Tag "insurance fraud"
Pair Caught in Lies About Accident in Defrauding Attempt
Lamont Goodwin ORANGE — It is difficult, if not impossible, to have a police report filed concerning an accident that you are involved in, and then attempt to say that
Former Insurance Agents Arrested in Scheme
Ali Kakande LOS ANGELES — Two former insurance agents have been arrested on charges of collecting over $300,000 in unearned commissions. Their 15 charges include insurance fraud, identity theft, money
$40 Million Kickback Scheme Ends with 26 Arrests
Stock image (Source unknown) ORANGE COUNTY — Authorities have announced the shutdown of a $40 million fraudulent medical billing and kickback scheme, filing charges against “more than two dozen doctors,
Alleged Golf Conspiracy Puts Suspects in Jail
ANTIOCH – Kevin R. Fitzgerald, 45, former general manager of the now-defunct Roddy Ranch Golf Club and Mark Mattson, 56, a general contractor, fugitives wanted for allegedly stealing hundreds of
Mother and Son Arrested for Auto Insurance Fraud
SAN DIEGO — In July of 2016, 71-year-old Henrietta Silva turned herself in on charges of insurance fraud, and her 42-year-old son Peter Silva was arrested later in the month for the
Owner of San Jose landscaping company facing fraud charges
SANTA CLARA COUNTY — An arrest came earlier this week concerning the owner of what the District Attorney’s office is calling a “now-defunct landscaping company.” Deputy District Attorney Vonda Tracey with the Insurance Fraud
Fast, Furious… and Fake
Incident centers around this 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster What prompts someone to devise what appears to be a cleverly concocted scheme in order to defraud an insurance company out of
Kreger Ordered to Repay $5.4 million, Serve 9 Months in Jail
HANFORD – 63-year old Visalia resident Michael Harold Kreger, owner of Michael Kreger Contracting, had already been convicted on three felony counts of insurance fraud. Now, it was time for
Trio Charged with Insurance Fraud
Dr. Edward Albert Balbas CORONA — Dr. Edward Albert Balbas, M.D., Chiropractor Jon Brunelle, D.C., and Alejandro Brunelle were recently arrested for insurance fraud. The trio conspired to submit over
Largest Fraud Case in Santa Clara County Settled
SAN JOSE – A popular spa provided free “mani-pedis” but then turned around and billed insurance companies thousands of dollars for chiropractic treatments. The Santa Clara District Attorney’s office conducted
