Regional Updates

Nov 30, 2023
Three Men Sentenced for $54M Fraudulent Prescriptions Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Nov 30, 2023
AG MOODY’S OFFICE OF STATEWIDE PROSECUTION SECURES EIGHT-YEAR SENTENCE AND $500,000 RESTITUTION ORDER FOR ORT RINGLEADER
Southeast: Florida
Nov 21, 2023
SOUTHERN IDAHO WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF FELONY INSURANCE FRAUD
Northwest: Idaho
Nov 16, 2023
PIERCE COUNTY MAYORS SEEK CHANGES TO POLICE REFORMS
Northwest: Washington
Nov 8, 2023
CFO Patronis Announces Arrest of Palm Beach Insurance Agent in $131,000 Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Nov 7, 2023
POCATELLO MAN PLED GUILTY TO FRAUD
Northwest: Idaho
Oct 31, 2023
Member of Crew Tied to 490 Catalytic Converter Thefts Pleads Guilty
Northeast
Oct 30, 2023
Newport News Police Department Hosts Final Etching Event for 2023
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Oct 27, 2023
NICB Affiliated Auto Theft Task Force Awarded WSATI’s 2023 “Gary Gray Award”
West: California
Oct 26, 2023
ALLEGED AUTO THEFT RING INDICTED ON 121 COUNTS
Northwest: Colorado
Oct 25, 2023
Catalytic converter thefts are way down in Minnesota. A law change isn’t the only reason.
Midwest: Minnesota
Oct 25, 2023
Kentucky Clarifies Matching Law While Florida Insurers Get Limits on Replacement
Midwest: Kentucky
Oct 24, 2023
Be Prepared and Protect your Finances in a Disaster
Northwest: Idaho
Oct 24, 2023
State Agencies Offer Webinar on Filing Homeowners Insurance Claims
Northwest: Oregon
Oct 24, 2023
Medicaid Fraud Investigation Leads to Indictment for Kenai Doctor and Staff
Northwest: Alaska
Oct 24, 2023
Miami insurance agents accused of stealing clients’ identities to pocket over $13K in commissions
Southeast: Florida
Oct 24, 2023
Homestead contractor ghosted couple after taking $112K for Keys home, deputies say
Southeast: Florida
Oct 24, 2023
AG MOODY’S STATEWIDE PROSECUTORS SECURE SEVEN-YEAR SENTENCE AND $300,000 RESTITUTION ORDER FOR LEADER OF AN ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT RING DEALING IN STOLEN TVS FROM WALMART
Southeast: Florida
Oct 23, 2023
New York Auto Repair Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
Northeast
Oct 23, 2023
Pharmacy Owner and Money Launderer Plead Guilty to Multiple Fraud Schemes
Northeast
Oct 20, 2023
Suspect arrested in string of high-end car thefts after crashing into HCSO vehicle, 2 other vehicles: Deputies
Southeast: Florida
Oct 19, 2023
Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing over $160,000 in COVID-19 Relief Money
West: California
Oct 17, 2023
Newport News Police Department to Host VIN Etching Event
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Oct 16, 2023
NICB Collaborates with the North Carolina Department of Insurance to Deliver Unique Training Program
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Oct 10, 2023
Orange County Doctor of Osteopathy Indicted in Quarter Billion Dollar Fraud Targeting Pandemic Program for Uninsured Patients
West: California
Oct 4, 2023
Vermont State Police Arrest Fugitive Wanted in New York
Northeast
Oct 3, 2023
Successful Tag A Cat Event Hosted by the Chesapeake Police Department
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Oct 2, 2023
CFO Jimmy Patronis Announces $11 Million Insurance Fraud Arrest in Broward County
Southeast: Florida
Oct 2, 2023
$44 million worth of cargo theft occurred in second quarter of 2023
Southeast: Florida
Sep 28, 2023
Detroit to spend $5M in federal funds on 100 license plate readers at 25 intersections
Midwest: Michigan
Sep 27, 2023
Couple Hid Several Ultra-Luxury Vehicles At South Florida Home
Southeast: Florida
Sep 26, 2023
TWO ARRESTED IN CHOP SHOP OPERATION
Southeast: Florida
Sep 20, 2023
Chesapeake Police Department to Host Free Catalytic Converter Etching Event
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Sep 14, 2023
**PHOTO RELEASE** CFO Jimmy Patronis Deploys Three Anti-Fraud Strike Teams Following Hurricane Idalia
Southeast: Florida
Sep 14, 2023
FEMA says to report any questionable disaster relief claims
Southeast: Florida
Sep 11, 2023
SCARLET Task Force Addressing Luxury Auto Theft
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Sep 6, 2023
Carr Warns of Price Gouging and Scams in Wake of Hurricane Idalia
Southeast: Georgia
Sep 6, 2023
Miami-Dade PD arrest father, son over $9K fraud scheme involving unlicensed contracting
Southeast: Florida
Aug 31, 2023
Florida Department of Financial Services - Hurricane Idalia Update
Southeast: Florida
Aug 31, 2023
Commissioner King Offers Insurance Tips Ahead of Hurricane Idalia
Southeast: Georgia
Aug 29, 2023
NICB Participates in Successful Etching Event Hosted by Newport News Police Department
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Aug 24, 2023
NICB Special Agent Recognized by the West Virginia Fusion Center
Mid Atlantic: West Virginia
Aug 24, 2023
Florida Man Admits $3.6 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Southeast: New Jersey
Aug 24, 2023
CFO Patronis Announces Arrest in $350K Miami Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Aug 24, 2023
Multiple arrests made in organized marine theft ring case
Southeast: Florida
Aug 22, 2023
Car land in the tow lot? Louisville launches amnesty period to help you get it back
Midwest: Kentucky
Aug 18, 2023
Divers Find 32 Cars Submerged in Lake Near Miami
Southeast: Florida
Aug 18, 2023
Man accused of disassembling stolen cars to sell parts in Miami-Dade
Southeast: Florida
Aug 17, 2023
Register Now for Newport News Police Department Etching Event
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Aug 15, 2023
NYC Businessman Sued by Bishop Lamor Whitehead Arrested for Luxury Rental Car Scheme
Northeast
Aug 15, 2023
Ex-Nets Player Terrence Williams Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for $5M Health Care Fraud Against NBA
Northeast
Aug 15, 2023
City Council Requests Federal Help in Fight Against Black Market for Temporary License Plates
Northeast: New York
Aug 15, 2023
East Meadow Chiropractor Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud
Northeast: New York
Aug 15, 2023
Nassau County, NY, Collision Repair Shops, Owner Convicted of Tax Fraud
Northeast: New York
Aug 15, 2023
Connecticut Courts See Sharp Increase in Young People Arrested on Auto Theft Charges.
Northeast: Connecticut
Aug 11, 2023
West Region Catalytic Converter Public Outreach Event in Southern California
West: California
Aug 9, 2023
BSO deputies arrest accused high-end auto theft ringleader following nearly 2-year investigation
Southeast: Florida
Aug 7, 2023
Carr: Eight Former State Employees Indicted in Fulton County for Unemployment Insurance Fraud
Southeast: Georgia
Aug 4, 2023
Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office Awarded Grant to Investigate and Prosecute Workers’ Compensation Fraud
West: California
Aug 2, 2023
Sheriff Dart’s Anti-Carjacking Initiative Becomes Law
Midwest: Illinois
Aug 1, 2023
CFO Jimmy Patronis Announces Arrest in Miami Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Aug 1, 2023
Screven Woman Arrested for Arson, Cruelty to Children
Southeast: Georgia
Jul 26, 2023
Washington D.C. Anti-Theft Mobile Clinic
Mid Atlantic: District of Columbia
Jul 26, 2023
Newport News Police Department Hosts Successful Etching Event
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Jul 18, 2023
Suffolk Police apprehend 12 fugitives in massive indictment sweep
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Jul 18, 2023
Free Catalytic Converter Etching Event in Manassas, VA
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Jul 18, 2023
Kettering Police Department hosts ‘Catalytic Convertor Marking Event’ in hopes of deterring thefts
Midwest: Ohio
Jul 18, 2023
Homeowners urged to beware of dishonest contractors after recent severe weather, tornadoes
Midwest: Illinois
Jul 13, 2023
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce recovers stolen farm equipment valued at over $198,000
Southeast: Mississippi
Jul 13, 2023
Paulding County Woman Submits False Claims Under Deceased Mother's Policy
Southeast: Georgia
Jul 13, 2023
Commissioner King Seeking Help to Identify Upson County Arson Suspect
Southeast: Georgia
Jul 13, 2023
Tampa Installer Banned for Life After Leaving Hundreds of Pools Unfinished
Southeast: Florida
Jul 12, 2023
Chicago police investigation recovers over 200 catalytic converters in Humboldt Park; 2 arrested
Midwest: Illinois
Jul 5, 2023
Nationwide Theft Ring Operating in Federal Way
Northwest: Washington
Jun 26, 2023
Franklin County Man Arrested for Double Arson
Southeast: Georgia
Jun 26, 2023
Whitfield County Man Stages Slip and Fall Accident
Southeast: Georgia
Jun 26, 2023
Coral Springs Man Charged with Operating $100 Million Ponzi Scheme Through His Trucking Company
Southeast: Florida
Jun 26, 2023
22 ARRESTED IN OPERATION HOT WATER
Southeast: Florida
Jun 26, 2023
CFO Jimmy Patronis Announces Arrest in $25,000 St. Lucie County Insurance Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Jun 26, 2023
FDLE arrests four in major theft ring across state
Southeast: Florida
Jun 26, 2023
NICB attends recent Operation Etch & Catch event in Maryland
Mid Atlantic: Maryland
Jun 16, 2023
$80 Million in Health Care Fraud Exposed After Patient’s Suspicious Death.
Northeast
Jun 15, 2023
Allstate Announces May Catastrophe Losses, Auto Rate Hikes
Midwest
Jun 15, 2023
Michigan State Students Wounded in Shooting Take Steps Toward Lawsuit
Midwest: Michigan
Jun 15, 2023
A Surprisingly High Number of Americans Think Insurance Fraud Is Not a Crime, New Survey Shows
West: New Jersey
Jun 15, 2023
Deputies arrest man for contractor fraud in St. Johns County, ask victims to come forward
Southeast: Florida
Jun 14, 2023
Calls to Montreal police returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, violent crime, car theft up | CBC News
Foreign Operations
Jun 14, 2023
16 Mexican soldiers face military charges in killings of five - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
Foreign Operations
Jun 14, 2023
Stolen cars returned to Canada after found in Malta | CTV News
Foreign Operations
Jun 14, 2023
Seven bodies found in pickup truck in Tijuana, Mexican police say – NBC 7 San Diego (nbcsandiego.com)
Foreign Operations
Jun 14, 2023
Have these 2 scammed you? Homestead police say remodelers ‘swindled’ disabled vet, maybe others
Southeast: Florida
Jun 12, 2023
Leland hurricane expo prepares the public
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Jun 9, 2023
New York City Files Suit Against Hyundai, Kia Over Thefts
Northeast
Jun 6, 2023
HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE. ARE YOU PREPARED?
Southeast: Alabama
Jun 6, 2023
Commissioner King: Get Ahead of Hurricane Season
Southeast: Georgia
Jun 6, 2023
CFO Patronis Encourages Disaster Preparedness, Home Hardening as the 2023 Hurricane Season Begins
Southeast: Florida
Jun 6, 2023
NICB Agents Attend Four Catalytic Converter Etching Events in May
Mid Atlantic: Virginia, Pennsylvania
Jun 5, 2023
500 migrants said to be arriving in Tijuana daily | FOX 5 San Diego
Foreign Operations
Jun 5, 2023
Mexico police found 45 bags containing body parts "matching characteristics" of missing call center staff | CNN
Foreign Operations
Jun 5, 2023
Mexico plans to launch an asylum processing app next week | CNN
Foreign Operations
Jun 5, 2023
3 Arrested in Baja California Mass Shooting Near Ensenada – NBC 7 San Diego (nbcsandiego.com)
Foreign Operations
Jun 5, 2023
San Ysidro man accused of posing as ICE officer, stealing thousands from undocumented immigrants - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)
Foreign Operations
Jun 1, 2023
CFO Jimmy Patronis Applauds Signing of Legislation Banning AOB Windshield Schemes
Southeast: Florida
May 31, 2023
Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to Catalytic Converter Thefts and Money Laundering
Northeast: Massachusetts
May 31, 2023
Bucks County District Attorney and NICB Speak at Contractor Fraud Awareness Week Press Conference
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
May 31, 2023
Town of Leland to Host 2023 Hurricane Expo
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
May 25, 2023
Commissioner John King Joins with the National Insurance Crime Bureau to Combat Post-Disaster Fraud
Southeast: Georgia
May 25, 2023
CFO Jimmy Patronis Issues Proclamation Recognizing 2023 Contractor Fraud Awareness Week
Southeast: Florida
May 24, 2023
Alabama officials warn of contractor fraud ahead of hurricane season
Southeast: Alabama
May 24, 2023
Two Madison County Fires Under Investigation
Southeast: Georgia
May 24, 2023
DETECTIVES BUST CARGO TRAILER THEFT RING
Southeast: Georgia
May 23, 2023
Cartel leader “El Rayo” is arrested in Ciudad Juárez - The Chihuahua Post (mexicodailypost.com)
Foreign Operations
May 23, 2023
Shooting leaves 10 people dead at racing event in Mexico | cbs8.com
Foreign Operations
May 23, 2023
Disgruntled Tijuana taxi drivers block access to San Ysidro Port of Entry (kget.com)
Foreign Operations
May 22, 2023
NYPD Battles Catalytic Converter Thefts Again in Bronx with Latest Security Event
Northeast
May 22, 2023
U.S. Settles Lawsuit Alleging That Bronx Nursing Home Paid Kickbacks for Patient Referrals and Switched Resident’s Healthcare Coverage Without Their Consent
Northeast
May 22, 2023
NICB Partners with the Pennsylvania Auto Crimes Investigators Association
Mid Atlantic
May 22, 2023
Newport News Police hold car etching event
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
May 22, 2023
Illinois and Indiana Latest States to Address Public Adjuster Reforms
Midwest: Illinois, Indiana
May 19, 2023
West Deptford Police Department and the NICB Partner for Catalytic Converter Etching Event
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
May 12, 2023
Community Alert: Unlicensed Contractor Operation
Southeast: Florida
May 12, 2023
6 accused of targeting Michigan car crash victims with insurance fraud scheme
Midwest: Michigan
May 12, 2023
More than 600 catalytic converters recovered in bust, Cook County Sheriff Dart says; 1 charged
Midwest: Illinois
May 12, 2023
CFO Patronis Announces Arrest of SW Florida Unlicensed Contractor following Hurricane Ian
Southeast: Florida
May 10, 2023
FDLE arrests Kissimmee felon for driver license counterfeiting scheme
Southeast: Florida
May 2, 2023
Monday photos, video show aftermath of the Virginia Beach EF-3 tornado
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
May 1, 2023
In two searches in the CDMX, the authorities secured 5 luxury cars stolen from the United States (tvazteca.com)
Foreign Operations
May 1, 2023
Mexico officials vow to search for more missing people after 8 bodies found at Cancun resort | Fox News
Foreign Operations
May 1, 2023
U.S. accuses Jalisco New Generation cartel of targeting elderly Americans in timeshare fraud - CBS News
Foreign Operations
May 1, 2023
Before You Go: What Insurance Coverage Do You Need to Drive in Mexico? – NBC 7 San Diego (nbcsandiego.com)
Foreign Operations
Apr 28, 2023
Title fraud: Broward Property Appraiser’s Office fights to prevent use of court system to steal homes
Southeast: Florida
Apr 28, 2023
Cape Coral handyman arrested on multiple fraud charges related to Hurricane Ian repairs
Southeast: Florida
Apr 27, 2023
4 Ways ChatGPT Can Bolster the Insurance Industry
West
Apr 27, 2023
San Diego DA Uses Billboard to Warn Against Committing Insurance Fraud
West: California
Apr 27, 2023
Etowah Pain Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million-Dollar Kickback and Health Care Fraud Case
Southeast: Alabama
Apr 27, 2023
Newport News Police Department Hosts Etching Event
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Apr 25, 2023
Business Owner Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Defrauding Medicare of $8 Million Through Claims for Durable Medical Equipment.
