts of felony fraudulent securities practices was arrested according to the North Dakota Insurance Commissioner’s … Continue reading →

SAN ANTONIO – Scammers know an opportunity to make money when they see one: they just might be taking advantage of all the confusion over health insurance. The Better Business Bureau says this is just the first round – with … Continue reading →

MANSFIELD — A local psychiatrist could receive 20 years in federal prison and a $1 million fine if convicted of prescription fraud. David Walter Massie, 59, was indicted last week on a single count of conspiracy to distribute Oxycontin or … Continue reading →

A former Bismarck-area insurance agent faces 27 felony charges related to accusations he pocketed more than $1.4 million from clients that was meant to go toward insurance premiums and investments. Brent L. Kitzan was charged Friday with 14 counts of … Continue reading →

A dentist from Elizabeth was charged with insurance fraud and theft after investigators said he continued to practice after his license was suspended, the state attorney general’s office said today. State records show that the license belonging to Thomas Wasilko, … Continue reading →