U.S. Attorney: Massachusetts Man Sentenced For Unemployment Insurance Scam

ST. LOUIS– United States District Court Judge Henry E. Autrey accepted a plea of guilty from Shannon Nenninger on October 12, 2021 for the crimes of conspiracy involving health care fraud, making false statement to a government agency, theft of government funds, and social security fraud. Thomas Hobbs could assist her in obtaining disability payments from the…

Edward J. Chadwick, of Yakima, Wash., pleaded guilty to first-degree theft in Spokane County Superior Court involving 24 insurance premium finance loans.

Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita Fox announced a guilty plea from a Portland woman who filed false insurance claims totaling more than $135,000.

A joint investigation conducted by the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) and the Ogemaw County Sheriff’s Office has led to insurance fraud and identity theft charges against 14 individuals for allegedly submitting nearly $3 million in false insurance claims.

COLUMBIA, S.C.- The South Carolina Supreme Court on Friday temporarily suspended the law license of an attorney who was a college friend of Alex Murdaugh and has been sued over his work on the disputed estate of Murdaugh's housekeeper. A different lawsuit said Cory Fleming didn't reveal his ties when Murdaugh recommended him to represent a man on board a boat…

The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, David Clay Fowlkes, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021:. A former executive with a Rogers medical supply and billing company pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, health care fraud, fraud to obtain federal employees' compensation, and illegal…

ST. LOUIS- A federal grand jury indicted the owner of a mail-order pharmacy for allegedly defrauding federal Medicare and state Medicaid programs of more than $5.5 million through an ongoing kickback scheme. The indictment alleges McCormac paid kickbacks to marketing companies for prescription referrals for topical creams and oral medications, as well as…

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler extended two emergency orders related to COVID-19.

A Methuen, Mass. woman, who was the former business manager at a Lawrence, Mass. retirement home and nursing center, has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to a serve a year and a half in state prison in connection with stealing more than $530,000 from the facility and the estate of a deceased resident at the home.

Edmonds, Washington business owner pleads guilty to wire fraud in connection with her arson for insurance scheme. Seattle- An Edmonds, Washington, business owner pleaded guilty today to wire fraud related to the April 30, 2018, fire at her business, CJN Miniatures& More, a dollhouse, miniatures, collectibles, and antiques shop, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M….

The newlyweds will be reunited in a courtroom to stand trial together for the murder of Vallow’ s children, 7- year-old JJ and 17- year-old Tylee, and soon as Vallow is declared competent, Seventh District Court Judge Steven Boyce said during a hearing last week, the Rexburg Standard Journal reported Sunday. Madison County Prosecutor Rob Wood and Fremont County…

As alleged in the information, CBG withheld taxes from some 50 employees' paychecks— including federal income taxes, Medicare and Social Security taxes— to the tune of $259,648.88. "Employers have a responsibility to their employees to withhold the proper amount of taxes and pay those taxes over to the IRS," Bryant Jackson, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal…

Valentino Valeriu Agignoae, 55, was accused of fraudulently receiving money from the Social Security Administration between January 2007 through April 2015, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois in Rockford. Agignoae began receiving Social Security Administration disability insurance…

A Council Bluffs man, Andrew J. Fischer, age 55, was sentenced on September 10, 2021, by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to five months in prison for False Statements in Connection with Federal Crop Insurance. According to court documents, Fischer pleaded guilty to False Statements in Connection with Federal Crop Insurance in May of 2021..

The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Carlton S. Shier IV, issued the following news release:. Michael McNew, former resident of Mt. Sterling, was sentenced to 86 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Court Judge Karen C. Caldwell for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in furtherance of a crop insurance fraud scheme.

The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, Richard D. Westphal, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021:. A Council Bluffs man, Andrew J. Fischer, age 55, was sentenced on September 10, 2021, by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to five months in prison for False Statements in Connection with Federal Crop Insurance.

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that App Annie Inc., a leading alternative data provider for the mobile app industry, and its co-founder and former CEO and Chairman Bertrand Schmitt, have agreed to settle securities fraud charges.