Northeast
Apr 21, 2023
Another Individual Sentenced For Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance And Trucking Companies
Southwest: Louisiana
Apr 21, 2023
New Orleans Woman Sentenced in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme
Southwest: Louisiana
Apr 21, 2023
License plate theft in Houston on the rise after statewide changes, police say
Southwest: Texas
Apr 21, 2023
Family steals Lamborghini, other luxury cars, MPD says
Midwest: Tennessee
Apr 21, 2023
Bill would limit liability for trucking companies on noneconomic damages lawsuits
Midwest: Iowa
Apr 21, 2023
With catalytic converter thefts skyrocketing, where do all the stolen parts go?
Midwest
Apr 19, 2023
2 men face charges over stolen pickup truck, track loader in Miami-Dade
Southeast: Florida
Apr 19, 2023
Trio faces 60+ charges after Kendall-based auto theft ring busted, police say
Southeast: Florida
Apr 19, 2023
CFO Patronis Announces Arrest in $60,000 Broward County Property Insurance Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Apr 19, 2023
Florida Insurance Agent Sentenced to 14 Years for Premium Fraud
Southeast: Florida
Apr 19, 2023
Seven Arrested for Stealing Catalytic Converters from Over 470 Vehicles and Targeting ATMs and Jewelry Stores.
Northeast
Apr 17, 2023
Man Arrested for Stealing Semi-Truck Carrying $200K in Meat and Seafood
Southeast: Florida
Apr 17, 2023
Tift County Man Charged with Insurance Fraud, Arson
Southeast: Georgia
Apr 14, 2023
NICB and Newport News Police Department Announce New Dates for Catalytic Converter Etching
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Apr 12, 2023
11 PLEAD GUILTY IN INSURANCE FRAUD SCHEME
Northwest: Washington
Apr 10, 2023
North Carolina Pharmacy Agrees to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Apr 4, 2023
Montgomery County police’s ‘Etch and Catch’ program aims to reduce catalytic converter thefts
Mid Atlantic: Maryland
Mar 30, 2023
NICB SSA HONORED
Northwest: Colorado
Mar 30, 2023
CFO Patronis: We Can’t Lose Sight of Policyholders that Need our Help
Southeast: Florida
Mar 29, 2023
CONSUMER ALERT: AG Carr, Commissioner King Warn Georgians of Potential Fraud Following Recent Tornadoes
Southeast: Georgia
Mar 28, 2023
Tornadoes Wipe Out Parts of Mississippi Towns, Leave 25 Dead
Southeast: Mississippi
Mar 24, 2023
New Bills Aim to Penalize Theft, Purchase of Catalytic Converters
West: Nevada
Mar 23, 2023
Free Catalytic Converter Etching Event-04/01/23
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Mar 22, 2023
Pensacola Insurance Company Owner Sentenced To 168 Months In Prison For Wire Fraud And Money Laundering Offenses
Southeast: Florida
Mar 21, 2023
Jersey City man charged with fraud for pretending he had insurance prior to accident
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Mar 21, 2023
CASE UPDATE: BRADFORD COUNTY NURSE PRACTITIONER PLEADS GUILTY TO $450K PRESCRIPTION FRAUD
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Mar 20, 2023
Free Catalytic Converter Etching Event- SOLD OUT
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Mar 17, 2023
Doctor Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone from Midtown Manhattan Practice.
Northeast: New York
Mar 17, 2023
Owners of Freight Forwarding Company Plead Guilty to Exporting Stolen Outboard Engines to Mexico
Southeast: Florida
Mar 16, 2023
Chicago auto theft skyrocketed 55% last year, up more than any other city in the US
Midwest: Illinois
Mar 16, 2023
New insurance scam hitting Ohioans in their pocketbooks, state says
Midwest: Ohio
Mar 8, 2023
Men in court over alleged £1m vehicle theft ring - BBC News
Foreign Operations
Mar 8, 2023
What we know about the 4 Americans kidnapped in Mexico | AP News
Foreign Operations
Mar 7, 2023
Westmoreland County Doctor Charged with Illegal Prescribing and Fraud
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 2023
CMPD, AAA host catalytic converter etching event
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Mar 3, 2023
Commissioner Lara Announces Online Health Provider the Pill Club Pays $3.2 Million Over Alleged Fraudulent Claims Practices
West: California
Mar 2, 2023
Queens Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns
Northeast
Feb 28, 2023
Workers May Be Using 18-Year-Old New York State Scaffold La for Bogus Claims.
Northeast
Feb 28, 2023
Barnwell man charged after setting own vehicle on fire
Mid Atlantic: South Carolina
Feb 27, 2023
Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise across the country. Russia could make it worse.
Midwest
Feb 27, 2023
Feds shut down Missouri Christian nonprofit that was supposed to cover medical bills
Midwest: Missouri
Feb 23, 2023
Possession, Selling or Transporting of Catalytic Converters Now Unlawful in North Las Vegas
West: Nevada
Feb 23, 2023
Louisiana Doctor Sentenced to Four Years in Prison, Ordered to Pay More Than $800,000 to Victims in Workers’ Comp Fraud Conspiracy
Southwest: Arkansas, Louisiana
Feb 23, 2023
Louisiana commissioner takes action against "fraudulent" hurricane claims firm
Southwest: Louisiana
Feb 23, 2023
Broken Arrow Man Pleads Guilty After Illegally Applying for and receiving a $20,665 Paycheck Protection Program Loan
Southwest: Oklahoma
Feb 23, 2023
Detectives uncover alleged criminal enterprise at D Brother Body Shop in Hialeah
Southeast: Florida
Feb 21, 2023
Virginia IASIU Opens Registration for 31st Annual Fraud Seminar
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Feb 16, 2023
Doctor Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Feb 16, 2023
World AG Expo Law Enforcement Day a Success
West: California
Feb 16, 2023
Hyundai, Kia Offer Software Upgrade to 8.3 million Vehicles to Prevent Thefts
West
Feb 16, 2023
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Falls Victim to Catalytic Converter Theft During Las Vegas Stop
West: Nevada
Feb 14, 2023
I-Team: Concerning Number of Flood-Damaged Cars Reported in Western Massachusetts
Northeast
Feb 13, 2023
#TEAMHCSO REMINDS RESIDENTS & BUSINESS OWNERS TO PROTECT THEIR TRAILERS
Southeast: Florida
Feb 13, 2023
Insurance Commissioner King Launches New Fraud Reporting System
Southeast: Georgia
Feb 13, 2023
Two Florida Doctors Convicted in $31 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Feb 10, 2023
Police: Catalytic Converter Theft Law is Not Working
Northeast
Feb 9, 2023
Disaster Relief Consultant Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Connection with New York City’s Hurricane Sandy Recovery Efforts
Northeast
Feb 9, 2023
EAST RUTHERFORD WOMAN ARRESTED FOR INSURANCE FRAUD
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Feb 7, 2023
Governor Hochul Announces Department of Motor Vehicles Recovered $7.3 Million in Stolen Vehicles and Parts for New Yorkers
Northeast
Feb 6, 2023
Owner of Home Agency Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison for over $100 Million Health Care Fraud
Northeast
Feb 6, 2023
Newly created task force hopes to drive down the number of car thefts
Midwest: Ohio
Feb 3, 2023
Insurance Commissioner King Deploys Staff to Spalding County in Response to Severe Weather
Southeast: Georgia
Feb 2, 2023
Cumberland County Man Charged With Fraud And Identity Theft Offenses For Fraudulently Obtaining Prescription Medications
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 2023
New York Prosecutors Allege Workers’ Comp Premium Fraud in Two Schemes Worth $10M.
Northeast: New York
Jan 27, 2023
Four Harris County residents face federal charges for allegedly selling fake nursing diplomas
Southwest: Texas
Jan 27, 2023
Three More Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
Southwest: Louisiana
Jan 27, 2023
Three Men Indicted in San Antonio on Charges Related to $14.5 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Southwest: Texas
Jan 24, 2023
Can an AI 'angel' help find thousands in Mexico who were forcibly disappeared? (nbcnews.com)
Foreign Operations
Jan 24, 2023
Hundreds of stolen cars recovered in global police operation against vehicle trafficking (interpol.int)
Foreign Operations
Jan 24, 2023
LAWMAKERS EXPLORE INSURANCE OPTIONS FOR COLORADO HOMEOWNERS
Northwest: Colorado
Jan 24, 2023
Alabama Governor Names Fowler Insurance Commissioner
Southeast: Alabama
Jan 24, 2023
CONSUMER ALERT: AG Carr, Commissioner King Warn Georgians of Potential Fraud Following Recent Tornadoes
Southeast: Georgia
Jan 20, 2023
Milwaukee man creates device to address car thefts
Midwest: Wisconsin
Jan 19, 2023
Nurse ‘Laundered’ Cash From $1.5 Million Covid Vaccine Fraud to Pay Off Her Mortgage.
Northeast: New York
Jan 17, 2023
Catalytic converter thieves hit fleet of Amazon delivery trucks in Warren County
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Jan 17, 2023
Catalytic Converter Thefts are on the Rise
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Jan 17, 2023
FORMER LAWYER SENTENCED
Northwest: Washington
Jan 17, 2023
Woman driving to work from Mexico to San Diego finds 2 people in car trunk – KIRO 7 News Seattle
Foreign Operations
Jan 17, 2023
Missing Mexican journalists appear chained hand and foot in video, "paying the consequences" for their reporting - CBS News
Foreign Operations
Jan 17, 2023
Mexico danger map: Six states under 'do not travel' warning (mercurynews.com
Foreign Operations
Jan 17, 2023
In arguably biggest test of new NAFTA, Canada and Mexico defeat U.S. in auto rules dispute | CBC News
Foreign Operations
Jan 17, 2023
Over 100 people missing from Mexican town where El Chapo's son was captured in fierce firefight: reports | Fox News
Foreign Operations
Jan 17, 2023
Mexico gives account of violence after 'Chapo' son nabbed - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)
Foreign Operations
Jan 12, 2023
NYC Auto Thefts Reach 16-year High, Mirroring Nationwide Trend.
Northeast: New York
Jan 11, 2023
Woman Arrested for Allegedly Leaving Fatal Crash in June, Saying Vehicle was Stolen.
Northeast: New York
Jan 11, 2023
NICB Applauds Former Massachusetts Governor, State Legislature for Passing and Signing Bill H. 5356
Northeast: Massachusetts
Jan 11, 2023
I-TEAM: Jacksonville records 900 catalytic converter thefts in 11 months as thieves steal auto parts at alarming speed
Southeast: Florida
Jan 10, 2023
State Police Arrest Two Following a Vehicle Arson Investigation.
Northeast: New York
Jan 10, 2023
New Year's Day explosion rocks Port Richmond, injures 5; investigation underway
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 2023
Podiatrist pays $90,000 to settle false billing allegations
Southwest: Texas
Jan 6, 2023
South Texas Primary Care Doctor, Staff Sentenced for Unlawful Prescriptions
Southwest: Texas
Jan 6, 2023
Two Charged with Submitting Fake COVID-19 Testing Claims
Southwest: Texas
Jan 6, 2023
Muscogee Nation Recovers Stolen Property from Home Near Hanna
Southwest: Oklahoma
Jan 5, 2023
Driver Warning Wing Mirror Mistake Car Theft Prevention | Express.Co.Uk
Foreign Operations
Jan 5, 2023
Death toll rises to 19 from prison attack in Mexican border town | Reuters
Foreign Operations
Jan 3, 2023
Woman Charged with Exploitation of Elders, Insurance Fraud in Bibb County Case
Southeast: Georgia
Jan 3, 2023
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To More Than Four Years In Federal Prison For Facilitating “Off The Books” Pay Scheme As Part Of Conspiracies To Defraud The IRS And Workers’ Compensation Insurance Company
Southeast: Florida
Dec 27, 2022
More than 1,000 child car thieves charged in three years | General News (fleetnews.co.uk)
Foreign Operations
Dec 27, 2022
$2.5 Million In Stolen Vehicles Recovered From Targeted, Organized Vehicle Theft Network In Durham | Kawartha 411
Foreign Operations
Dec 22, 2022
Chesapeake man arrested for stealing catalytic converters in Norfolk
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Dec 19, 2022
New York Attorney and Doctor Convicted of Defrauding New York City-Area Business and Their Insurance Companies of More Than $31 Million Through Massive Trip-and-Fall Fraud Scheme
Northeast
Dec 16, 2022
Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing and Selling Luxury Car Tires and Rims
Northeast
Dec 16, 2022
South Carolina IASIU Meeting Recognizes NICB and SLED
Mid Atlantic
Dec 16, 2022
New York Diagnostic Testing Facility Owners Sentenced for Health Care Fraud Scheme
Northeast
Dec 16, 2022
State Police Arrest Schenectady Yacht Club Dock Master for Insurance Fraud
Northeast
Dec 13, 2022
Nearly 130 catalytic converters seized in auto chop shop bust in Chicago suburb
Midwest
Dec 9, 2022
LA Car Show Law Enforcement Training Day
West: California
Dec 9, 2022
State: Firm owner didn't carry workers comp, falsified proof of insurance to 3 area cities
Southeast: Florida
Dec 6, 2022
Miami Man Indicted for Laundering Millions in Health Care Fraud Proceeds
Southeast: Florida
Dec 2, 2022
Gibson Woman Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme
Southwest: Louisiana
Dec 2, 2022
Slidell Woman Sentenced for FEMA Fraud
Southwest: Louisiana
Dec 2, 2022
Feds Bust Massive $545 Million Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
Southwest
Nov 16, 2022
Virginia Businesses and Law Enforcement Partner with the NICB at Catalytic Converter VIN Etching Events
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Nov 14, 2022
Richmond catalytic converter marking event draws dozens trying to deter rise in thefts
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Nov 9, 2022
Justice Department Announces Takedown of Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
West: California
Nov 8, 2022
Governor Ron DeSantis Cautions Residents to Monitor Subtropical Storm Nicole
Southeast: Florida
Nov 7, 2022
FORMER SPOKANE COUNTY LABILITY CLAIMS TECHNICIAN PLED GUILTY
Northwest: Washington
Nov 4, 2022
NICB Supervisory Special Agent Receives Awards from Gloucester County NAACP
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Nov 4, 2022
Justice Department Announces Takedown of Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina
Nov 2, 2022
California Is a Hotspot for Catalytic Converter Theft
West: California
Nov 1, 2022
CONTRACTOR SENTENCED TO 57 MONTHS
Northwest: Washington
Nov 1, 2022
How to bust a car theft ring – a look inside project MYRA (canadianunderwriter.ca)
Foreign Operations
Nov 1, 2022
Car theft ring used software to steal hundreds of vehicles without the physical key fob, say police
Foreign Operations
Nov 1, 2022
NICB Employees Receive Awards at Annual NJSIA Conference
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Oct 28, 2022
Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Arson of Barn Fires
Midwest
Oct 28, 2022
Ohio Manufacturer Faces $1.2M in Penalties After Worker Injury
Midwest
Oct 28, 2022
CFO Jimmy Patronis Announces Arrest in $41,000 Naples Insurance Premium Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Oct 27, 2022
Former Judge David Bell pleads no contest to lesser charge in auto theft ring investigation Ordered to serve one year of active probation, court records show
Southwest: Louisiana
Oct 27, 2022
Doctor Sentenced for Accepting Illegal Kickback Payment in Return for Writing Prescriptions for Compounded Drugs
Southwest: Oklahoma
Oct 27, 2022
Muskogee Resident Sentenced for Odometer Tampering And Wire Fraud
Southwest: Oklahoma
Oct 27, 2022
Oklahoma City Home Health Company and Two Former Corporate Officers Agree to Pay $22.9 Million to Settle Federal False Claims Act and Kickback Allegations Arising from Improper Payments to Referring Physicians
Southwest: Oklahoma
Oct 26, 2022
CFO Jimmy Patronis Proposes Legislation to Fight Back Against Post-Storm Fraud
Southeast: Florida
Oct 26, 2022
**VIDEO RELEASE B-ROLL** CFO Patronis Proposes Legislation to Fight Back Against Post-Storm Fraud
Southeast: Florida
Oct 24, 2022
Joint Police VIPER Team Cracking Down on Car Theft Rings Across Las Vegas Valley
West: Nevada
Oct 24, 2022
MAN PLED GUILTY TO FRAUD CHARGES
Northwest: Washington
Oct 24, 2022
NICB Partners with Newport News Police Department at VIN engraving Event
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Oct 24, 2022
NICB Hosts Regional Auto Theft Meeting and Training
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Oct 20, 2022
Law enforcement, auto shops crack down on catalytic converter thefts by offering free spray paint
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Oct 20, 2022
Partnership launches to combat catalytic converter theft as law enforcement brings deterrent to residents
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Oct 19, 2022
Reserve a Spot for Operation Catalytic Converter Crackdown
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Oct 18, 2022
Check fraud spikes: Chicago sees jump in checks stolen from mailboxes, ‘washed’ and cashed for thousands of dollars  
Midwest: Illinois
Oct 18, 2022
Michigan’s auto no-fault was meant to lower insurance costs, but did it?  
