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In five years as Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey’ s paid driver, Roger Blackwell cost taxpayers nearly $14,000 in hotel, meals and other bills, including a nearly $1,400 vehicle rental for a three-day conference in New Jersey. Requested through a public records request in August, the records were obtained by The News& Observer this month.

Cummins Inc. is facing multiple lawsuits from shareholders and Dodge Ram truck owners after the company agreed to pay $2 billion late last year to settle allegations that it unlawfully altered hundreds of thousands of pickup truck engines in violation of Clean Air Act emission standards. One case was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District…

"They're gonna have to start liquidating assets," Cohen said in an interview on MSNBC's "Velshi" with anchor Ali Velshi, calling the legal fees that Trump owes in various lawsuits an "enormous amount of money he does not have." The former president also faces an $83.3 million fine another New York judge ordered him to pay last month to columnist E. Jean Carroll for…

Feb. 15— A Bristol insurance producer has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison after he defrauded eight investors of nearly $1.2 million, including a widow with memory impairment from whom he took nearly $900,000, authorities said. John Horvath was sentenced Thursday to 34 months in prison followed by two years of supervision after his…

Feb. 14— Historic buildings of Spokane have lost one of their greatest advocates. Architect and developer Richard Ronald "Ron" Wells, who championed dozens of projects that reshaped, preserved and enhanced the character of Spokane's downtown before bizarre legal troubles derailed his reputation, died Sunday evening. Bill Main, 71, the owner of Re/Max of Spokane,…

The IRS said the perpetrators created several profiles on online dating and social media sites and then contacted men and women throughout the United States and elsewhere, cultivating a sense of affection. While Ibrahim did not commit the romance fraud itself, the IRS said he controlled these accounts and laundered the funds. The IRS said Ibrahim knew that the…

"I haven't seen the evidence to justify such a drastic rate increase on North Carolina consumers," Commissioner Causey said. North Carolina consumers deserve a more thorough review of this proposal. The N.C. Rate Bureau, which represents companies that write insurance policies in the state, is not a part of the Department of Insurance.

They forged the signatures of Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish and Post Malone. Now, after cutting plea deals in Miami federal court, Terronce Morris and Blake Kelly will face the music. Morris, who pretended to be a Texas music producer, pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire-fraud conspiracy and identity theft charges in Miami federal court.

–Today, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners announced its 2024 strategic priorities. NAIC Members annually finalize the priorities and discuss potential workplans after assigning committee responsibilities. The NAIC's regulatory priorities for 2024 reflect our commitment to pursuing innovative and effective solutions to the most…

Last week, a Washington, D.C., jury awarded Mann more than $1 million in punitive damages against two right-wing writers who had accused him of research fraud. They ruled that the online posts written by Rand Simberg and Mark Steyn breached the legal standards applied to defamation lawsuits involving a public figure such as Mann— that their writings asserted…

The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance recently released a list of administrative actions for January. The actions are…

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While all 50 states have insurance commissioners, North Carolina is one of just 11 that elect their commissioners. On his campaign site, he argues that "more competition in North Carolina's insurance industry will provide lower rates for consumers and greater access to better products." One of his rivals for the GOP nomination, former state Rep.

The foursome– including one Milwaukee man, two Illinois cohorts and a man who lived in Maryland and Florida– were convicted on fraud charges last year. Prosecutors say the four pocketed more than $1.2 million in the scheme and used the cash to finance lavish lifestyles, including buying jewelry, living in a Ritz-Carlton hotel, going on a Las Vegas trip and buying…

NEW YORK- The judge presiding over Donald Trump's civil fraud case- set to issue a potentially earth-shattering verdict against him any day- wants to know if it's true that the former president's longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg, is preparing to admit he lied on the stand. In an email included in court documents filed Tuesday, Manhattan Supreme Court…