Insurance fraud

August 17, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced the arrest of an Indian River county woman for stealing more than $3,000 from Florida’s Medicaid program. Alina Leyva was arrested by law enforcement officers with the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit with the assistance of deputies from the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office.    » read more »

BALTIMORE, MD (August 15, 2007) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that Natalie L. Mack, 40, a former insurance claims adjustor with CompManagement, Inc., was sentenced in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City of stealing approximately $153,000 in fraudulent workers’ compensation checks from CompManagement, Inc. The Honorable John M. Glynn sentenced Mack to a 15 year suspended sentence and five years probation. The court also ordered Mack to perform 500 hours of community service and to pay $153,000 in restitution.    » read more »

August 13, 2007 -- TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram and Division of Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that an Essex County man has been sentenced to three years in state prison after pleading guilty to filing false insurance health care claims as part of an automobile insurance fraud scam.    » read more »

Doctor Stole More Than $2 Million From 20 Insurance Companies

August 10, 2007 -- TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that a New York physician was sentenced today for defrauding insurance companies of more than $2 million by submitting numerous false Personal Injury Protection (PIP) auto insurance claims.    » read more »

August 10, 2007 -- LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox announced that Billy Shee Lim, D.D.S., age 57, of Rochester Hills has been sentenced before 30th Judicial Circuit Court Judge William Collette following his guilty plea to two counts of Medicaid fraud.    » read more »

August 10, 2007 -- Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison announced today that Peggy and Johnnie Franklin-El were sentenced to 92 months in prison for making false claims to Medicaid. The Franklin-Els were also ordered to pay total losses of $1.24 million in restitution to Medicaid.

"We're happy with the outcome in this case and proud of the coordinated effort to crack down on those who scam the Medicaid system," Morrison said. "This sentence sends a message that individuals who abuse the Medicaid system and steal money face the tough penalties they deserve."    » read more »

August 7, 2007 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte and Insurance Commissioner Roger A. Sevigny announced today the indictment of Inge Lasut for Insurance Fraud, under RSA 638:20.    » read more »

August 7, 2007 -- Jefferson City, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon announced today that the Missouri Medicaid program will be receiving $462,926 from a pharmacy in DeKalb County that is under investigation for Medicaid fraud. Nixon said the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in his office has recovered the money from the Randolph Drug Store in Maysville.    » read more »

08/07/2007 -- (DENVER) – Colorado Attorney General John W. Suthers announced today that his office has filed a twelve-count felony complaint against Reverend Acen L. Phillips (DOB 12/12/1951) in Arapahoe County District Court. The felony charges include seven counts of theft and five counts of forgery related to fraudulently obtaining life insurance proceeds from AIG Life Insurance Company. If convicted on all counts, Phillips could face a maximum prison term of 81 years and up to $5 million in fines.    » read more »

Ongoing Insurance Fraud Investigation Targets Runners & Fake Accidents

August 3, 2007 -- TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that an attorney and his Essex County law firm pleaded guilty today in an ongoing insurance fraud investigation targeting the illegal use of “runners” and fake accidents to generate auto insurance claims.    » read more »

July 30, 2007 -- New Hampshire's Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte and Insurance Commissioner Roger A. Sevigny announced today the indictments of Phillip Rice and Dorothy Olson (AKA Dorothy Chadbourne) for fraud involving workers’ compensation insurance.    » read more »

Defendant stole personal identification information from more than 40 victims

July 17, 2007 -- TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that a Mercer County auto body repair shop owner and three of his employees were indicted today for their roles in an auto repair insurance scam.    » read more »

July 16, 2007 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte and Insurance Commissioner Roger A. Sevigny announced today the indictment of Wellington H. Potter for one count of Insurance Fraud, under RSA 638:20.    » read more »

July 16, 2007 -- INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Indianapolis resident Osman Abdalla has agreed to plead guilty to health care fraud in United States District Court Southern District of Indiana. Under the terms of the agreement accepted by the Court July 13, Abdalla will reimburse the Medicaid program approximately $60,000 for fraudulently billing the program for providing wheelchair transportation for Medicaid participants when the participants were not in wheelchairs.    » read more »