Midwest
Oct 18, 2022
CFO Patronis: DIFS Stepping Up Post-Ian Enforcement Actions
Southeast: Florida
Oct 18, 2022
Baker Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Making False Statements in Connection with CARES Act COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance
Southwest: Louisiana
Oct 18, 2022
Two More Defendants from New Orleans Plead Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme
Southwest: Louisiana
Oct 18, 2022
Former CEO of St. Gabriel Health Clinic Convicted of $1.8 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Southwest: Louisiana
Oct 11, 2022
**PSA Video Release** CFO Patronis: Know Your Rights When Working with Public Adjusters Following Hurricane Ian
Southeast: Florida
Oct 11, 2022
For-Profit Vocational School Executives Arrested in Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme
West: California
Oct 7, 2022
**PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT** CFO Jimmy Patronis: Beware of Bad Actors and Don’t Sign Anything
Southeast: Florida
Oct 6, 2022
CFO Jimmy Patronis: Anti-Fraud Teams Engaged Nearly 2K Consumers Following Hurricane Ian
Southeast: Florida
Oct 3, 2022
Hurricane Ian / Disaster Resources & Information
Southeast: Florida
Oct 3, 2022
Florida Response to Hurricane Ian Continues
Southeast: Florida
Oct 3, 2022
New California Laws Make It Harder to Steal and Sell Catalytic Converters
West: California
Sep 26, 2022
Lebanon insurance broker charged in $4M investment fraud 
Midwest: Indiana
Sep 26, 2022
Catalytic Converter theft 
Midwest: Indiana
Sep 26, 2022
Cleveland business searched by FBI, OSHP’s Vehicle Theft Unit, other agencies Wednesday 
Midwest: Ohio
Sep 26, 2022
Police: Theft ring stole some 13,000 catalytic converters worth $19M in central Ohio 
Midwest: Ohio
Sep 21, 2022
Former head of Gulf Cartel receives life sentence for importing kilos of drugs
Foreign Operations: Texas
Sep 21, 2022
FEMA ANNOUNCEMENT
Northwest
Sep 21, 2022
TWO YAKIMA MEN PLEAD GUILTY
Northwest: Washington
Sep 21, 2022
COLORADO TOPS THE NATION IN AUTO THEFT
Northwest: Colorado
Sep 14, 2022
Chicago sees worst flooding in two years after Sunday storms 
Midwest: Illinois
Sep 14, 2022
Davenport man pleads guilty to insurance fraud 
Midwest: Iowa
Sep 7, 2022
State Patrol investigating VIN tampering, theft at Stratford car restoration business
Midwest: Wisconsin
Sep 7, 2022
Iowa Man Charged in Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Midwest: Iowa
Sep 6, 2022
SPOKANE MAN CONVICTED OF INSURANCE FRAUD AGAIN
Northwest: Washington
Sep 6, 2022
Slidell Woman Pleads Guilty to FEMA Fraud
Southwest: Louisiana
Sep 6, 2022
Albuquerque man sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for auto loan fraud schemes exceeding $1.5 million
Southwest: New Mexico
Sep 6, 2022
Pharmacy owner and accountant indicted again in $150M scam
Southwest: Texas
Sep 6, 2022
Two indicted for exploiting adult day care patients in Medicare fraud scheme
Southwest: Texas
Sep 6, 2022
Cockerell Dermatopathology To Pay $3.75 Million to Resolve Healthcare Fraud Claims
Southwest: Texas
Aug 25, 2022
South Carolina Woman Wanted for Insurance Fraud
Southeast: Georgia
Aug 25, 2022
Dekalb County Man Wanted for Insurance Fraud
Southeast: Georgia
Aug 25, 2022
Catalytic converter thefts tied to precious metal value
Midwest: Michigan
Aug 25, 2022
Clarkston woman charged in theft of $42k in fraudulent car insurance claim
Midwest: Michigan
Aug 24, 2022
Public Adjusting Firm Accused of Pocketing Insurer Payouts in Texas, Louisiana
Southwest: Louisiana
Aug 22, 2022
SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S AUGUST FRAUD ALERT: PROPERTY FRAUD
Southeast: Florida
Aug 22, 2022
SPOKANE FIRES
Northwest: Washington
Aug 18, 2022
Man Arrested in Mountain View for Catalytic Converter Theft
West: California
Aug 18, 2022
Cops: Crime Ring Moved $22M in Catalytic Converters; Ties to California, Nevada
West: California, Nevada
Aug 16, 2022
‘We thought we were safe’: Kentucky disaster shows how US is ill-prepared and under-insured for devastating floods
Midwest: Kentucky
Aug 16, 2022
Kentucky expected to face enormous costs after devastating floods
Midwest: Kentucky
Aug 16, 2022
POLICE ARREST CATALYTIC CONVERTER TRAFFICKER
Northwest: Oregon
Aug 10, 2022
Big spike in thefts of catalytic converters is hitting Dallas vehicle owners
Southwest: Texas
Aug 10, 2022
Massive catalytic converter bust: Court documents reveal more about how alleged theft operation worked
Southwest: Texas
Aug 5, 2022
St. Louis-area auto shops say most cars with flood damage cannot be fixed
Midwest: Missouri
Aug 5, 2022
FEMA advises KY flood victims to be aware of relief fraud. How to spot, report scams
Midwest: Kentucky
Aug 5, 2022
Surging Hyundai and Kia thefts causing Club shortage
Midwest: Wisconsin
Aug 4, 2022
40% of cars stolen in 2 weeks are Kias, Hyundais, St. Pete police say
Southeast: Florida
Aug 4, 2022
Police: Broward man worked with 2 others to target, steal at least 61 vehicles
Southeast: Florida
Aug 3, 2022
NICB Agents in New Jersey and Pennsylvania attend National Night Out Events
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Jul 29, 2022
Catalytic Converter Theft: Which Vehicles Are Targeted Most?
West: California, Arizona, Nevada
Jul 29, 2022
Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme
Southwest: Louisiana
Jul 29, 2022
Contractor charged in bribery and bid rigging scheme
Southwest: Texas
Jul 29, 2022
East Texan among 21 people charged in connection to $1.2 billion alleged medical fraud schemes
Southwest: Texas
Jul 28, 2022
St. Louis Flooding: At least One Person Dead, 100 Rescued
Midwest: Missouri
Jul 28, 2022
Michigan Issues Cease, Desist Order Against Company Accused of Insurance Fraud
Midwest: Michigan
Jul 28, 2022
Fraudster Stole Politician's Identity, Authorities Say
Midwest: Michigan
Jul 22, 2022
Storm damage impacts Wisconsin insurance companies
Midwest: Wisconsin
Jul 22, 2022
Man lit own house on fire, vandalized garage in politically motivated insurance fraud
Midwest: Minnesota
Jul 20, 2022
NICB Partners with Law Enforcement to Host VIN Etching Event
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Jul 18, 2022
CFO Patronis: I-4 Corridor Insurance Fraud Squads are a Game Changer
Southeast: Florida
Jul 18, 2022
Clayton County Man Wanted For Insurance Fraud, Forgery
Southeast: Georgia
Jul 14, 2022
States can prosecute non-tribal members who commit crimes on Native American reservations, Supreme Court says
Southwest: Oklahoma
Jul 14, 2022
Fifteen Texas Doctors Agree to Pay over $2.8 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations
Southwest: Texas
Jul 8, 2022
Tornadoes touch down in Maryland
Mid Atlantic: Maryland
Jul 8, 2022
Ky. Woman Accused of Scamming People Out Of Thousands of Dollars
Midwest: Kentucky
Jul 6, 2022
OREGON FIRE RISK
Northwest: Oregon
Jul 6, 2022
DUEL CREEK FIRE - CENTERVILLE
Northwest: Utah
Jun 30, 2022
Two Doctors and Their Medical Practice to Pay More than $181,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Arising from Billing of “Sanexas” Devices
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Jun 29, 2022
More charges filed in fraud and kickback scheme
Southwest: Texas
Jun 29, 2022
AG Shapiro Files Criminal Charges Against Lycoming County Contractor Ripping Off Consumers
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Jun 29, 2022
Contractor charged with not completing $50,000 remodeling project in St. Georges
Mid Atlantic: Delaware
Jun 29, 2022
Michigan Resident Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Prosecution
Midwest: Michigan
Jun 27, 2022
COLORADO FIRE PREVENTION
Northwest: Colorado
Jun 24, 2022
POLICE: Two men arrested for passing fake prescriptions at pharmacy
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Jun 23, 2022
CFO Jimmy Patronis Announces Property Insurance Fraud Arrest in Palm Beach
Southeast: Florida
Jun 23, 2022
Florida troopers arrest two men for theft of semi truck, diesel, credit cards
Southeast: Florida
Jun 23, 2022
Ohio State Troopers Recover More Than a Dozen Stolen Expensive Vehicles
Midwest: Ohio
Jun 23, 2022
Twenty – Three People Charged In Massive Life Insurance Scam
Midwest: Illinois
Jun 23, 2022
Hermansville Residents Feel Effects From Recent Storms
Midwest: Michigan
Jun 23, 2022
‘It Can Happen To Anyone’: Missouri Lawmaker Hopes to Combat Catalytic Converter Thefts
Midwest: Missouri
Jun 23, 2022
NICB attends Catalytic Converter Etching Event in city of Rockville, Maryland
Mid Atlantic: Maryland
Jun 23, 2022
Contractor charged with deceptive business practices, theft in Wilkes-Barre Township
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Jun 23, 2022
Vision Home Builders owner Jeff McCreary surrenders to police
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Jun 21, 2022
Greensboro woman charged with insurance fraud
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Jun 16, 2022
How Police, Lawmakers Are Cracking Down on Catalytic Converter Thefts
West: California, Arizona
Jun 15, 2022
CFO Jimmy Patronis Applauds Gov. DeSantis for Signing Fraud Prevention Bill
Southeast: Florida
Jun 13, 2022
Public invited to discuss new draft of Omaha metro area flood maps
Midwest: Nebraska
Jun 13, 2022
Plainwell woman gets probation and will have to pay back $47,000 in insurance fraud case
Midwest: Michigan
Jun 13, 2022
NICB assists Law Enforcement with Community Etching Event
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Jun 7, 2022
Houston Area Residents Charged in Kickback Scheme
Southwest: Texas
Jun 7, 2022
Two More New Orleans Area Defendants Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Collisions in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
Southwest: Louisiana
Jun 7, 2022
Another indicted in nationwide fraudulent car buyer paper tag scheme
Southwest: Texas
Jun 6, 2022
Gwinnett County Man Wanted for Fraud, Forgery
Southeast: Georgia
Jun 3, 2022
Minnesota Auto Shops Swamped with Hail-Damage Repairs
Midwest: Minnesota
Jun 3, 2022
Tornadoes, strong winds leave wake of damage across Minnesota
Midwest: Minnesota
Jun 3, 2022
12 Illinois residents among those charged in $26 million insurance-fraud scheme
Midwest: Illinois
May 27, 2022
You No Longer Have to Be a Lawyer to Practice Law in Arizona…That's Good and Bad…
West: Arizona
May 27, 2022
2 arrested in catalytic converter theft at Miami-Dade medical facility
Southeast: Florida
May 27, 2022
Broward County teams launch diving operation to locate cars underwater with potential bodies inside
Southeast: Florida
May 27, 2022
York Nurse Sentenced For Stealing Prescription Drugs From A Hospice Patient
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
May 25, 2022
NICB Special Agent receives award from the U.S. Attorney's Office
Mid Atlantic: West Virginia
May 25, 2022
Owasso Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses
Southwest: Oklahoma
May 25, 2022
Texas Health and Human Services director charged with insurance fraud
Southwest: Texas
May 25, 2022
Houston area residents charged in kickback scheme
Southwest: Texas
May 24, 2022
PROPOSED INTENTIONAL ACTS EXCLUSIONS LANGUAGE REJECTED
Northwest: Oregon
May 24, 2022
COLORADO STREET RACING
Northwest: Colorado
May 24, 2022
NICB Participates in Vehicle Theft Training
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
May 24, 2022
Here Was the Path of the Gaylord Tornado that Left Two Dead, 44 Injured
Midwest: Michigan
May 23, 2022
Thieves in Miramar steal catalytic converter as police warn of rising crime trend
Southeast: Florida
May 23, 2022
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING - Florida Leaders Applaud CFO Patronis’ Anti-Fraud Initiatives Ahead of Special Session
Southeast: Florida
May 23, 2022
Lawsuits, Investigations After 90 Luxury Cars Go Missing from Bankrupt Dealership
Southeast: Florida
May 23, 2022
South Florida Health Care Clinic Owners, Doctor, Others Sentenced in Medical Billing Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
May 20, 2022
At least five catalytic converters found after Irving Park car crash just after reported theft, nationwide spike
Midwest: Illinois
May 20, 2022
Catalytic converter thieves hit Toledo Police crime scene van
Midwest: Ohio
May 20, 2022
Ohio State Highway Patrol seizes ATVs, guns, drugs, and stolen vehicle on Cleveland’s West Side
Midwest: Ohio
May 18, 2022
BURN STUDY
Northwest: Colorado
May 12, 2022
CFO Patronis Announces Anti-Fraud Initiatives for Special Session
Southeast: Florida
May 12, 2022
Lawsuits, Investigations After 90 Luxury Cars Go Missing from Bankrupt Dealership
Southeast: Florida
May 12, 2022
South Florida Health Care Clinic Owners, Doctor, Others Sentenced in Medical Billing Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
May 12, 2022
Altoona couple charged with insurance fraud after filing multiple claims
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
May 11, 2022
South Hills Pharmacist Sentenced to Prison for Prescription Drug Fraud Scheme
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
May 6, 2022
Waterloo man pleads guilty to insurance fraud stemming from car accident
Midwest: Iowa
May 6, 2022
Indiana State Police: Stolen car bought from dealership possibly tied to organized crime
Midwest: Indiana
May 6, 2022
State AG sues alleged home repair scammers
Midwest: Illinois
May 6, 2022
2020 house fire leads to arson, child neglect and insurance fraud charges for Scranton woman
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
May 5, 2022
NICB Provides Law Enforcement Auto Theft Training Class
West: California
May 5, 2022
Catalytic Converter Theft Bill Advances in Assembly
West: California
May 2, 2022
RV SALES WITHHOLDS CONSIGNMENT PAYMENTS
Northwest: Oregon
May 2, 2022
AUTO THEFT IN COLORADO
Northwest: Colorado
May 2, 2022
CFO Patronis Applauds Governor’s Call for Special Session on Insurance Reform
Southeast: Florida
May 2, 2022
Albany Woman Charged with Insurance Fraud
Southeast: Georgia
Apr 29, 2022
NC Attorney General Stein suing contractor and his companies for fraud after Florence
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Apr 27, 2022
Former Claims Manager for Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Pleads Guilty In Covid-19 Fraud Scheme
Midwest: Michigan
Apr 27, 2022
Friends of Richard Pierce, Carol Jean Testify On Day 3 Of Murder Trial
Midwest: Wisconsin
Apr 27, 2022
Ohio Lawmaker Aims to Address Catalytic Converter Theft in Ohio
Midwest: Ohio
Apr 26, 2022
NICB Participates with Community Trailer PIN Stamping Event in South Carolina
Mid Atlantic
Apr 22, 2022
'Ripped the building off the foundation': Iowans survey tornado damage in Humboldt County
Midwest: Iowa
Apr 22, 2022
Elite Healthcare Owner Sentenced to Two Years for Defrauding Health Insurer
Southwest: Texas
Apr 22, 2022
Two Marketers Sentenced for Engaging in an Illegal Health Care Kickback Scheme
Southwest: Oklahoma
Apr 22, 2022
Sentencings in Louisiana staged truck/bus accidents: probation for 2, jail for another
Southwest: Louisiana
Apr 22, 2022
New Orleans Woman Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accident in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Company Out of $4.7 Million
Southwest: Louisiana
Apr 22, 2022
Four more plead guilty in Louisiana staged-accident fraud scheme
Southwest: Louisiana
Apr 22, 2022
11 Defendants Plead Guilty in $300 Million Healthcare Fraud
Southwest: Texas
Apr 22, 2022
3 charged with capital murder in the shooting death of an off-duty Houston-area deputy
Southwest: Texas
Apr 22, 2022
Adelanto Couple Arrested on Suspicion of Catalytic Converter Theft in Apple Valley
West: California
Apr 21, 2022
Mid-Atlantic Region Employee Meeting
Mid Atlantic
Apr 21, 2022
CFO Jimmy Patronis Announces Seven Arrests in $161,000 Miami PIP Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Apr 15, 2022
Physician Partners of America to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Unnecessary Testing, Improper Remuneration to Physicians and a False Statement in Connection with COVID-19 Relief Funds
Southeast: Florida
Apr 15, 2022
