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Mother and Daughter Team Sentenced to Prison for Jailhouse Unemployment Insurance Fraud

According to court documents, Miles was an inmate at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, California, and Weston is her mother. Miles had previously been convicted of DUI manslaughter. FRESNO, Calif.…

May 7, 2024

Wallkill Woman Receives Prison Sentence for $90,000 Insurance Fraud

Orange County, NY – Shirley Bowens, 50, of Wallkill, was sentenced to 2-6 years in prison for insurance fraud, as announced by Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler on February 27.…

February 29, 2024

Two Men Sentenced for Fraudulent Rural Hospital Billing Scheme

Two Florida men were sentenced today for their roles in a multi-state scheme to defraud insurance companies by using rural hospitals to bill for urine drug testing that was not reimbursable and…

December 15, 2023

Maryland Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $2 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds

NEWARK, N.J. – A Maryland man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for illegally obtaining more than $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. …

December 15, 2023

Towing Company Owner Charged with Insurance Fraud

WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA – Vlad Andrei Ungvari, the 31-year-old owner of Glenn’s Towing, faced charges on Thursday, for fraudulent insurance claims. The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, following a referral from the…

December 9, 2023

Riverside County Woman Sentenced to Nearly 3½ Years in Federal Prison for $2.8 Million Unemployment Insurance Scam

SANTA ANA, California – A Riverside County woman who participated in a scheme that used stolen identities to fraudulently apply for just over $2.8 million in unemployment insurance (UI) benefits from the…

December 5, 2023

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining more than $400,000 in COVID-19 Economic Assistance Loans

Jackson, Miss. – A Texas man pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining more than $400,000 in COVID-19 economic assistance loans. According to court documents, Ganiyu Abayomi Jimoh, 30, of Houston, Texas, conspired…

November 16, 2023

New Jersey Man Indicted on $1.5 Million Insurance Fraud Charge

NEWARK, NJ – Ralph Divino, 62, faces charges of wire fraud for allegedly orchestrating a fraudulent scheme that led to a $1.5 million loss for a New Jersey title insurance company, according…

November 2, 2023

New Jersey Caregiver Submitted Time Sheets for Dead Worker, Collected Insurance Payouts

TRENTON, NJ – Leoncia Hutchinson, a 72-year-old from Metuchen, faces multiple charges after a grand jury indictment for insurance fraud and related crimes, according to announcements by Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin…

November 1, 2023

Former U.S. Navy Service Member Sentenced for $2 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme

NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 17, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Christopher Toups, who at the time of his crimes was a chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy, was sentenced in federal…

October 17, 2023

Corona Man Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison for Scheme that Fraudulently Obtained $2.1 Million in COVID Jobless Benefits

RIVERSIDE, California – A Riverside County man was sentenced today to 68 months in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme to obtain more than $2.1 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits…

October 17, 2023

Two Nigerian Nationals Based in Maryland Sentenced for Schemes to Steal California and Other States’ Unemployment Insurance Benefits

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nigerian nationals Quazeem Owolabi Adeyinka, 22, and Ayodeji Jonathan Sangode, 25, currently both residing in Maryland, were sentenced today to 26 months and 14 months in prison respectively for…

October 11, 2023

Two Men Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud in Morris County

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ – The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office has announced the arrest of Christopher Angst, 48, of Long Valley, and Michael McFadden, 54, of New Milford, on charges related to alleged…

October 3, 2023

CPA Charged with Defrauding New York State Insurance Fund of $10 Million

NEW YORK, NY – Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. announced on Thursday two indictments against Certified Public Accountant Steven Lyon for defrauding the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) of over…

May 4, 2023

Jersey City Man Arrested for Insurance Fraud

JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY – Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced the arrest of 41-year-old Issa Almaet for insurance fraud on Thursday. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Insurance Fraud Unit discovered that…

March 18, 2023

Owner Of Insurance Firm Pleads Guilty In $40 Million Scheme To Steal Client Healthcare Funds And Defraud Lenders

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANTHONY RICCARDI, an owner and manager of the Connecticut insurance firm Employee Benefit Solutions LLC (“EBS”),…

February 22, 2023

Newark doctor admits to insurance fraud, money laundering, making false statements to FBI

NEWARK, NJ – A Newark doctor has admitted to federal authorities that he lied to the FBI about his role in a an insurance fraud and money laundering sceheme. The doctor, who…

February 19, 2023

U.S. watchdog identifies $5.4 billion in potentially fraudulent COVID-19 loans

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government likely awarded about $5.4 billion in COVID-19 aid to people with questionable Social Security numbers, a federal watchdog said in a report released on…

January 30, 2023

Former insurance agent pleads guilty to defrauding customers by creating life insurance policies in their names without victims’ knowledge

CINCINNATI – A former insurance agent pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to defrauding dozens of victims in the Cincinnati and Dayton area. Specifically, Seneca Birchmore, 45, of Cincinnati, admitted to…

January 11, 2023

Port of Long Beach Dockworker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Count for Fraudulently Billing Union’s Health Plan for Sexual Services

LOS ANGELES – A dockworker at the Port of Long Beach pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme that submitted fraudulent bills to his labor union’s health insurance plan for…

January 10, 2023

Yuma Contractor Convicted of Insurance Fraud

PHOENIX, Ariz. – On Tuesday, Isrrael Millan, III, 40, of Yuma, Arizona, was found guilty by a federal jury on one count of Conspiracy to Commit Fraud, eight counts of Wire Fraud,…

December 19, 2022

New York Attorney And Doctor Convicted Of Defrauding New York City-Area Businesses And Their Insurance Companies Of More Than $31 Million Through Massive Trip-And-Fall Fraud Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the convictions today in Manhattan federal court of GEORGE CONSTANTINE, a New York lawyer, and ANDREW DOWD, a…

December 16, 2022

Opioid Abuse Treatment Facility to Pay $3.15 Million for Kickback Violations, Obstructing Federal Audit, and False Claims Submitted to Government Insurance Programs

CAMDEN, N.J. – An opioid abuse treatment facility in Camden will pay a total of $3.15 million to resolve criminal and civil claims that it caused kickbacks, obstructed a federal audit, and…

December 6, 2022

Man Sentenced for Using Identities of Prison Inmates to File Fraudulent Unemployment Claims

DETROIT – A man from Novi was sentenced for orchestrating an unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State of Michigan and the U.S. Government of funds earmarked for unemployment assistance…

December 5, 2022

Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty to a Federal Wire Fraud Conspiracy to Obtain Over $750,000 in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Greenbelt, Maryland – Jaleel Phillips, age 25, of Capital Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud conspiracy, in relation to a scheme to unlawfully obtain COVID-19 relief loans and…

November 28, 2022

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