Regional Updates

Sovereign Health Group Founder and Ex-CEO Arrested on Indictment Alleging Long-Running, Massive Fraud Against Health Insurers
West: California
Woman Arrested For Staging Carjacking In Madera County As Part Of Insurance Fraud Scheme: Deputies
West: California
California Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraud
West: Arizona
Attorney General Bonta Charges San Diego County Dermatologist with Insurance Fraud of Over $1.3 Million
West: California
Protect Yourself from Fraud After a Wildfire: Arizona DIFI Urges Vigilance as Disasters Fuel Fraudulent Activity
West: Arizona
NICB/Law Enforcement Catalytic Converter Etching Event in San Diego
West: California
Commissioner Lara announces new Smoke Claims & Remediation Task Force
West: California
Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud
West: Nevada
Fresno County Farmer Sentenced to Prison for Crop Insurance Fraud
West: California
Citrus Heights Man Pleads Guilty to Participation in $1 Million Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud Scheme and to Firearm Charge
West: California
Janitorial Services Owner Sentenced for Insurance Fraud, Tax Evasion
West: California
San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office Gets Conviction in Workers Comp Fraud Case
West: California
Chevrolet Silverados Were Thieves’ Top Choice in 2024 in Arizona
West: Arizona
Commercial Plumbing Contractor Ordered to Pay More Than $1 Million in Restitution for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
West: California
Los Angeles Delivery Company Owners to Repay More Than $2 Million After Workers' Compensation Scheme Left Employees Unprotected
West: California
Los Angeles Delivery Company Owners to Repay More Than $2 Million After Workers' Compensation Scheme Left Employees Unprotected
West: California
Las Vegas Man Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud and Identity Theft
West: Nevada
Commissioner Lara Supports Legislation to Protect Homeowners’ Privacy and Increase Transparency in Insurers’ Use of Aerial Imagery
West: California
After the Flames: Preparing for the Growing Fraud Threat in Los Angeles
West: California
Las Vegas Defense Attorney Under Federal Indictment in Insurance Fraud Scheme
West: Nevada
DIFI's Fraud Division First in State to be Awarded Accreditation as a Non-Traditional Law Enforcement Agency
West: Arizona
Arizona Pharmacist Among Four Sentenced for Roles in $13M Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurer Fraud Conspiracy
West: Arizona
Arizona Automobile Theft Authority Reports 15% Decrease In 2024 Vehicle Thefts
West: Arizona
Former Stockton Unified School District President Indicted on Fraud, Embezzlement Charges
West: California
California La eMe Members and Associates Indicted for Racketeering and Controlled Substance Trafficking through a Partnership with the Sinaloa Cartel
West: California
Arizona DIFI Joins $80 Million Enforcement Action Against Block, Inc., Cash App for BSA/AML Violations
West: Arizona
Commissioner Lara and Los Angeles DA Hochman Announce Rapid Response Effort to Prevent and Prosecute Insurance Fraud
West: California
Former Insurance Agent Convicted After Stealing $3.7 Million From Finance Company
West: California
Bakersfield Resident Sentenced to 16 Years for Auto Insurance Fraud and Court Fraud Schemes
West: California
Arizona Automobile Theft Authority Releases 2024 Annual Report
West: Arizona
Former Cupertino Insurance Agent Arraigned In $900,000 Long-Term Care Fraud Scheme
West: California
Simi Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud
West: California
Los Angeles Car Show Training Day Attracts Hundreds of Law Enforcement Officers
West: California
Fresno County Farmer and Owner of Fruit Packing Company Convicted of Crop Insurance Fraud
West: California
Commissioner Lara Announces Action to Protect Insurance Coverage for Mountain Fire Survivors
West: California
Commissioner Lara Orders Insurance Protections for Siskiyou and Sierra County Residents Following Fires
West: California
Two Riverside County Brothers Sentenced to Prison for $2.1 Million Mail Insurance Scam that Defrauded United States Postal Service
West: California
Workers' Compensation Rates Decrease For 10th Consecutive Year
West: Arizona
DIFI Consumer Assistance Results in Over $19 Million in Restitution Provided to Arizona Consumers
West: Arizona
34th Annual Law Enforcement Training Day at the Los Angeles Auto Show
West: California
Woman Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for $1M California Unemployment Insurance Fraud During COVID Pandemic
West: California
Attorney General Bonta Announces Indictment of Southern California Healthcare Provider for Medi-Cal Fraud of Nearly $60 Million
West: California
Commissioner Lara and Cal Poly Humboldt Announce Joint Effort to Create Nation’s First Public Wildfire Catastrophe Model
West: California
Commissioner Lara Announces Action to Protect Insurance Coverage for Southern California Wildfire Survivors
West: California
Visalia Taco Truck Owner Burns Truck for Insurance Money
West: California
San Francisco Tow Company Operator Charged with Insurance Fraud and Money Laundering
West: California
Commissioner Lara Orders Insurance Protections for More Than 185,000 Californians Following Wildfire Emergencies
West: California
Arizona Automobile Theft Authority Awards Over $5.8 Million To Arizona Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Agencies
West: Arizona
Attorney General Bonta Announces Felony Charges Against Three Suspects for Stealing High Performance Vehicles
West: California
California Business Owners to Be Sentenced for Comp Fraud
West: California
Arizona Firm Named in Justice Department's $2.7B Health Care Fraud Crackdown
West: Arizona
AI Shows Promise in Fighting Comp Fraud
West
Cargo Theft Rates Surge as Criminals Go High-Tech
West
National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in 193 Defendants Charged and Over $2.75 Billion in False Claims
West
Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud Task Force Discovers Nearly $30 Million Scheme in Kings County