Third SWFL roofer arrested in Hurricane Irma insurance scheme
Southeast: Florida
Apr 15, 2022
Catalytic converter thieveries become growing issue in South Florida
Southeast: Florida
Apr 13, 2022
MARSHALL FIRE SUIT
Northwest: Colorado
Apr 13, 2022
IDAHO INSURANCE AGENT'S LICENSE REVOKED
Northwest: Idaho
Apr 12, 2022
Huntsville Doctor Charged with Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
Southeast: Alabama
Apr 12, 2022
CFO Jimmy Patronis Deploys Anti-Fraud Strike Team to Highlands County Following Storm Damage
Southeast: Florida
Apr 12, 2022
Mississippi Doctor Convicted of Hospice Fraud
Southeast: Mississippi
Apr 11, 2022
Newhall Chiropractor Sees Case Dismissed
West: California
Apr 11, 2022
NICB partners with Newport News Police Department and Virginia State Police at VIN etching event
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Apr 7, 2022
Rush County contractor arrested, accused of fraud 
Midwest: Indiana
Apr 7, 2022
7 accused of stealing over $60,000 worth of fuel from Circle K gas stations in Hillsborough County
Southeast: Florida
Apr 7, 2022
Huntsville man indicted in multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme
Southeast: Alabama
Apr 6, 2022
Street Racing & Takeovers
Northwest: Washington
Apr 4, 2022
NICB and the New Jersey Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor co-host webinar
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Apr 4, 2022
Dearborn Heights pharmacist charged in $10.6 million fraud ring 
Midwest: Michigan
Apr 4, 2022
Catalytic Converter Thefts Nearly Triple in Kent County This Year 
Midwest: Michigan
Apr 4, 2022
Firefighters Gain Ground on Gatlinburg Area Wildfire 
Midwest: Tennessee
Apr 4, 2022
Top 5 Fugitive wanted in insurance fraud case arrested by U.S. Marshals 
Midwest: Ohio
Mar 31, 2022
Tarboro woman charged with insurance fraud
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Mar 31, 2022
Two Arrested in Wayne Prescription Fraud Scheme
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Mar 31, 2022
Pennsylvania Man Admits Role in $35 Million Pharmacy Compounded Medication Scheme
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Mar 30, 2022
Addiction Treatment Facilities’ Medical Director Convicted in $112 Million Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Mar 29, 2022
Mexican national pleads guilty to federal carjacking
Southwest: New Mexico
Mar 29, 2022
Armed Carjacker Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison
Southwest: Texas
Mar 29, 2022
Russian National Indicted in East Texas for Cyber Hacking Enterprise
Southwest: Texas
Mar 29, 2022
Ten Texas Doctors and a Healthcare Executive Agree to Pay over $1.68 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations
Southwest: Texas
Mar 29, 2022
New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme
Southwest: Louisiana
Mar 28, 2022
FBI Falsely Accused
Northwest: Washington
Mar 25, 2022
Governor Hogan Announces $45 Million For Major Violent Crime Initiatives, Expanded State Law Enforcement Initiatives and Coordination; Presses For Passage of Emergency Crime Bills
Mid Atlantic: Maryland
Mar 21, 2022
NICB assists Law Enforcement with a Trailer Stamping event
Mid Atlantic: South Carolina
Mar 21, 2022
Sr. SIU Tony Maroon receives NICB Award of Excellence
Mid Atlantic
Mar 21, 2022
Victims warn of catalytic converter thefts in Nashville 
Midwest: Tennessee
Mar 21, 2022
King of crowns: Wisconsin dentist convicted of breaking patients’ teeth to submit $4.2 million in bogus insurance claims 
Midwest: Wisconsin
Mar 21, 2022
New Indiana law seeks to stop catalytic converter theft
Midwest: Indiana
Mar 18, 2022
License plate readers going up in some Houston neighborhoods to combat crime
Southwest: Texas
Mar 18, 2022
Physician pays over half million to settle allegations concerning ultrasound billing
Southwest: Texas
Mar 18, 2022
Former Rogers Company Owner and Former CEO Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud/Kickback Conspiracy, Other Crimes
Southwest: Arkansas
Mar 18, 2022
Lawton Hospital and Physicians Pay $550,000 to Settle Civil Penalty Claims Involving Controlled Substance Prescriptions
Southwest: Oklahoma
Mar 18, 2022
Kern DA Files 9 Cases Alleging EDD Fraud Totaling $394K
West: California
Mar 18, 2022
Nationwide Surge in Catalytic Converter Thefts Hits Napa County Drivers
West: California
Mar 17, 2022
GUILTY PLEA
Northwest: Washington
Mar 17, 2022
CFO Jimmy Patronis Announces Two Arrests in Naples Roofing Contractor Insurance Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Mar 10, 2022
Palladium Prices Spike as Russian Exports Drop, so Keep an Eye on Your Catalytic Converter
Southeast
Mar 10, 2022
Maryland Man Admits to Coordinating Covid-19, Unemployment, Insurance, and Aggravated Identity Theft Schemes
Mid Atlantic: Maryland
Mar 7, 2022
CFO Patronis: We Must Protect and Empower Florida’s Consumers During Fraud Prevention Month
Southeast: Florida
Mar 7, 2022
Florida DFS Takes Action Against Public Adjuster Insurers Had Crossed With
Southeast: Florida
Mar 4, 2022
Crime of Opportunity: How to Protect Yourself From Catalytic Converter Theft
Midwest: Michigan
Mar 4, 2022
Owner of car dealership pleads guilty to defrauding financing company
Southeast: Florida
Mar 4, 2022
Mississippi police force targets catalytic converter thieves
Southeast: Mississippi
Mar 4, 2022
COPS: Ocala Man Under Surveillance In Suspected Truck Thefts Caught Hiding In Woods, Surrendered
Southeast: Florida
Mar 4, 2022
Ten Florida Residents Indicted for $67 Million Health Care Fraud, Wire Fraud, Kickback, and Money Laundering Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Mar 1, 2022
Bradford County Nurse Practitioner Charged with Illegal Prescribing and Fraud
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Feb 28, 2022
Woman arrested, accused of insurance fraud
Southeast: Florida
Feb 23, 2022
Mississippi man charged in theft of more than $300,000 of farm equipment, aluminum wire
Southeast: Mississippi
Feb 23, 2022
DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRES MORE LIKELY TO START ON PRIVATE LAND
Northwest: Oregon
Feb 22, 2022
Six Houstonians charged in League City catalytic convertor thefts
Southwest: Texas
Feb 22, 2022
Four Houston Men Arrested for Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity-Theft of Catalytic Converters
Southwest: Texas
Feb 22, 2022
Montgomery County Auto Theft Task Force Arrest Four after Investigation
Southwest: Texas
Feb 22, 2022
Doctor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Illegal Kickback Payment in Return for Writing Prescriptions for Compounded Drugs
Southwest: Oklahoma
Feb 22, 2022
Oklahoma Orthopedic Surgeon Agrees to Pay Almost $343,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Southwest: Oklahoma
Feb 22, 2022
Two Laredo doctors indicted for healthcare kickbacks
Southwest: Texas
Feb 22, 2022
Three North Texas Labs Indicted in $300 Million Kickback Fraud
Southwest: Texas
Feb 22, 2022
Seven more people charged in New Orleans staged accident scheme
Southwest: Louisiana
Feb 17, 2022
Flood Insurance Awareness Week Kicks Off
Midwest: Wisconsin
Feb 17, 2022
As Kentucky Tornado Survivors Rebuild, Experts Offer Strategies to Avoid Bad Contractors
Midwest: Kentucky
Feb 15, 2022
South Florida Medical Clinic Owner Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Orchestrating $42 Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
Southeast: Florida
Feb 15, 2022
Two Miami Residents Plead Guilty for Their Role in $9 Million Scheme to Defraud Prescription Drug Coupon Programs
Southeast: Florida
Feb 15, 2022
FDLE arrests two for fraudulent insurance claims
Southeast: Florida
Feb 10, 2022
AURORA PD LEAVES AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE
Northwest: Colorado
Feb 9, 2022
About 100 Catalytic Converters Discovered in Louisiana Raid
Southwest: Louisiana
Feb 9, 2022
San Antonio company named in $90 million lawsuit over coronavirus disinfectant
Southwest: Texas
Feb 9, 2022
TxDMV Director Resigns Amidst Paper Tag Mess
Southwest: Texas
Feb 9, 2022
Tulsa police find stolen $300,000 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby stripped and hidden in field
Southwest: Oklahoma
Feb 8, 2022
Is Your Car One of Fresno’s Most Stolen Vehicle Models? Here’s What Police Say
West: California
Feb 8, 2022
SA Mike Massimi Retires
Mid Atlantic
Feb 7, 2022
SEATTLE RESIDENTS SEARCH FOR STOLEN CARS
Northwest: Washington
Feb 7, 2022
California Says Most of the 345,000 Halted Disability Claims Are Fraudulent
West: California
Feb 7, 2022
Brookhaven Man Wanted for Fraud
Southeast: Georgia
Feb 4, 2022
Camden County Man Admits Selling Phony Prescriptions
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Feb 2, 2022
Port Wentworth Woman Wanted for Fraud, Forgery
Southeast: Georgia
Feb 2, 2022
SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINES 11 ATTORNEYS
Southeast: Florida
Feb 1, 2022
TxDMV Board Takes Action to Prevent the Fraudulent Production and Use of Temporary Tags
Southwest: Texas
Feb 1, 2022
Over $400,000 in stolen items recovered in northern Ark.
Southwest: Arkansas
Feb 1, 2022
Scammers target Central Texas auto dealerships using stolen identities
Southwest: Texas
Feb 1, 2022
New Orleans Man Charged with Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm
Southwest: Louisiana
Feb 1, 2022
ID thief who bought personal information with Bitcoin sent to prison
Southwest: Texas
Jan 31, 2022
Nashville Residents Stunned To Find Out They’re Now Living in Flood Plains
Midwest: Tennessee
Jan 31, 2022
Delta Twp. Woman sentenced for committing over $15,000 in auto insurance fraud 
Midwest: Michigan
Jan 31, 2022
Missouri Governor Aims to Create New Flood Response Agency
Midwest: Missouri
Jan 27, 2022
Federal Investigators charged 23 for Staging Car Accidents in Massive Insurance Fraud Scheme
Northwest: California, Washington, Nevada, Michigan
Jan 26, 2022
Pain Clinic and Ambulatory Surgery Center Agree to Pay $836K to Resolve Allegations of Overbilling
Southwest: Texas
Jan 26, 2022
Doctor Pleads Guilty to Running Pill Mill
Southwest: Texas
Jan 26, 2022
Four more charged in $35M COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
Southwest: Texas
Jan 26, 2022
Clinic owner sentenced in illegal kickback and money laundering scheme
Southwest: Texas
Jan 26, 2022
California Man Convicted of Federal Violations in Health Care Kickback Scheme
Southwest: Texas
Jan 26, 2022
Seven Texas Doctors and a Hospital CEO Agree to Pay over $1.1 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations
Southwest: Texas
Jan 26, 2022
Prairieville Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Program
Southwest: Louisiana
Jan 26, 2022
Texas Woman Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
Southwest: Louisiana
Jan 26, 2022
Harvey Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accident in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
Southwest: Louisiana
Jan 26, 2022
Lafayette Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents
Southwest: Louisiana
Jan 26, 2022
Slidell Woman Sentenced to Three Years of Probation for Health Care Fraud Scheme
Southwest: Louisiana
Jan 26, 2022
Fort Smith Woman Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Federal Prison for Pandemic Benefits Fraud Scheme
Southwest: Arkansas
Jan 24, 2022
Dearborn Heights pharmacist gets 6+ years for health insurance fraud
Midwest: Michigan
Jan 24, 2022
PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU ARREST 18, RECOVER CARS, GUNS, AND DRUGS
Northwest: Oregon
Jan 21, 2022
CFO Jimmy Patronis Deploys Anti-Fraud Strike Team to Southwest Florida Following Tornado Damage
Southeast: Florida
Jan 21, 2022
Columbus Woman Arrested for Insurance Fraud
Southeast: Georgia
Jan 21, 2022
Flovilla Man Wanted for Fraud, Forgery
Southeast: Georgia
Jan 21, 2022
Stockbridge Man Wanted for Insurance Fraud
Southeast: Georgia
Jan 21, 2022
Ringgold Man Wanted for Fraud
Southeast: Georgia
Jan 20, 2022
COLORADO SENATE INTRODUCES CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFT BILL
Northwest: Colorado
Jan 20, 2022
MARSHALL FIRE VICTIMS CRITICIZE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Northwest: Colorado
Jan 20, 2022
CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFT PREVENTION - Everett PD Community Resource Page
Northwest: Washington
Jan 20, 2022
NEW OREGON CATALYTIC CONVERT BILL
Northwest: Oregon
Jan 20, 2022
US Army Corps of Engineers conducting study of Tenn. Creek following fatal Waverly flood 
Midwest: Tennessee
Jan 20, 2022
U-Haul Study: More People Moved to Texas in 2021 Than Any Other State
Southwest: Texas
Jan 20, 2022
TDI Fraud investigation yields guilty plea from former Houston NFL player
Southwest: Texas
Jan 14, 2022
Broker, Pastor to Spend 15 Weekends in Jail for Insurance Fraud
Midwest: Nebraska
Jan 10, 2022
Portion of I-5 Closed Due to Flooding - KING 5 Staff, Published January 6, 2022, Updated January 7, 2022
Northwest: Washington
Jan 10, 2022
Lexington Police Department has continued Vehicle Collision Reports
Midwest: Kentucky
Jan 10, 2022
Damage Claims Pour In After Wisconsin Storms
Midwest: Wisconsin
Jan 7, 2022
Winston-Salem woman who reported her car stolen charged with insurance fraud
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Jan 4, 2022
Arizona Saw Ten-Fold Jump in Catalytic Converter Thefts, Second-Most in Nation
West: Arizona
Dec 21, 2021
‘Crime Of Greed’: Kentucky Farmer Sentenced For Millions In Insurance Fraud
Midwest: Kentucky
Dec 21, 2021
Hyundai, Kia Take Action after Cars Become Theft Targets in Milwaukee
Midwest: Wisconsin
Dec 21, 2021
Death Toll Climbs From One Of The Costliest Tornado Events In History
Midwest: Kentucky
Dec 21, 2021
Gov. Lee Signs Executive Order For Severe Weather Relief
Midwest: Tennessee
Dec 21, 2021
Phillipsburg-area truck stop allegedly at center of multimillion-dollar insurance scheme
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Dec 16, 2021
Coalition Against Insurance Fraud Publishes “Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame – 2021”
West
Dec 16, 2021
Former N.J. doctor illegally prescribed thousands of pills, submitted fake insurance claims, prosecutor says
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Dec 16, 2021
Philadelphia Pharmacy and Its Owner Agree to Pay $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Dec 15, 2021
Two Novus Doctors Sentenced to Combined 23 Years in Prison for Healthcare Fraud
Southwest: Texas
Dec 15, 2021
Two San Antonians Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud Schemes
Southwest: Texas
Dec 15, 2021
Cypress medical sales representative agrees to settle allegations regarding neurostimulator devices
Southwest: Texas
Dec 15, 2021
Madisonville Woman Sentenced in Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud
Southwest: Louisiana
Dec 13, 2021
Former Insurance Agent Sentenced
Northwest: Washington
Dec 13, 2021
NICB Special Agents receive award at NJSIA Conference
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Dec 8, 2021
CFO Jimmy Patronis Announces New Property Insurance Fraud Fighting Squads at Florida Chamber Annual Insurance Summit
Southeast: Florida
Dec 7, 2021
Winston-Salem man charged with insurance fraud involving repossessed car
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Dec 7, 2021
Acting AG Bruck Announces Indictment for Dependency Benefits Insurance Fraud
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Dec 2, 2021
NW Insurance Council Speaks Out
Northwest: Washington
Dec 2, 2021
New Fire Marshal Scene Trailer
Southwest: Texas
Dec 2, 2021
Metairie Man Accused of Residential Contractor Fraud
Southwest: Louisiana
Dec 1, 2021
After losing $45 million in employee fraud, Cargill sues insurance company that offered crime coverage
Midwest: Minnesota
Dec 1, 2021
Former West Des Moines Insurance Agent Charged with Fraud
Midwest: Iowa
Dec 1, 2021
Police Hope to Curb Crimes Committed in Stolen Vehicles
Midwest: Tennessee
Dec 1, 2021
Sheriff: Theft ‘crews’ apprehended in rural Buchanan County
Midwest: Missouri
Dec 1, 2021
What’s The Most Stolen Vehicle in Iowa?
