Tag Archives: fraud investigation

Hugh Marion Willett, the owner of two Texas-based durable medical equipment companies, was sentenced today to 41 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $182,450 in restitution, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili … Continue reading →

A convicted felon living in McCracken County, Kentucky, was sentenced yesterday in United States District Court, by Senior Judge Thomas B. Russell to 16 months in prison, followed by a one year term of supervised release, for impersonating an officer … Continue reading →

A father and son accused of more than $1 million in workers’ compensation insurance fraud whose company serves several Palm Desert businesses and associations are due in court Friday. Indio resident Jesse Garcia Contreras, 57, and his son, 32-year-old Carlos … Continue reading →

On 04/15/2013, two explosions occurred near the finish line of the Boston Marathon causing death and injury to spectators, as well as participants of the marathon. While Americans feel the need to assist or contribute to those affected by this … Continue reading →

Two Hurricane Katrina whistleblowers have shown that a State Farm insurance company committed fraud against the federal government in the mishandling of a homeowner’s claim after the devastating 2005 storm, according to a federal jury in Mississippi. The decision came … Continue reading →

Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Joplin, Mo., woman has been sentenced in federal court for fraudulently receiving federal disaster benefits following the May 22, 2011 tornado. Amber Nicole Peters, 22, … Continue reading →

Macomb police are asking local businesses for help in a fraud investigation that could span back 15 years. Authorities say a man claiming to be Howard Stimpson of Sheer Enterprises has sold false ads to several area businesses. He has … Continue reading →

Pueblo officials have made two arrests and more could be on the way as the result of a fraud investigation. Pueblo authorities began their investigation back in December after a victim said personal checks had been stolen out of a … Continue reading →

A New Jersey resident has been charged with welfare fraud and other felonies after police say she received thousands in food stamp and Medicaid benefits from Sullivan County Department of Social Services while actually living in Jersey City. http://liarcatchers.com/fraud_investigation.html Janet … Continue reading →

Laurel County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a woman and charged her with forging prescriptions Wednesday evening. Officials say an investigation revealed April L. Hoskins, 25, forged three prescriptions for narcotics and was at a pharmacy on South Stewart Road trying … Continue reading →