Additional felony charges have been filed against Robert Andrew Lotter, 64, of Newport Beach, Calif., and Charles Albert Major, 72, of Irvine, Calif., who were arrested in November after allegedly defrauding their clients with high-risk investments.

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has ordered the websites of four fake banks and credit unions to be taken down.

Federal prosecutors say plaintiffs attorney Stephen L. Snyder“ did exactly what” disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti did when Snyder sought a $25 million payout from the University of Maryland Medical System to keep problems with the hospital’ s transplant program quiet. “His reliance on the Michael Avenatti case is telling, as Avenatti recently received a…

The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, G. Norman Acker III, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021:. According to court documents, Leslie McCrae Dowless, 65, defrauded the Social Security Administration by concealing his work and income while receiving monthly benefits payments. Dowless was required to report certain…

The SEC announced Wednesday that it has filed an action against BitConnect, an online crypto lending platform, its founder Satish Kumbhani, and its top U.S. promoter and his affiliated company, alleging that they defrauded retail investors out of $2 billion.

Lorie Bevins, of Plainwell, was arraigned on August 26 in 57th District Court on four counts of submitting false health insurance claims.

A Brooklyn man is facing federal charges related to an illegal check-cashing scheme that netted him more than $55 million over the past decade. David Motovich, 46, faces charges of bank fraud, identity theft, and witness tampering in relation to the scheme, federal prosecutors at the Eastern District of New York announced Tuesday. “As alleged, the defendant used a…

A Michigan producer issued fraudulent Farm Bureau insurance policies, regulators said Monday in a final cease-and-desist order.

A pair of Iowa men were charged recently with trying to defraud insurers.

Michigan regulators issued a final cease-and-desist order Wednesday against Cedar Hawk Title Company and its employees, Victoria Lansen and Tabria Josey, forbidding further violation of the Michigan Insurance Code.

Washington, DC | The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) blasted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s for its recent approval on Friday, August…

Gov. John C. Carney signed legislation last week making Delaware the 45th state, plus Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., to join the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact.

The event will conclude with a panel discussion amongst modelers, industry, and NAIC regulators on taking action regarding casualty emerging risk from a U.S. regulatory perspective. About the NAIC As part of our state-based system of insurance regulation in the United States, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners provides expertise, data, and…

The legislature for the state of New York as well as Governor Andrew Cuomo have officially signed bill S5760-A/A3222 into…

*William Valdez, Nominee for Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security. *Mark Gitenstein, Nominee for Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. *Laura S. H. Holgate, Nominee for Representative of the United States of America to the Vienna…

A Detroit man who sold counterfeit insurance documents through Facebook has pleaded guilty, say Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita Fox.

A judge in Los Angeles ruled that Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has the right to force the California FAIR Plan— the so-called “insurer of last resort”— to offer more expansive coverage that resembles typical homeowners' policies. The decision by Judge Mary Stroble in Los Angeles Superior Court comes as another difficult wildfire season grips the state.

The payments are part of the American Rescue Plan, the comprehensive relief package that President Joe Biden signed in March. Middle-class families and families working to join the middle class are all eligible to receive the full credit of $3,600 per child under age 6, and up to $3,000 per child ages 6 through 17. Families will receive up to $250 a month for each…

The $97 million will be distributed to investors affected by the misconduct and settles both the SEC’s case and a parallel action announced today by the Office of the New York Attorney General.

—Sonya and Steve McKaig were close friends with Jim Beck until they got a look at the evidence that federal investigators had gathered against the now-suspended Georgia insurance commissioner. “I believed in Jim Beck,” Steve McKaig testified Wednesday, the second day of Beck's trial in federal court in Atlanta.“ I believed he was an honorable man, an honest man with…

A pair of states are considering legislation to join the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission, commonly referred to as the “insurance compact.”

Aon plc and Willis Towers Watson say they are “fully committed” to their mega-merger, despite the news that the U.S. Department of Justice is suing to block it.