Midwest: Iowa
Dec 1, 2021
Wisconsin medical Payments per Workers’ Comp Claim Among Highest in Study
Midwest: Wisconsin
Nov 30, 2021
NICB Aims to Combat Catalytic Converter Thefts
Southwest: Texas
Nov 30, 2021
Houston man who used $1.6 million in COVID relief money to buy Lambo, other luxury items is going to prison
Southwest: Texas
Nov 30, 2021
Nigerian Email Scammers Sentenced to Combined 22+ Years in Federal Prison
Southwest: Texas
Nov 30, 2021
Pharmacist alleges she was fired for not filling illegal prescriptions
Southwest: Texas
Nov 30, 2021
New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
Southwest: Louisiana
Nov 24, 2021
Whatcom County Flooding - BELLINGHAM HERALD, ROBERT MITTENDORF, NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Northwest: Washington
Nov 23, 2021
Acting AG Bruck Announces Hudson County Man Charged in Connection with Auto Insurance Fraud Scam
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Nov 22, 2021
St. Charles County Police Urge Citizens to Remain Cautious About Auto Thefts, Break-Ins and Catalytic Converter Thefts
Midwest: Illinois
Nov 22, 2021
Catalytic converters stolen from Streetsboro city vehicles parked outside City Hall
Midwest: Ohio
Nov 18, 2021
Fayetteville man charged with insurance fraud involving broken-down truck
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Nov 15, 2021
Former Office Manager Sentenced on Fraud Charges
Southwest: Texas
Nov 15, 2021
Lavaca Man Charged in $100 Million COVID-19 Health Care Fraud Scheme
Southwest: Arkansas
Nov 15, 2021
Monroe Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funds and Money Laundering
Southwest: Louisiana
Nov 12, 2021
Hertel & Brown Physical & Aquatic Therapy, Its Two Founders Aaron Hertel and Michael Brown, and 18 Employees Indicted on Fraud Charges
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Nov 12, 2021
Upstate SC pain clinic owner pleads guilty to conspiracy in healthcare fraud scheme
Mid Atlantic: South Carolina
Nov 8, 2021
Former Michigan Contractor Sentenced in $3.8M Unemployment Insurance Fraud
Midwest: Michigan
Nov 8, 2021
Insurance office employee accused of fraud
Midwest: Minnesota
Nov 5, 2021
Preston County residents indicted on charges involving insurance fraud
Mid Atlantic: West Virginia
Nov 5, 2021
Attorney General Raoul Charges Medical Equipment Company Owner and Biller for Defrauding State Out of Medicaid Funding
Midwest: Illinois
Nov 5, 2021
Flood insurance rate hikes pushed back following floodplain map appeal from Minot
Midwest: North Dakota
Nov 5, 2021
Former Pharmaceutical Sales Rep Sentenced To Prison For Insurance Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
Midwest: Illinois
Nov 5, 2021
Federal Court Orders Tampa Pharmacy to Close in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution
Southeast: Florida
Nov 4, 2021
NICB 2021 Cargo Theft Symposium Event a Success
West: California
Nov 4, 2021
Former Pain Management Doctor Sentenced for Illegally Dispensing Opioids, Health Care Fraud
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Nov 2, 2021
Mobile Doctor Sentenced to Four Years for Role in Major Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Conspiracy
Southeast: Alabama
Nov 2, 2021
Deltona man arrested after faking motorcycle theft to get $30,000 insurance claim, deputies say
Southeast: Florida
Nov 2, 2021
NICB Facilitates 2021 Workers' Compensation Fraud Conference
Mid Atlantic
Oct 28, 2021
Jefferson County Man Guilty of FEMA Fraud for Hurricane Harvey Payments
Southwest: Texas
Oct 28, 2021
New Effort in Tarrant County Aims to Crack Down on Car Thefts
Southwest: Texas
Oct 25, 2021
Former McKinney Man Indicted for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
Southwest: Texas
Oct 25, 2021
Top Prosecutors Seek Leads on Hurricane Ida Fraud Cases
Southwest: Louisiana
Oct 25, 2021
Physician Agrees to Pay $640,000 to Resolve Allegations of Anti-Kickback Violations
Southwest: Louisiana
Oct 25, 2021
Former Rogers Company Executive Pleads Guilty To Role In Workers’ Comp Billing Fraud/Kickback Conspiracy
Southwest: Arkansas
Oct 25, 2021
Tulsa police recover vehicle found submerged in neighborhood pond
Southwest: Oklahoma
Oct 25, 2021
NICB attends catalytic converter VIN etching event
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Oct 25, 2021
Two Convicted For Conspiracy To Commit Healthcare Fraud Related To Kickbacks Involving Compounded Prescriptions And Tricare Beneficiaries
Southeast: Florida
Oct 25, 2021
Disbarred Columbus Lawyer Sentenced to Prison, Ordered to Pay $1.6 Million in Restitution in Fraud Case
Southeast: Georgia
Oct 21, 2021
Older Honda Model Cars Top West Region Hot Wheels 2020 Theft List
West: California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii
Oct 20, 2021
South Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Consecutive Health Care Fraud Conspiracies
Southeast: Florida
Oct 13, 2021
Darke County Raids Recover More Than $300,000 in Stolen Vehicles, Heavy Equipment
Midwest: Ohio
Oct 13, 2021
14 people charged in fraud scheme to steal $3million from Aflac
Midwest: Michigan
Oct 11, 2021
Former Rogers Company Executive Pleads Guilty To Role In Workers’ Comp Billing Fraud/Kickback Conspiracy
Southwest: Arkansas
Oct 11, 2021
Oklahoma City Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Violating the Clean Air Act by Tampering with the Emissions Control Systems on Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks
Southwest: Oklahoma
Oct 11, 2021
New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
Southwest: Louisiana
Oct 8, 2021
District Attorney Gascón Seeks to Reduce Catalytic Converter Thefts
West: California
Oct 1, 2021
A Wausau Insurance Broker Accused of Selling Unapproved Meds Is Sentenced To Federal Prison For Mail Fraud And Money Laundering
Midwest: Wisconsin
Oct 1, 2021
Minnesota farmer charged with collecting $548k in false crop loss claims
Midwest: Minnesota
Sep 28, 2021
New charges bring Suamico woman’s alleged thefts above $638,000
Midwest: Wisconsin
Sep 28, 2021
The New Jersey Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) and National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) hosted joint webinar
Mid Atlantic
Sep 27, 2021
Oregon's Skyrocketing Auto Theft Rates
Northwest: Oregon
Sep 27, 2021
EDTX Indicts Two Dozen Defendants in International Multi-Scheme Fraud Conspiracy
Southwest: Texas
Sep 27, 2021
MOUNTAIN HOME MAN SENTENCED TO 63 MONTHS FOR OBTAINING CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDS BY FRAUD
Southwest: Arkansas
Sep 27, 2021
Mandeville Man Sentenced for Defrauding FEMA After a Disaster
Southwest: Louisiana
Sep 27, 2021
KPRC 2 Investigates: Allegations of fraud, intimidation and violence at busy car repair shop
Southwest: Texas
Sep 23, 2021
2021 Virtual Regional Analyst Training Seminar
Mid Atlantic
Sep 21, 2021
El Paso Businesswoman Arrested for Health Care Fraud
Southwest: Texas
Sep 21, 2021
Grayson County Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession and Use of Protected Health Information
Southwest: Texas
Sep 21, 2021
Collin County Wedding Planner Sentenced for COVID Relief Fraud
Southwest: Texas
Sep 21, 2021
National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges Involving over $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses
Southwest: Texas
Sep 21, 2021
Seven More Charged for Involvement in Staged Automobile Accident Scheme
Southwest: Louisiana
Sep 21, 2021
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining Over $1.6 Million in Paycheck Protection Program Loans
Southwest: Texas
Sep 21, 2021
Louisiana Doctor Indicted for Illegally Dispensing Over One Million Doses of Opioids and for $5.1 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Southwest: Louisiana
Sep 21, 2021
Treatment Facility Owner Sentenced To Federal Prison For Health Care Fraud
Southeast: Florida
Sep 21, 2021
Federal Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against Florida Compounding Pharmacy and its Owner to Prevent Distribution of Adulterated Drugs
Southeast: Florida
Sep 21, 2021
National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges of Over $308 Million in Intended Loss Against 52 Defendants in the Southern District of Florida
Southeast: Florida
Sep 21, 2021
CFO Jimmy Patronis Announces Arrest of Jacksonville Insurance Agent in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Sep 20, 2021
NICB recognizes Law Enforcement partner
Mid Atlantic: Maryland
Sep 17, 2021
‘Network of corruption.’ Judge sentences two key figures in Kentucky crop fraud case
Midwest: Kentucky
Sep 17, 2021
Insurance fraud investigation leads to Cedar Rapids woman’s arrest
Midwest: Iowa
Sep 16, 2021
The Federal Bureau of Investigation Is Reporting A Dramatic Onslaught of Medical Fraud Cases During the Pandemic
West: Arizona
Sep 15, 2021
SLED: Alex Murdaugh asked gunman to kill him in $10M insurance fraud plot
Mid Atlantic: South Carolina
Sep 14, 2021
Chester County funeral home director sentenced to prison for stealing $257K from terminally-ill client
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Sep 10, 2021
Owners of three Jersey City taxi businesses are charged in insurance fraud scheme
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Sep 9, 2021
Michigan Regulators Say Aflac Customer Submitted $47k In Phony Claims  
Midwest: Michigan
Sep 3, 2021
Pensacola Insurance Company Owner Pleads Guilty On Wire Fraud And Money Laundering Offenses
Southeast: Florida
Sep 3, 2021
Woman Sentenced for Bogus Airbag Claim
Southeast: Alabama
Sep 1, 2021
Auto Theft Continues Decline in Albuquerque
Southwest: New Mexico
Aug 31, 2021
MI AG, DIFS Investigation Results in Felony Charges Against Medical Supplier
Midwest: Michigan
Aug 31, 2021
Tennessee floods show a pressing climate danger across America: ‘Walls of water’
Midwest: Tennessee
Aug 31, 2021
1 Mayor Sentenced, 1 Pleads Guilty in Illinois Town’s Insurance Procurement Case
Midwest: Illinois
Aug 31, 2021
Hiawatha Man Charged with Insurance Fraud and Tampering with Records
Midwest: Iowa
Aug 31, 2021
Insurance Fraud Referrals up by 11% in Minnesota in 2020
Midwest: Minnesota
Aug 23, 2021
HPD finds 'several hundred' stolen catalytic converters while working theft call in NE Houston
Southwest: Texas
Aug 23, 2021
Dallas Man Used Stolen Credit Cards to Buy Tires in Four States
Southwest: Texas
Aug 23, 2021
Arkansas Man Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay Almost $6M in Restitution for His Role in TRICARE Fraud Scheme
Southwest: Texas
Aug 23, 2021
Upshur County Man Sentenced for Identity Theft in Connection with CARES Act Economic Impact Payments
Southwest: Texas
Aug 23, 2021
Ninth Defendant Pleads Guilty in TRICARE Scheme
Southwest: Arkansas
Aug 20, 2021
Army veteran sentenced here for role in $6 million prescription drug fraud scheme
Southwest: Texas
Aug 20, 2021
Marrero Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
Southwest: Louisiana
Aug 20, 2021
Ongoing El Paso police operation targeting catalytic converter thefts results in arres
Southwest: Texas
Aug 20, 2021
Hospice Facility Owner Indicted for Health Care Fraud
Southwest: Louisiana
Aug 19, 2021
Six Maryland Law Enforcement Officers Facing Federal Indictment for Charges Related to Schemes to Defraud Financial Institutions and Insurance Companies
Mid Atlantic: Maryland
Aug 11, 2021
Former Owners of Hillsborough Compounding Pharmacy Pay $1,082,991.94 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Aug 10, 2021
Tulsa Man Sentenced for Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses
Southwest: Oklahoma
Aug 6, 2021
Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
Southwest: Louisiana
Aug 6, 2021
Police Team with Task Force to Recover 17 Stolen Trucks, SUVs From Illegal Texas Chop Shop
Southwest: Texas
Aug 6, 2021
Former Delray Beach Doctor Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Aug 4, 2021
Building Homes in Wildfire Areas
Northwest: Colorado
Aug 4, 2021
Tennessee Dialogue Meeting
Midwest: Tennessee
Aug 4, 2021
NICB participates in National Night Out event
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Aug 3, 2021
Texas Man Sentenced for $24 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
Southwest: Texas
Aug 3, 2021
Louisiana Doctor Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud Conspiracy
Southwest: Arkansas
Aug 3, 2021
Grayson County Woman Who Stole and Sold Protected Health Information Sentenced to 2 ½ Years in Federal Prison
Southwest: Texas
Aug 3, 2021
Second Round of Individuals Charged with Disaster Assistance Fraud
Southwest: Louisiana
Aug 3, 2021
Houston police notes significant uptick in vehicle fraud arrests in July
Southwest: Texas
Jul 29, 2021
Detroit Man Who Sold Fake Car Insurance on Facebook Pleads Guilty
Midwest: Michigan
Jul 29, 2021
Davenport Man Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
Midwest: Iowa
Jul 26, 2021
Catalytic converter thieves hit ambulance company, nonprofit focused on helping the community
Southwest: Texas
Jul 26, 2021
The Health 202: Texas is cutting red tape for doctors and patients
Southwest: Texas
Jul 23, 2021
Detroit Man Pleads Guilty In Insurance Fraud Case
Midwest: Michigan
Jul 23, 2021
Report: Uptake of Earthquake Insurance in Missouri Drops to Historic Low
Midwest: Missouri
Jul 23, 2021
Rise in catalytic converter thefts in Lexington
Midwest: Kentucky
Jul 20, 2021
Albuquerque man charged with arson after car set on fire at local dealership
Southwest: New Mexico
Jul 20, 2021
Sumter man pleads guilty to role in insurance fraud scandals
Mid Atlantic: South Carolina
Jul 19, 2021
Georgia Woman And Montgomery Man Plead Guilty To Their Part In Drug Distribution Conspiracy Involving Montgomery Physician
Southeast: Alabama
Jul 19, 2021
