Tag Archives: Insurance fraud

A Hunterdon County pediatrician is facing up to 10 years in prison for allegedly overbilling the federal Medicaid program by more than $73,000 during the course of more than three years, authorities said Friday. Ibilola Ighama-Amegor, 51, of Hampton, was … Continue reading →

A Los Angeles woman who created bogus death certificates, bought a burial plot, buried an empty casket, and staged a phony funeral to lend credibility to an insurance fraud scheme was sentenced today to a year and a half in … Continue reading →

A New Jersey public insurance adjuster faces a number of felony insurance fraud-related counts following his indictment by a Mercer County grand jury. Joseph Shammah, a 39-year-old West Long Branch, N.J., resident, is accused of trying to bilk some $15,000 … Continue reading →

A Crown Point Man is behind bars and faces 11 felony counts following an investigation into possible insurance fraud. Indiana State Police say 39-year-old Marlon Leon Underwood was arrested Wednesday on one count of racketeering, five counts of forgery and … Continue reading →

A Berks County woman and her son were arrested Tuesday on charges they pawned more than $4,000 worth of jewelry to pay for their trip to Florida and then reported that it had been stolen, authorities said. Kim Morrissey, 54, … Continue reading →

Former NewYork Giants linebacker Marcus Buckley has been charged with a scheme to defraud an insurance company of $1.5 million. The U.S. attorney’s office said Friday that 42-year-old Marcus Buckley, who played seven seasons for the New York Giants, has … Continue reading →

Prosecutors say a veteran Newark police officer has been indicted on insurance fraud charges. Johnathan Taylor faces charges of conspiracy, aggravated arson and insurance fraud in the indictment handed up by an Essex County grand jury. It was made public … Continue reading →

A woman who reported her car stolen from the Flemington Marketplace shopping center was later charged with lying to police and conspiring to commit insurance fraud. On Sunday, April 14, at about 9 p.m., police were dispatched to Kohl’s Department … Continue reading →

Nearly two years ago, Detroit Police Officer Johnny Strickland is accused of filing a false insurance claim for the theft of his motorcycle. Although he was never charged criminally — MLive is awaiting response from Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper … Continue reading →

A former National Football League football player and a claims adjuster who worked in Sacramento are accused of participating in a $1.5 million scheme to defraud a Sacramento business that managed workers’ compensation claims. A federal grand jury in Sacramento … Continue reading →