West: California
City Of Imperial Beach Awarded First-Ever Grant to Study Innovative Insurance Protections from Sea Level Rise
West: California
NICB Participates in San Diego Area Event to Help Deter Catalytic Converter Theft
West: California
Janitorial Company Owners Arraigned for Insurance Fraud After Allegedly Underreporting $2.4 Million in Payroll
West: California
Employee Death Reveals Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud with Over $2 Million In Underreported Payroll
West: California
Fifteen Southern California Residents Charged in Alleged Auto Insurance Fraud Ring
West: California
Mother and Daughter Team Sentenced to Prison for Jailhouse Unemployment Insurance Fraud
West: California
Benicia Contractor Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud After Underreporting Nearly $1 Million In Payroll
West: California
1 In 5 in Study Admit to Considering Insurance Fraud
West
Defendant Ordered to Pay $687,560.96 in Restitution for Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud
West: California
Complaint Filed Against Former SUSD President Angel Ann Flores
West: California
Beyond the Claim: How Social Canvassing is Transforming Insurance Fraud Detection
West
Las Vegas Hyundai Clinic Updates Record 1,800 Cars, Protects Thousands
West: Nevada
NICB Participates in World AG Expo Law Enforcement Day
West: California
Arizona Auto Thefts Dropped By 6.6% in 2023, Officials Say
West: Arizona
NICB Affiliated Auto Theft Task Force Awarded WSATI’s 2023 “Gary Gray Award”
West: California
Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing over $160,000 in COVID-19 Relief Money
West: California
Orange County Doctor of Osteopathy Indicted in Quarter Billion Dollar Fraud Targeting Pandemic Program for Uninsured Patients
West: California
West Region Catalytic Converter Public Outreach Event in Southern California
West: California
Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office Awarded Grant to Investigate and Prosecute Workers’ Compensation Fraud
West: California
A Surprisingly High Number of Americans Think Insurance Fraud Is Not a Crime, New Survey Shows
West: New Jersey
4 Ways ChatGPT Can Bolster the Insurance Industry
West
San Diego DA Uses Billboard to Warn Against Committing Insurance Fraud
West: California
New Bills Aim to Penalize Theft, Purchase of Catalytic Converters
West: Nevada
Commissioner Lara Announces Online Health Provider the Pill Club Pays $3.2 Million Over Alleged Fraudulent Claims Practices
West: California
Possession, Selling or Transporting of Catalytic Converters Now Unlawful in North Las Vegas
West: Nevada
World AG Expo Law Enforcement Day a Success
West: California
Hyundai, Kia Offer Software Upgrade to 8.3 million Vehicles to Prevent Thefts
West
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Falls Victim to Catalytic Converter Theft During Las Vegas Stop
West: Nevada
LA Car Show Law Enforcement Training Day
West: California
Justice Department Announces Takedown of Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
West: California
California Is a Hotspot for Catalytic Converter Theft
West: California
Joint Police VIPER Team Cracking Down on Car Theft Rings Across Las Vegas Valley
West: Nevada
For-Profit Vocational School Executives Arrested in Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme
West: California
New California Laws Make It Harder to Steal and Sell Catalytic Converters
West: California
Man Arrested in Mountain View for Catalytic Converter Theft
West: California
Cops: Crime Ring Moved $22M in Catalytic Converters; Ties to California, Nevada
West: California, Nevada
Catalytic Converter Theft: Which Vehicles Are Targeted Most?
West: California, Arizona, Nevada
How Police, Lawmakers Are Cracking Down on Catalytic Converter Thefts
West: California, Arizona
You No Longer Have to Be a Lawyer to Practice Law in Arizona…That's Good and Bad…
West: Arizona
NICB Provides Law Enforcement Auto Theft Training Class
West: California
Catalytic Converter Theft Bill Advances in Assembly
West: California
Adelanto Couple Arrested on Suspicion of Catalytic Converter Theft in Apple Valley
West: California
Newhall Chiropractor Sees Case Dismissed
West: California
Kern DA Files 9 Cases Alleging EDD Fraud Totaling $394K
West: California
Nationwide Surge in Catalytic Converter Thefts Hits Napa County Drivers
West: California
Is Your Car One of Fresno’s Most Stolen Vehicle Models? Here’s What Police Say
West: California
California Says Most of the 345,000 Halted Disability Claims Are Fraudulent
West: California
Arizona Saw Ten-Fold Jump in Catalytic Converter Thefts, Second-Most in Nation
West: Arizona
Coalition Against Insurance Fraud Publishes “Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame – 2021”
West
NICB 2021 Cargo Theft Symposium Event a Success
West: California
Older Honda Model Cars Top West Region Hot Wheels 2020 Theft List
West: California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii
District Attorney Gascón Seeks to Reduce Catalytic Converter Thefts
West: California
The Federal Bureau of Investigation Is Reporting A Dramatic Onslaught of Medical Fraud Cases During the Pandemic
West: Arizona
NICB Agent Recipient of Centurion Award 2020
West: California
Catalytic Converter Theft in California…What Vehicles are at Risk?
West: California
Bakersfield Battles Sky-High Rates of Car Theft
West: California
Push and Pull Over Los Angeles Policing Hits Roadways and Transit
West: California
NICB 2019 Hot Wheels Report: West Region
West: Hawaii
NICB on the Ground Near LNU Lighting Complex Fire
West: California
California Wildfires Have Burned 1.25 Million Acres, But Firefighters Say the Weather Is Now Helping
West: California
CHP: Bakersfield Named Number One City in The Nation for Car Thefts In 2019
West: California
New data shows LA neighborhoods with most car thefts amid COVID-19
West: California
Additional Arrest Warrants Issued in $60 Million Sober Living Home Fraud Scheme
West
Southern California 3-County Search and Takedown Nets 15 Arrests
West: California