Massachusetts Man Sentenced To Prison For Fraudulent Scheme To Evade Payroll Taxes And Workers’ Compensation Requirements In Construction Industry
Southeast: Florida
Jul 19, 2021
Naples Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty And Agrees To Forfeit 9 Luxury Vehicles And More Than $400,000
Southeast: Florida
Jul 12, 2021
Arlington Doctor Convicted in Pill Mill Case
Southwest: Texas
Jul 12, 2021
San Antonio Physician’s Assistant Admits to Defrauding Medicaid and Medicare
Southwest: Texas
Jul 12, 2021
Husband and Wife Sentenced to 4 Years for Staged Automobile Accident Resulting in $4.7 Million Settlement
Southwest: Louisiana
Jul 12, 2021
Cherokee County Deputies Investigating Missing Teen Case as Homicide
Southwest: Oklahoma
Jul 9, 2021
Alleged Insurance Fraud Criminal Enterprise Indicted
Midwest: Ohio
Jul 9, 2021
Michigan Man Allegedly Started Fire at His Home In Ploy For Insurance Money
Midwest: Michigan
Jul 9, 2021
Fire Danger
Northwest: Washington
Jul 8, 2021
Policy Reinstated After Loss
Northwest: Colorado
Jul 7, 2021
Attorney General Alan Wilson, SCDOI Director Ray Farmer, and SLED Chief Mark Keel Announce $2 Million Investment in Insurance Fraud Enforcement
Mid Atlantic: South Carolina
Jul 6, 2021
Raleigh woman facing prescription fraud and forgery charges in Pitt County
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Jun 30, 2021
Huge increase in catalytic converter thefts in Corpus Christi
Southwest: Texas
Jun 30, 2021
Jefferson County Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud Violations
Southwest: Texas
Jun 30, 2021
Two More Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
Southwest: Louisiana
Jun 30, 2021
Texas Warns of Flooded Vehicles Hitting Resale Market
Southwest: Texas
Jun 30, 2021
Middle Georgia Doctor Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Prescribing Opioids
Southeast: Georgia
Jun 30, 2021
JCSO: three arrested after string of catalytic converter thefts
Southeast: Florida
Jun 30, 2021
Additional Co-Conspirators Charged in Prescription Diversion Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Jun 28, 2021
Two Men Plead Guilty To Insurance Fraud Schemes
Midwest: Iowa
Jun 28, 2021
Local Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Armed Carjacking and Brandishing a Firearm in a Crime of Violence
Midwest: Tennessee
Jun 28, 2021
Naperville Tornado: 6 Injured, 16 Homes Uninhabitable in Widespread Damage After Major Storms
Midwest: Illinois
Jun 28, 2021
Insurer Begins Accepting Cryptocurrency for Premium Payments
Midwest: Michigan
Jun 24, 2021
Jury Convicts San Antonio Man for COVID-19-Related Hoax
Southwest: Texas
Jun 24, 2021
Oklahoma City Doctor Pays $325,000 to Settle Civil Penalty Claims
Southwest: Oklahoma
Jun 24, 2021
New Orleans Personal Injury Attorney Pleads Guilty in Connection with Staged Accident Probe
Southwest: Louisiana
Jun 24, 2021
Seven charged for roles in a $110 million compound drug scheme
Southwest: Texas
Jun 17, 2021
Pain doctor pays to settle allegations arising from false billing
Southwest: Texas
Jun 17, 2021
Florida Man Guilty in Transnational Money Laundering Operation Involving Elder Fraud
Southwest: Texas
Jun 17, 2021
Car Wreck Fraud Defendant Pleads Guilty
Southwest: Oklahoma
Jun 17, 2021
Defendants from Orleans and Jefferson Parishes Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
Southwest: Louisiana
Jun 17, 2021
Atlantic City Woman Charged with Defrauding Elderly Victims
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Jun 16, 2021
Recovering from Oregon Wild Fires
Northwest: Oregon
Jun 14, 2021
Healthcare Practitioners to Pay over $1 Million to Resolve False Claims
Southwest: Texas
Jun 14, 2021
Third Arkansas Physician Sentenced to Federal Prison for Prescription Fraud
Southwest: Arkansas
Jun 14, 2021
Birmingham Man Sentenced for Making Unapproved Drug Products
Southeast: Alabama
Jun 9, 2021
Illinois launching online car insurance verification program
Midwest: Illinois
Jun 9, 2021
Overton Co. Man Charged with TennCare Fraud
Midwest: Tennessee
Jun 9, 2021
New Tennessee Registration Law Aimed at Deterring Theft, Resale of Catalytic Converters 
Midwest: Tennessee
Jun 9, 2021
Wrongful billing results in $2.6M settlement and 10-year exclusion from federal health care programs
Southwest: Texas
Jun 9, 2021
Two Dominican Republic Citizens Plead Guilty to Mail Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Scheme
Southwest: Texas
Jun 9, 2021
Oncologist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Pill Mill Conspiracy
Southwest: Texas
Jun 9, 2021
Catalytic Converter Thefts a Growing Problem in Texas, Across the US
Southwest: Texas
Jun 9, 2021
El Paso Doctor Indicted for Distributing Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud Resulting in Five Deaths
Southwest: Texas
Jun 9, 2021
Baton Rouge Woman Charged with Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft in Connection with Fraudulent Scheme to Obtain Unemployment Benefits
Southwest: Louisiana
Jun 9, 2021
Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 20 Years, Ordered to Pay More Than $52 Million in Restitution
Southwest: Texas
Jun 4, 2021
Insurance fraud suspect escapes home, climbs fence, still gets caught
Midwest: Iowa
Jun 3, 2021
Battleboro man charged with insurance fraud in staged crash
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
May 27, 2021
Three charged in nationwide scheme to sell hundreds of thousands of fraudulent Texas paper tags
Southwest: Texas
May 27, 2021
Police investigating catalytic converter thefts in Oklahoma City
Southwest: Oklahoma
May 27, 2021
VIDEO: Thieves Caught on Camera Stealing Catalytic Converter in Duncanville
Southwest: Texas
May 27, 2021
Former San Antonio Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1.7 Million
Southwest: Texas
May 27, 2021
Novus Doctors, Nurse Found Guilty of Healthcare Fraud
Southwest: Texas
May 27, 2021
Houston Man Sentenced for Federal Violations Related to Identity Theft Scheme
Southwest: Texas
May 27, 2021
VA Employee Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Veterans' Personal Information
Southwest: Arkansas
May 27, 2021
Five More Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
Southwest: Louisiana
May 27, 2021
Cybercriminals steal nearly $1B from Texas unemployment fund
Southwest: Texas
May 27, 2021
Aldermen endorse effort to corral ‘Wild west’ of rogue tow truck drivers
Midwest: Illinois
May 27, 2021
Cleanup begins after tornado swept through Selden
Midwest: Kansas
May 25, 2021
Georgia woman admits participation in scheme to obtain fraudulent reimbursements for medical equipment and genetic testing
Southeast: Georgia
May 25, 2021
Florida Man Accused of Failing to Pay $193K in Workers’ Comp Premium
Southeast: Florida
May 25, 2021
Pensacola Compounding Pharmacy Owner Sentenced To Federal Prison For $4.8 Million Tricare Fraud And Money Laundering Conspiracies
Southeast: Florida
May 25, 2021
Alleged Fraudsters Charged with Bribing Patients and Fraudulently Billing Medicaid for Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services
Southeast: Florida
May 25, 2021
7 suspected car thieves arrested in Miramar; luxury ride, stolen guns seized
Southeast: Florida
May 25, 2021
Pennsylvania Woman Sentenced to Jail for Filing False Auto Insurance Claims
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
May 24, 2021
Covington Woman Sentenced for FEMA Fraud
Southwest: Louisiana
May 24, 2021
Frisco Attorney Sentenced for Defrauding Client
Southwest: Texas
May 24, 2021
Dentists to Pay $3.1 Million to Resolve Allegations They Submitted False Claims for Services Not Provided to Underprivileged Children
Southwest: Texas
May 24, 2021
Michigan Man Must Pay Nearly $775k Restitution in Insurance Fraud Case
Midwest: Michigan
May 24, 2021
Chicago alderman look to crack down on problem tow truck operators with licensing plan
Midwest: Illinois
May 24, 2021
Tennessee Dept. of Insurance Enables Remote Testing for Insurance Producers
Midwest: Tennessee
May 20, 2021
Huntingdon County man charged with insurance fraud
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
May 20, 2021
Winterville man charged with insurance fraud
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
May 18, 2021
OREGON WILDFIRE PREVENTION
Northwest: Oregon
May 17, 2021
CFO Jimmy Patronis Announces Arrest in $193,000 Osceola County Workers’ Compensation Premium Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
May 17, 2021
Burke County man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for operating illegal pill factory
Southeast: Georgia
May 17, 2021
Orlando Man Sentenced For Fraudulent Scheme To Evade Payroll Taxes And Workers’ Compensation Requirements In Construction Industry
Southeast: Florida
May 17, 2021
NICB Agent Recipient of Centurion Award 2020
West: California
May 13, 2021
Man accused of fraudulently buying at least 19 cars from dealerships in Houston, police say
Southwest: Texas
May 13, 2021
Texan sentenced in CARES Act unemployment fraud scheme
Southwest: Texas
May 11, 2021
Raleigh man, claiming repossessed car was stolen, charged with insurance fraud
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
May 11, 2021
Greensboro man charged with insurance fraud
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
May 11, 2021
Colorado Bill May Restrict use of External Data
Northwest: Washington
May 11, 2021
CFO Jimmy Patronis’ Fraud Detectives and Citizens Property Insurance Team Up to Bust Miami Residents in $65,000 Insurance Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
May 11, 2021
Three Florida Men Charged in $46 Million Health Care Fraud, Kickback, and Money Laundering Conspiracy
Southeast: Florida
May 11, 2021
United States Recovers $8.4 Million In Fraudulent COVID Relief Funds From Family
Southeast: Florida
May 10, 2021
New Yorker Sentenced in Eastern District of Texas for Nationwide Identity Theft and Fraud Scheme
Southwest: Texas
May 10, 2021
Two Texas Women Sentenced to Federal Prison for Involvement in Transnational Elder Fraud Scheme
Southwest: Texas
May 10, 2021
Former Spa Owner Pleads Guilty for Using Cosmetic Fillers Not Approved for Distribution in the United States
Southwest: Oklahoma
May 10, 2021
Man Pleads Guilty to Applying for a Paycheck Protection Program Loan under False Pretenses
Southwest: Oklahoma
May 10, 2021
Albuquerque investment broker indicted for mail and wire fraud, money laundering and failure to file tax returns
Southwest: New Mexico
May 10, 2021
Houston Man Sentenced to Over Ten Years in Federal Prison for Massive Credit Card Fraud Scheme
Southwest: Louisiana
May 10, 2021
Slidell Woman Sentenced To 34 Months for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Violations
Southwest: Louisiana
May 5, 2021
Man charged with aggravated battery of imaging center patient in Hoffman Estates, forging CT scan credentials
Midwest: Illinois
May 4, 2021
More Time to Rebuild
Northwest: Oregon
May 4, 2021
Credit Scores & Insurance Rates
Northwest: Washington
May 4, 2021
Stolen Catalytic Converters In Milwaukee & Across US Prompts Innovation, Legislation
Midwest: Wisconsin
May 4, 2021
Chicago-Area Chiropractor Sent to Prison for Insurance Fraud; Must Repay $500k
Midwest: Illinois
May 4, 2021
Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty to Covid-Relief Fraud
Midwest: Wisconsin
May 4, 2021
AG Nessel charges Marcellus woman with insurance fraud
Midwest: Michigan
May 3, 2021
Colorado Bill to Protect Consumers from Unfair Discrimination Insurance Practices
Northwest: Colorado
May 3, 2021
Request for Injunction on Emergency Rule Denied
Northwest: Washington
May 3, 2021
Report Says Properties at Risk for Flooding Increasing
Northwest: Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Washington
May 3, 2021
Tulsa police arrest man operating chop shop
Southwest: Oklahoma
Apr 30, 2021
Chapel Hill woman charged with insurance fraud in auto insurance claim
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Apr 27, 2021
Henderson County Man Indicted for Arson
Southwest: Texas
Apr 27, 2021
Former Health Care Staffing Company Executives Charged in Superseding Indictment with Wage Fixing and Obstruction
Southwest: Texas
Apr 27, 2021
Final four sentenced in $189M Health Care Fraud Scam
Southwest: Texas
Apr 27, 2021
El Paso Appraiser Pays $100,000 and Surrenders His License to Resolve Allegations of Falsely Certifying Home Appraisals
Southwest: Texas
Apr 27, 2021
Ten Individuals Charged with Disaster Assistance Fraud
Southwest: Louisiana
Apr 23, 2021
Two Men Plead Guilty To Fraudulent Scheme To Evade Payroll Taxes And Workers’ Compensation Requirements In Construction Industry
Southeast: Florida
Apr 22, 2021
Catalytic Converter Theft in California…What Vehicles are at Risk?
West: California
Apr 20, 2021
NICB Supporting Texas Bill Aimed at Curbing Catalytic Converter Thefts
Southwest: National
Apr 20, 2021
Louisiana Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Receive Health Care Kickbacks
Southwest: Louisiana
Apr 19, 2021
Maryland man suspected of stealing more than 100 airbags, police say
Mid Atlantic: Maryland
Apr 19, 2021
Six Individuals Sentenced for Nearly $8 Million Health Care Fraud Involving Northern Virginia Pharmacies
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Apr 16, 2021
Alderman’s Bid To Crack Down On Predatory Towing Stalls, Vote Delayed Until Next Month
Midwest: Illinois
Apr 13, 2021
Tulsa Couple Plead Guilty to Bank Fraud After Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses
Southwest: Oklahoma
Apr 13, 2021
Fort Bend County home health owner charged with copying and pasting doctor signatures
Southwest: Texas
Apr 13, 2021
Chiropractor pays to settle allegations arising from electro-acupuncture device billing
Southwest: Texas
Apr 13, 2021
Are Cartels Connected to Booming Truck Theft in Mexico?
