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Guilford County man arrested on multiple fraud-related charges
Victor Deontray Bannerman, a 43-year-old man from Greensboro, North Carolina, has been arrested for multiple charges related to insurance fraud. He allegedly created a fake towing invoice to inflate his claim on an auto insurance policy with Erie Insurance Co. The invoice falsely claimed a towing ch...
Cabarrus County woman faces insurance fraud charges
A woman from Cabarrus County, Daffney Davis, has been arrested for insurance fraud. She is facing two felony charges for fraud and one for illegally accessing a computer system while working as an adjuster. Davis is accused of making false statements and altering two insurance claims to issue over $...
Sept. 14 wildfire claims workshop to feature fraud, recovery tips
On September 14, there will be a workshop in Spokane for people affected by wildfires to help them with their insurance claims. The workshop will feature experts from the National Insurance Crime Bureau who will provide advice on avoiding fraud, as well as representatives from United Policyholders w...
Warren County man charged with insurance fraud involving restaurant claims
A man from Warren County, Melvin Junior Jones, has been charged with insurance fraud for falsely claiming he found cockroaches in his food at a KFC. He tried to get $4,000 from the restaurant's insurance. Investigators found he made similar claims at two Waffle House locations and a Denny’s between ...
Warren County man charged with insurance fraud involving restaurant claims
A man from Warren County, Melvin Junior Jones, has been arrested for insurance fraud. He is accused of falsely claiming to have found cockroaches in his food at a KFC, trying to get $4,000 from the restaurant's insurance. Investigators found he made similar claims at two Waffle House locations and a...
CMS Prevents $1.6 Billion in Fraudulent Medicare Laboratory Payments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has successfully stopped over $1.6 billion in fraudulent payments to Medicare laboratories. This includes the removal of 157 fraudulent lab providers from the Medicare program, which saved $732 million. CMS is using advanced technology, like artific...
Two Mecklenburg County residents charged in insurance fraud scheme
Two residents from Mecklenburg County, Christopher Hammonds and Ashley Sowers, have been charged with insurance fraud. Sowers allegedly received money for a rental car by falsely claiming her vehicle was undriveable after a crash. Hammonds is accused of trying to collect money from the insurance com...
Atlanta Man Arrested on Insurance Fraud and Forgery ChargesAugust 19, 2026
Darrion Deneen Lucius, a 39-year-old man from Atlanta, has been arrested for insurance fraud and forgery. He allegedly reported a burglary to the police, claiming that over $18,000 worth of personal items were stolen, and then filed a claim with Lemonade Insurance. To support his claim, he tried to ...
Guilford County woman faces insurance fraud, false pretense charges
A woman from Guilford County, Cidnee Nicole Greene, has been arrested for insurance fraud. She faces multiple felony charges for lying on her insurance application to get money for damages to her car. Greene claimed her 2022 Mercedes-Benz was damaged while insured, but investigators found she made f...
Mecklenburg County insurance brokers face insurance fraud, related charges
Two insurance brokers from Charlotte, North Carolina, have been arrested for insurance fraud. Johnnisha Kierra Albert faces multiple charges for submitting 17 fake life insurance applications, earning over $43,000 in commissions. Regina Renee King is charged with submitting five false applications t...
Buncombe County woman charged with insurance fraud
A 22-year-old woman from Buncombe County, Leslie Jazmine Sorto, has been arrested for insurance fraud. She is accused of lying to Allstate Insurance by submitting fake photos of damage that happened before she had comprehensive coverage on her vehicle. Sorto was arrested on July 13 and is scheduled ...
‘Road rage doesn’t pay’: San Jose driver sentenced for insurance fraud after crash caught on dashcam
Kenneth Pham Tran, a 54-year-old driver from San Jose, has been sentenced for insurance fraud after dashcam footage showed him causing a road rage incident that led to a crash with a semi-truck. He tried to deceive his insurance company by claiming damages from the accident he initiated. As a result...
Mecklenburg County woman charged with medical insurance fraud
A woman from Mecklenburg County, Remonica Corlishia Earl, has been charged with insurance fraud after allegedly submitting false information to UNUM Insurance Company for five disability claims involving herself and her children. She is accused of altering medical records and providing incorrect det...
Raleigh man faces insurance fraud, attempted false pretense charges
A Raleigh man named Edward Elijah Skinner has been arrested for insurance fraud. He is accused of lying about his car's condition when filing a claim, saying it had no prior damage, while photos showed that the damage was the same as a previous claim. He was trying to get over $1,000 from his insura...
Raleigh woman faces insurance fraud charge
A Raleigh woman, Georgia Denise Robinson, has been charged with insurance fraud. She allegedly made false statements to Lemonade Insurance Co. about not being involved in eviction or bankruptcy proceedings, despite being a defendant in three eviction cases and having filed for bankruptcy earlier thi...
Guilford County woman faces insurance fraud, related charges for using AI to alter photos
A woman from Guilford County, Uzma Kashi, has been charged with insurance fraud for using artificial intelligence to alter photos of her belongings. She filed false claims with Amex Assurance, claiming her items were damaged, and sought nearly $4,900 in settlements. Kashi is accused of manipulating ...
Mecklenburg County man faces insurance fraud charges
A man from Mecklenburg County, Dominick Shevonta Phifer, has been charged with insurance fraud after he falsely claimed a car accident occurred on a date after he had purchased an insurance policy. Phifer is accused of trying to collect over $19,000 from the insurance company by lying about the acci...
Virginia man faces insurance fraud, related charges in Wake County
A Virginia man, Matthew Stewart Edwards, has been arrested for insurance fraud in North Carolina. He is accused of trying to cheat Progressive Premier Insurance out of over $2,000 after a hit-and-run accident. Investigators found that the damage to his car was already there before he got the insuran...