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Gastonia man charged with insurance fraud
A man from Gastonia, Richard Antonio Van Davis, has been arrested for insurance fraud. He is accused of pretending to be injured in a car accident and altering medical documents to collect money from Progressive Southern Insurance. This incident happened last August, and he was arrested earlier this...
Former South Salisbury firefighter charged with insurance fraud
A former firefighter from South Salisbury has been charged with insurance fraud for illegally collecting over $102,000 in disability payments. John William Myers, 52, continued to receive these benefits even after returning to work in April 2023, despite being injured during training in 2019. He is ...
Edgecombe County man charged with insurance fraud
A man from Edgecombe County, Timothy Lamont Gunter, has been charged with insurance fraud for falsely claiming that he and two children were injured in a car accident when the vehicle was actually unoccupied. This incident occurred on September 13, 2025, and Gunter was arrested on March 3, 2026. Ins...
Protecting Californians by investigating insurance fraud for 90 years
The California Department of Insurance has updated its efforts to combat insurance fraud, which affects all Californians. Their Investigation Division investigates fraud, unlicensed activities, and misconduct by insurance professionals. Recently, they fined a licensed adjuster $10,000 and banned the...
Tragic death uncovers alleged insurance fraud by Oxnard licensed agent
Gonzalo Lorona, a licensed insurance agent from Oxnard, has been charged with serious crimes, including insurance fraud and grand theft. He allegedly stole over $10,000 from local soccer leagues by issuing fake insurance certificates, leaving them without real coverage. This came to light after a tr...
Multiple family members arraigned in coordinated auto insurance fraud scheme
Three individuals from Pasadena, California, have been charged with felony insurance fraud for allegedly staging a car accident to collect nearly $39,000 in insurance payouts. The accused, Sarkis Dishchyan, Ani Suzie Labbad, and Violett Lara Labbad, are accused of orchestrating a collision involving...
Martin County man faces insurance fraud, forgery charges
A man from Martin County, James Daryl Williams, has been arrested for committing insurance fraud and forgery. He is accused of filing a false claim with Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co., claiming that items worth nearly $86,000 were stolen, although he would only have received about $4,90...
Two Winston-Salem women charged with insurance fraud
Two women from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, have been charged with insurance fraud. Arshana Aisha Young, 27, is accused of falsely claiming she was injured in a car accident while driving Vernell Patricia Wagner's Mercedes. Young allegedly forged a DMV report to get an insurance payout. Wagner, 57...
Stop the Scams: Governor Hochul Announces Partnership Between State Police and Department of Financial Services to Crack Down on Insurance Fraud
New York Governor Hochul has announced a collaboration between the State Police and the Department of Financial Services to combat insurance fraud. This partnership aims to strengthen efforts to identify and prevent fraudulent activities that affect consumers and the insurance industry. Insurance ag...