Southwest: National
Apr 9, 2021
Passaic Man Charged with Insurance Fraud for Rate Evasion
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Apr 9, 2021
Doctors Care, SC medical groups to pay $22.5M in medical fraud case
Mid Atlantic: South Carolina
Apr 9, 2021
Fultondale Doctor, Demopolis Pharmacist, Tuscaloosa Sales Representative Sentenced in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
Southeast: Alabama
Apr 8, 2021
Cranberry man charged with felony insurance fraud
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Apr 7, 2021
Identity fraud and false unemployment claims on the rise in Texas
Southwest: Texas
Apr 7, 2021
Houston man sent to prison for hijacking interstate freight shipment
Southwest: Texas
Apr 7, 2021
Truckers and Insurers Form Partnership to Fight Tow Truck Scams
Southwest: National
Apr 5, 2021
Car thefts surge in Grand Rapids; stolen vehicles often used in other crimes
Midwest: Michigan
Apr 5, 2021
South Dakota governor declares a state of emergency due to several wildfires
Midwest: South Dakota
Apr 5, 2021
Auto thefts in Toledo on the rise, following a nationwide trend
Midwest: Ohio
Apr 1, 2021
Former Flint insurance agent gets probation for selling phony auto insurance
Midwest: Michigan
Apr 1, 2021
Death toll rises to 7 after devastating floods in Nashville
Midwest: Tennessee
Apr 1, 2021
Bakersfield Battles Sky-High Rates of Car Theft
West: California
Mar 31, 2021
CFO Jimmy Patronis Announces Arrest of Palm Beach County Resident in Disability Insurance Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Mar 31, 2021
Two Men Plead Guilty To Fraudulent Scheme To Evade Payroll Taxes And Workers’ Compensation Requirements In Construction Industry
Southeast: Florida
Mar 31, 2021
Insurance companies on hook for millions tied to Suez Canal crisis
Southeast
Mar 30, 2021
3 arrested after allegedly stealing dozens of 'high-value' rental vehicles
Southwest: Oklahoma
Mar 30, 2021
Wilkesboro man charged with insurance fraud
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Mar 26, 2021
Operation Wasted Daze: 46 Convicted in $18 Million Pill Mill Scheme
Southwest: Texas
Mar 26, 2021
Laredo man charged with kickback/accounting fraud scheme
Southwest: Texas
Mar 26, 2021
Luxury car thieves are making a killing on the streets. In many cases, you’re helping them.
Southeast: Florida
Mar 26, 2021
Mount Union pair charged with insurance fraud after setting fire with cooking oil
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Mar 25, 2021
Houston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Stemming from Insurance Fraud Scheme
Southwest: Texas
Mar 24, 2021
Texas Doctor Accused of False Claims Act Violations
Southwest: Texas
Mar 24, 2021
Physician pays nearly half million dollars to resolve home health care fraud allegations
Southwest: Texas
Mar 24, 2021
14 Defendants Sentenced to 74+ Years in Forest Park Healthcare Fraud
Southwest: Texas
Mar 24, 2021
Novus Hospice CEO Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
Southwest: Texas
Mar 24, 2021
Mountain Home Couple Plead Guilty to Charges in Connection with Obtaining Covid-19 Relief Funds
Southwest: Arkansas
Mar 19, 2021
Kentucky NICB Agent Distributes Signage Warning of Fraud After Natural Disasters
Midwest: Kentucky
Mar 19, 2021
Stolen construction equipment found dumped in river near Castle Hayne
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Mar 17, 2021
Little Rock Woman Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for COVID Relief Fraud
Southwest: Arkansas
Mar 17, 2021
Auto repair shops seeing a spike in catalytic converter thefts
Southeast: Alabama
Mar 17, 2021
New Initiative by Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate Targets Contractor Fraud
Southeast
Mar 17, 2021
Fort Lauderdale Police launch campaign to curb car thefts
Southeast: Florida
Mar 17, 2021
Man charged with stealing airbags from cars in Stafford County
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Mar 16, 2021
Wilmington man accused of falsely claiming his auto struck a deer
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Mar 12, 2021
Chiropractor charged with falsely billing for procedure learned via YouTube
Southwest: Texas
Mar 10, 2021
Police warn about new car-theft scheme that starts with fender bender
Midwest: Missouri
Mar 10, 2021
Sioux Falls is seeing a rise in catalytic converter thefts. Here’s why.
Midwest: South Dakota
Mar 10, 2021
Kentucky Officials Warn of Historic Flooding As Rivers Continue To Rise After Days of Rain
Midwest
Mar 10, 2021
Talala Man Sentenced for Writing String of Counterfeit Checks at 4 Oklahoma Dealerships
Southwest: Oklahoma
Mar 10, 2021
San Antonio Physician Agrees to Pay $350,000 to Resolve Allegations that He Pre-Signed Prescriptions and Issued Prescriptions without Appropriate Examinations
Southwest: Texas
Mar 10, 2021
Pharmacy owner and accountant indicted in $134M health care fraud scheme
Southwest: Texas
Mar 9, 2021
Former Police Officer Admits Role in Multimillion-Dollar Compounded Prescription Drug Scheme
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Mar 5, 2021
Four charged in $32 million health care fraud scheme
Southwest: Texas
Mar 5, 2021
Grimes County man arrested after investigators find stolen motorcycle, trailers, car and moped
Southwest: Texas
Mar 4, 2021
Former Laurel City police chief accused of setting multiple fires across Maryland, officials say
Mid Atlantic: Maryland
Mar 4, 2021
Roanoke medical practice to pay $2.1 million for defrauding Medicare, Virginia Medicaid
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Mar 3, 2021
NICB Assists Law Enforcement
Southwest: Oklahoma
Mar 1, 2021
Local, state and federal prosecutors launch Georgia Cyber Fraud Task Force
Southeast: Georgia
Mar 1, 2021
Construction Contractor Sentenced To 41 Months For Conspiring To Commit Mail And Wire Fraud And Defrauding The U.S. Treasury
Southeast: Florida
Mar 1, 2021
3 high-end Jeeps stolen from 2 Trinity neighborhoods taken to Miami, toll records show
Southeast: Florida
Mar 1, 2021
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Tampa-Area Physician, Pharmacy, And Clinic Owners For Controlled Substances Act Violations
Southeast: Florida
Feb 26, 2021
Scam Alert: Fraudsters May Seek to Exploit Texas Weather Disaster
Southwest: Texas
Feb 26, 2021
Scam Alert: Feds Warn Residents About Fraudsters Seeking to Profit from Disaster
Southwest: Texas
Feb 26, 2021
Eighth Defendant Pleads Guilty in Tricare Scheme
Southwest: Arkansas
Feb 26, 2021
Fort Worth Doctor Sentenced to 10 Years in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
Southwest: Texas
Feb 25, 2021
Push and Pull Over Los Angeles Policing Hits Roadways and Transit
West: California
Feb 25, 2021
Shenandoah man charged with setting house on fire
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Feb 25, 2021
Former Sales Representative Indicted in Compounded Prescription Drug Scheme
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Feb 23, 2021
Catalytic converter thieves nabbed near Hatton during overnight proactive patrols
Midwest: Missouri
Feb 23, 2021
Lumberton woman charged with insurance fraud
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Feb 23, 2021
Robeson County woman charged with insurance fraud
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Feb 23, 2021
Maryland insurance regulator issues nearly $500,000 in penalties
Mid Atlantic: Maryland
Feb 22, 2021
CFO Jimmy Patronis Announces Two Arrests in $300,000 Miami Workers’ Compensation Premium Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Feb 22, 2021
As Metal Prices Rise, Atlanta Sees Theft of Catalytic Converters
Southeast: Georgia
Feb 22, 2021
NICB and Consumer Protection Coalition Warn Consumers on Alleged Auto Glass Assignment of Benefits Abuse in Florida
Southeast: Florida
Feb 19, 2021
Thieves Steal 2 Vehicles, 100 Sets of Keys from Michigan Auto Shop
Midwest: Michigan
Feb 19, 2021
Iowa agent charged with insurance fraud, theft, other counts
Midwest: Iowa
Feb 19, 2021
Efforts in Cedar Rapids Prompt Drop in Flood Insurance Rates
Midwest: Iowa
Feb 19, 2021
4 Men Connected to Cuyahoga Theft Ring Face 50 Felony Charges
Midwest: Ohio
Feb 17, 2021
Report suspicious contractors to NICB
Mid Atlantic
Feb 17, 2021
Monroeville doctor accused of signing illegal painkiller prescriptions
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Feb 12, 2021
The King Firm hit with RICO lawsuit connected to staged 18-wheeler crashes
Southwest: Louisiana
Feb 12, 2021
Raleigh contractor pleads guilty in Hurricane Florence fraud case
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Feb 8, 2021
Pain Clinic Pays More Than $1.6 Million To Settle False Claims Act And Kickback Allegations
Southeast: Florida
Feb 8, 2021
Federal Court Restrains Tampa Pharmacy And Two Individuals From Dispensing Opioids Or Other Controlled Substances
Southeast: Florida
Feb 8, 2021
CFO Jimmy Patronis Announces Arrest of Unlicensed Insurance Agent in Pinellas County Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Southeast: Florida
Feb 5, 2021
Nominations being accepted for 2021 Fraud Fighter Award
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Feb 4, 2021
Oklahoma Medical Professionals Sentenced for Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances and Medicare Health Care Fraud
Southwest: Oklahoma
Feb 4, 2021
Texas hospice CEO sentenced for $150M health care fraud and money laundering scheme
Southwest: Texas
Feb 3, 2021
Hoosiers Sentenced in Contracting Fraud Scheme
Midwest: Indiana
Feb 3, 2021
Akumin Corporation to Pay U.S. Over $700,000 to Resolve Health Care Fraud Allegations
Southwest: Texas
Feb 3, 2021
Kansas Insurance Agent to Repay $86K After Guilty Plea
Midwest: Kansas
Feb 3, 2021
Delmar Man Charged With Insurance Fraud
Midwest: Iowa
Jan 29, 2021
Prescription scam brings prison term for Burlington Township doctor
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Jan 27, 2021
Catoosa Man Arrested, Investigators Recover Thousands of Dollars’ Worth of Stolen Property
Southwest: Oklahoma
Jan 27, 2021
Elite Employee Award Announced
Mid Atlantic
Jan 25, 2021
Operation Sideswipe Spotter Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
Southwest: Louisiana
Jan 25, 2021
Bowie County Man Charged with $5 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
Southwest: Texas
Jan 21, 2021
Odometer rollback fraud on the rise in Tampa and across Florida
Southeast: Florida
Jan 20, 2021
Car Thefts Skyrocket In Johnson County In 2020, Setting A Record In Overland Park
Midwest: Kansas
Jan 15, 2021
Former Procurement Director at Broward Health Charged With Bribery, Extortion, and Money Laundering
Southeast: Florida
Jan 15, 2021
Former Federal Agent and Others Indicted in South Florida
Southeast: Florida
Jan 15, 2021
Serial Fraudster From Orlando Sentenced To More Than Six Years In Federal Prison
Southeast: Florida
Jan 12, 2021
Man Sentenced for Financial Institution and Identity Fraud
Southwest: Oklahoma
Jan 12, 2021
Houston man admits to hijacking interstate freight shipment
Southwest: Texas
Jan 6, 2021
Two tiny pieces of metal help lead investigators to bomber
Midwest: Tennessee
Dec 21, 2020
Two Men Charged After Fraudulently Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans
Southwest: Oklahoma
Dec 21, 2020
U.S. Attorney Sofer Announces Operation Undaunted in Austin
Southwest: Texas
Dec 21, 2020
All Four Plead Guilty in Staged Automobile Accident Resulting in $4.7 Million Settlement
Southwest: Louisiana
Dec 17, 2020
Owner of Texas chain of hospice companies sentenced for $150 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme
Southwest: Texas
Dec 17, 2020
Local Physician Indicted for Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances
Southwest: Louisiana
Dec 17, 2020
Three from Northwest Arkansas Plead Guilty to Making False Statements to Obtain Coronavirus Relief Funds
Southwest: Arkansas
Dec 17, 2020
NICB Special Agents recognized by Virginia State Police HEAT program
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Dec 16, 2020
Two Individuals Charged with Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering
Southwest: Louisiana
Dec 16, 2020
Welcome new employees!
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina, Pennsylvania
Dec 16, 2020
Forsyth County duo accused of staging an accident to obtain insurance payments
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Dec 16, 2020
Raleigh woman charged with insurance fraud for lying about crash
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Dec 16, 2020
Cargo theft on the rise
Mid Atlantic
Dec 15, 2020
Fraudsters Who Stole Protected Health Information to Fund Spending Spree Plead Guilty
Southwest: Texas
Dec 15, 2020
Arkansas Project Manager Sentenced in Connection With COVID-Relief Fraud
Southwest: Oklahoma
Dec 15, 2020
Little Rock Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID Relief Fraud
Southwest: Arkansas
Dec 15, 2020
Denham Springs Woman Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Disaster Fraud
Southwest: Louisiana
Dec 15, 2020
Covington Woman Pleads Guilty to FEMA Fraud
Southwest: Louisiana
Dec 15, 2020
Westwego Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Export Stolen Motor Vehicles
Southwest: Louisiana
Dec 15, 2020
Minnesota Bar Owner Faces Federal Arson, Insurance Fraud Charges
Midwest: Minnesota
Dec 11, 2020
Little Falls man pleads guilty to health care fraud conspiracy
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Dec 10, 2020
Reading man arrested on insurance fraud charges
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Dec 8, 2020
Plymouth woman arrested on insurance fraud, other charges
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Dec 3, 2020
19 Columbia, KC Residents Indicted for $1.2 Million Insurance Fraud Conspiracy 
Midwest: Kansas
Dec 3, 2020
Physician Sentenced to Prison for Extensive “Pill Mill” Scheme
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Dec 1, 2020
Fifth Individual Charged in Health Care Kickback Conspiracy
Southwest: Texas
Dec 1, 2020
New Orleans lawyer charged in staged accident scam resigns from Louisiana bar
Southwest: Louisiana
Nov 23, 2020
Nuevo Leon, Mexico & Tamaulipas, Mexico
Foreign Operations
Nov 23, 2020
Fire at Gruas Cajeme in Tijuana, Baja California
Foreign Operations
Nov 23, 2020
Richmond man charged in alleged COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
Southwest: Texas
Nov 20, 2020
Jefferson County Doctor Convicted of Health Care Fraud Violations
Southwest: Texas
Nov 20, 2020
Six area residents charged in COVID relief fraud scheme
Southwest: Texas
Nov 20, 2020
GULF COAST HEALTH CARE FRAUD STRIKE FORCE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
Southwest: Texas
Nov 18, 2020
Wisconsin DMV investigator uncovers more than $4M in vehicle title fraud
Midwest: Wisconsin
Nov 17, 2020
Mandeville Man Charged with Theft of Government Funds
Southwest: Louisiana
Nov 16, 2020
Iowa Agent Charged with Insurance Fraud
Midwest: Iowa
Nov 16, 2020
Alabama Warns of Fake Driver’s License Renewal Sites
Southeast: Alabama
Nov 16, 2020
CFO Jimmy Patronis: Beware of Post-Storm Scams Following Tropical Storm Eta
Southeast: Florida
Nov 16, 2020
Covid-19 Affecting Cargo Theft Trends
Mid Atlantic
Nov 12, 2020
Online fraudster sentenced to prison for $700K “spoof” email scheme and more
Southwest: Texas
Nov 11, 2020
Local man charged with theft of over 100 pieces mail including absentee ballot
Southwest: Texas
Nov 10, 2020
Feds Charge Jersey Shore Pain Management Doc With Massive $24.6M Billing Fraud
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Nov 10, 2020
Causey announces charges against Goldsboro woman for fake insurance claims
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Nov 9, 2020
Federal Agents Arrest El Paso Man Indicted for Healthcare Insurance Scheme
Southwest: Texas
Nov 9, 2020
New Orleans Personal Injury Attorney Indicted in Connection with Staged Accident Probe
Southwest: Louisiana
Nov 9, 2020
Texas man sentenced to prison for scheme to fraudulently bill health insurance of local residents
Southwest: Texas
Nov 6, 2020
Former Insurance Agent Charged, Has License Permanently Revoked in Wisonsin
Midwest: Wisconsin
Nov 6, 2020
Greenville woman arrested after claiming she and two juveniles were injured in crash, officials say
Mid Atlantic: South Carolina
Nov 4, 2020
East Troublesome Fire Horrified Fire Marshal
Northwest: Colorado
Nov 3, 2020
First sentencings in S.J. prescription fraud scheme appropriately severe
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Nov 3, 2020
Raeford woman charged with fraud, taking $90,000 in disability, retirement
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Nov 2, 2020
Supreme Court Disciplines 11 attorneys
Southeast: Florida
Oct 30, 2020
Sr. SA Buzz Burzynski Retires After Nearly 19 Years with NICB
Midwest: Wisconsin
Oct 29, 2020
In New Orleans staged accident conspiracy, another defendant admits guilt
Southwest: Louisiana
Oct 29, 2020
Vehicles, parts from suspected chop shop in SW Bexar County recovered, BCSO says
Southwest: Texas
Oct 29, 2020
Cypress doctor indicted for alleged health care fraud
Southwest: Texas
Oct 29, 2020
Attorney General Raoul: Medical Supply Company, Owner Charged For Defrauding State Out of Medicaid Funding
Midwest: Illinois
Oct 28, 2020
Ford Full-Size Pickup Is Most Stolen Vehicle in Kentucky 
Midwest: Kentucky
Oct 28, 2020
Report: Damage from August wind storm in Midwest at $7.5B 
Midwest: Iowa
Oct 28, 2020
Medicaid Fraud Investigation Leads To Sentence That Includes $646,000 Restitution Payment 
Midwest: Indiana
Oct 28, 2020
Minnesota Owners of Drywall Company Admit Stealing $300K in Workers Comp Scheme 
Midwest: Minnesota
Oct 28, 2020
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Issuing $1.3B in Second Dividend for 2020 
Midwest: Ohio
Oct 27, 2020
Registered Nurse Who Stole Fentanyl and Tampered with Patients’ Medicine Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison
Southwest: Texas
Oct 27, 2020
Police release name of gunman who killed Houston arson investigator
Southwest: Texas
Oct 27, 2020
Three More Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
Southwest: Louisiana
Oct 27, 2020
Maryland Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison After Obstructing Justice in Cyber Fraud Investigation
Southwest: Louisiana
Oct 27, 2020
Department of Justice is Combatting COVID-19 Fraud but Reminds the Public to Remain Vigilant
Southwest: Louisiana
Oct 27, 2020
Sherman, Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Interstate Transport of Stolen Goods
Southwest: Oklahoma
Oct 27, 2020
Justice Department Seizes Phony Tech Support Websites Used to Defraud Amazon Customers
Southwest: Texas
Oct 27, 2020
Texan pleads guilty in CARES Act unemployment fraud scheme
Southwest: Texas
Oct 27, 2020
Bellaire man ordered to pay $9.5 million in restitution
Southwest: Texas
Oct 27, 2020
2nd Austin-Based Nigerian National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Furthering a Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering
Southwest: Texas
Oct 27, 2020
Contractor charged with fraud in Heishman's Mill renovation in West Pennsboro
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Oct 22, 2020
5 in La. accused of stealing from now-bankrupt unemployment fund
Southwest: Louisiana
Oct 16, 2020
Couple Arrested for Trying to Burn Down a Chinese Restaurant
Southwest: Texas
Oct 16, 2020
Spring spa owner investigated for consumer fraud after customers charged for services during shutdown
Southwest: Texas
Oct 16, 2020
Federal Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against El Paso Man Offering Fraudulent Coronavirus Prevention Treatments
Southwest: Texas
Oct 16, 2020
Collin County Man Found Guilty of Financial Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme Victimizing Senior Citizens, School Districts, and Charities
Southwest: Texas
Oct 15, 2020
NICB 2019 Hot Wheels Report: West Region
West: Hawaii
Oct 14, 2020
New Orleans man at center of Federal probe murdered days after being indicted
Southwest: Louisiana
Oct 14, 2020
Texas Man Charged in $24 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
Southwest: Texas
Oct 14, 2020
Car Thefts A Growing ‘Industry’  More vehicles stolen in Allen County so far than in all of 2019
Midwest: Ohio
Oct 14, 2020
Boston Man Sentenced in Multimillion-Dollar Insurance Scheme Targeting Iowa Insurers 
Midwest: Iowa
Oct 14, 2020
Cyber Crime On The Rise During the Pandemic 
Midwest: Michigan
Oct 14, 2020
Kansas Department of Labor Launches Effort to Stop Identity Theft-Related Unemployment Fraud
Midwest: Kansas
Oct 9, 2020
New tool helps injured Tennessee workers seek compensation
Midwest: Tennessee
Oct 9, 2020
Wisconsin Pain Management Companies to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Midwest: Wisconsin
Oct 9, 2020
Monroe Lab Owner Indicted for Paying Bribes and Kickbacks Resulting in Improper Billings to Medicare of Approximately $117 Million
Southwest: Louisiana
Oct 5, 2020
AG Shapiro, Bucks County DA Weintraub Charge Quakertown Doctor with Insurance Fraud, Forging Prescriptions
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Oct 5, 2020
CFO Jimmy Patronis Announces Workers’ Compensation Premium Fraud Arrest in Miami
Southeast: Florida
Oct 5, 2020
National Health Care Fraud And Opioid Takedown Results In Largest Enforcement Action In Department Of Justice History - 19 Defendants Charged In the Middle District Of Florida
Southeast: Florida
Oct 5, 2020
SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINES 11 ATTORNEYS
Southeast: Florida
Oct 2, 2020
Operation Wasted Daze: 49 Charged in $18 Million Pill Mill Scheme
Southwest: Texas
Oct 2, 2020
Largest Health Care Fraud and Opioid Enforcement Action in Department of Justice History Results in Charges Against 345 Defendants Responsible for More than $6 Billion in Alleged Fraud Losses
Southwest: Texas
Oct 1, 2020
Historic nationwide investigation, with Texas ties, uncovers more than $6B in healthcare fraud, opioid abuse
Southwest: Texas
Oct 1, 2020
National Health Care Fraud and Opioid Takedown Results in Charges Against 345 Defendants Responsible for More than $6 Billion in Alleged Fraud Losses
Mid Atlantic
Sep 30, 2020
NICB: Ongoing Towing Scams Proving Costly for Chicagoans, Insurers
Midwest: Illinois
Sep 30, 2020
‘Bus Bandit’ indicted by federal grand jury on 11 counts of multiple charges, including theft and fraud
Midwest: Ohio
Sep 30, 2020
2020 Virtual Regional Analyst Training Seminar
Mid Atlantic
Sep 28, 2020
Two former Texans among eight ex-NFL players charged in ‘health insurance scam’
Southwest: Texas
Sep 28, 2020
Doctor Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Telemedicine Investigation
Southwest: Arkansas
Sep 25, 2020
Prosecutors said N.J. doctor was corrupt, but judge dropped charges. Now he’s suing for $100M
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Sep 22, 2020
Texas woman charged with fraudulently obtaining nearly $2M in Covid relief funds
Southwest: Texas
Sep 22, 2020
Slidell Couple Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud and Mail Fraud
Southwest: Louisiana
Sep 22, 2020
Norman Car Dealership Executives Charged with Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Forgery, and Identity Theft in Subprime Auto Loans
Southwest: Oklahoma
Sep 22, 2020
Twenty-Eight Now Charged in Federal Probe into the Staging of Automobile Accidents
Southwest: Louisiana
Sep 18, 2020
Little Rock man arrested in Texarkana for insurance fraud
Southwest: Arkansas
Sep 17, 2020
Sunken treasure: Police say man buried boat in backyard after reporting it stolen
Southwest: Oklahoma
Sep 17, 2020
Temple sees 102% increase in auto thefts so far this year
Southwest: Texas
Sep 15, 2020
Columbus woman sentenced in chop shop conspiracy to steal, dismantle 35 vehicles
Midwest: Ohio
Sep 11, 2020
Former School Nurse Indicted, Accused of Stealing Medication
Midwest
Sep 11, 2020
NICB on the Ground Near LNU Lighting Complex Fire
West: California
Sep 11, 2020
Ocean County pharmaceutical representative, Florida doctor indicted in prescription fraud case
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Sep 9, 2020
Shelby Co. Woman Charged with TennCare Fraud
Midwest: Tennessee
Sep 9, 2020
Rogue Towing: Some tow companies not paying fines
Midwest: Illinois
Sep 8, 2020
State Board of Nursing Permanently Revokes License of Criminally Charged RN
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Sep 8, 2020
State Police bust alleged chop shop in Los Lunas
Southwest: New Mexico
Sep 8, 2020
Lancaster County psychiatrist gets house arrest, probation for illegally prescribing drugs
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Sep 3, 2020
Texas Workforce Commission sees increase in fraudulent unemployment claims during disaster
Southwest: Texas
Sep 3, 2020
New Orleans attorney named in RICO lawsuit detailing staged accident scam
Southwest: Louisiana
Sep 3, 2020
Cargo theft forecasted to spike on Labor Day weekend
Mid Atlantic
Sep 3, 2020
Special Agents accuse Raleigh couple of fraud, attempted false pretense involving rental insurance claim
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Aug 27, 2020
California Wildfires Have Burned 1.25 Million Acres, But Firefighters Say the Weather Is Now Helping
West: California
Aug 27, 2020
CHP: Bakersfield Named Number One City in The Nation for Car Thefts In 2019
West: California
Aug 26, 2020
Eleven Charged With Staging Truck Accidents In New Orleans
Southwest: Louisiana
Aug 26, 2020
The Wildest Insurance Fraud Scheme Texas Has Ever Seen
Southwest: Texas
Aug 25, 2020
‘Chocolate car’ crackdown underway in Tijuana, starting at the border
Foreign Operations
Aug 21, 2020
Chiropractor sentenced for writing bogus prescriptions
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Aug 20, 2020
New data shows LA neighborhoods with most car thefts amid COVID-19
West: California
Aug 17, 2020
How to Spot a Used Car with Flood Damage
Southwest: Texas
Aug 17, 2020
Feds seize boat, SUV, cash in medical fraud investigation involving Williamsburg therapist
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Aug 14, 2020
Mayor Warns Of Insurance Scam Targeting NW Baltimore Residents Following Explosion
Mid Atlantic: Maryland
Aug 12, 2020
NICB responds to areas affected by Hurricane Isaias
Mid Atlantic
Aug 12, 2020
Avoiding post-Isaias scams: Red flags to watch while coastal towns rebuild
Mid Atlantic: Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland, South Carolina
Aug 11, 2020
Garland Chiropractic Owners Sentenced to More Than Three Years for Tax Fraud
Southwest: Texas
Aug 10, 2020
Western Colorado Wildfire Grows In Hot, Dry Conditions
Northwest: Colorado
Aug 10, 2020
Portland mayor condemns rioters for 'attempting to commit murder'
Northwest: Oregon
Aug 10, 2020
Utah Man Indicted on Fraud Charges
Northwest: Utah
Aug 10, 2020
Proposed lawsuit accuses company that owns local hospital of engaging in fraud
Southwest: Texas
Aug 10, 2020
Suspect Accused of Stealing Vehicles and Electricity at Single Wide Trailer in Grape Creek Arrested
Southwest: Texas
Aug 7, 2020
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Stage Automobile Accidents In Order To Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
Southwest: Louisiana
Aug 7, 2020
Arkansas Project Manager Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and False Statements in Connection With Covid-Relief Fraud
Southwest: Oklahoma
Aug 6, 2020
Welcome Back Charlie
Midwest
Aug 6, 2020
NICB: Thousands Left To Rebuild After Isaias
Mid Atlantic: Virginia, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland
Aug 6, 2020
Report suspicious contractors to NICB
Mid Atlantic: Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland
Aug 4, 2020
Roanoke business investigated for insurance fraud, taking money illegally
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Aug 4, 2020
Former Co-Owner of New Jersey Marketing Company Admits Role in $8.8 Million Compounded Prescription Drug Scheme
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Jul 31, 2020
Elite Employee Award Announced
Mid Atlantic
Jul 29, 2020
Hotel Manager Charged with Arson
Northwest: Oregon
Jul 29, 2020
Colorado Requires Payment for Telehealth Services
Northwest: Colorado
Jul 28, 2020
Police in Northwest Arkansas warn of unemployment fraud
Southwest: Arkansas
Jul 28, 2020
SLED: Woman filed false insurance claims, stole grandmother’s ID to fraudulently purchase vehicles in Florence
Mid Atlantic: South Carolina
Jul 27, 2020
Police Investigating Series Of Airbag Thefts Throughout Baltimore County
Mid Atlantic: Maryland
Jul 27, 2020
Four Charged After Multi-Agency Drug Ring Investigation
Mid Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Jul 23, 2020
Jury trial for OB-GYN Javaid Perwaiz pushed back to Sept. 29
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Jul 22, 2020
Local woman sentenced to over a year in prison for selling fake insurance policies
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Jul 20, 2020
Man arrested for Hurricane Florence repair fraud; police say there may be more victims
Mid Atlantic: North Carolina
Jul 20, 2020
Two Middletown Men Among Four Indicted In ‘Massive’ Fraud & Kickback Scheme
Mid Atlantic: New Jersey
Jul 20, 2020
Mangum Pharmacist Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison in Health Care Fraud Case
Southwest: Oklahoma
Jul 20, 2020
Border Travel Restrictions Extended Another Month
Foreign Operations
Jul 16, 2020
Texas Communities to Use $12M in Grants to Combat Vehicle Crimes
Southwest: Texas
Jul 16, 2020
Maryland uncovers identity theft scheme involving $501M in fraudulent unemployment claims, Hogan says
Mid Atlantic: Maryland
Jul 6, 2020
LSP: More than 20 people arrested for insurance fraud and auto theft
Southwest: Louisiana
Jul 2, 2020
Prosecutors: Woman burned home in attempt to destroy records
Southwest: Texas
Jul 2, 2020
“Compound King” and Wife Sentenced in $21 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme; Fugitive Sought
Southwest: Texas
Jul 1, 2020
Texas Health Care Providers Indicted for Drug Distribution, Conspiracy, and Fraud
Southwest: Texas
Jul 1, 2020
2nd Quarter Regional Employee Award Announced
Mid Atlantic
Jul 1, 2020
Trailer Identification Project (TIP) in South Carolina
Mid Atlantic: South Carolina
Jun 30, 2020
Manassas pharmacist pleads guilty to prescription drug conspiracy
Mid Atlantic: Virginia
Jun 30, 2020
Florida’s Citizens Accuses Embattled Law Firm, Others of Sham Lawsuits, Racketeering
Southeast: Florida
Jun 30, 2020
Florida man charged in telemedicine scheme
Southeast: Georgia
Jun 30, 2020
Public adjuster arrested for $25,000 theft in Dougherty, Cobb County
Southeast: Georgia
Jun 26, 2020
Alderman pushing ordinance that would require city license for tow truck drivers
Midwest: Illinois
Jun 26, 2020
Manheim Township psychiatrist charged with improperly prescribing drugs, insurance fraud
Mid Atlantic
Jun 26, 2020
Ongoing Federal investigation into prescription drug fraud
Mid Atlantic
Jun 24, 2020
Man gets state prison term in Lycoming County arson-for-hire scheme
Mid Atlantic
Jun 19, 2020
Additional Arrest Warrants Issued in $60 Million Sober Living Home Fraud Scheme
West
Jun 18, 2020
Criminal warrants issued to owners of four Mobile tow companies
Southeast: Alabama
Jun 18, 2020
A Second Lawyer From This South Florida Firm Is Accused of Misconduct in Insurance Litigation
Southeast: Florida
Jun 18, 2020
Florida Supreme Court Suspends Attorney Behind Thousands of Insurer Lawsuits
Southeast: Florida
Jun 16, 2020
DEVELOPING: Man sentenced to 78 years in federal prison for arson, insurance fraud
Southwest: Texas
Jun 16, 2020
Recovery home operator sentenced to up to 23 months in prison
Mid Atlantic
Jun 16, 2020
Bedford woman arrested after trying to scam insurance company
Mid Atlantic
Jun 4, 2020
Arrest Made in Vehicle Theft
Southwest
May 27, 2020
Sheriff's letter to the citizens of Plattsburg
Midwest: Missouri
May 22, 2020
Southern California 3-County Search and Takedown Nets 15 Arrests
West: California
May 21, 2020
Chicago Towing Scams
Midwest: Illinois
May 20, 2020
U.S. Attorney’s Office Files Restraining Order Against Chiropractor Promoting ‘Sham COVID-19 Treatment’
Southwest: Texas
Apr 8, 2020
Masks at Inflated Prices
Midwest: Missouri