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Former Massachusetts Auto Glass Employee Charged with Alleged Embezzlement of More Than $1.3 Million

August 8, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Holbrook, Mass. Police Department Chief William Smith reported the arrest and charging of a former employee of a local auto glass business after an extensive investigation showed that she had allegedly embezzled more than $1.3 million from the business. Ashley Sumner of Weymouth, Mass. was charged with: Larceny Over $1,200 (Felony) Improper Use of a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fraud, Lawsuits, Massachusetts

New York Collision Repair Shop Owner Sentenced to Six Months in Jail for Sales Tax Fraud

August 3, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Repair facility owner paid more than $700,000 restitution in sales tax in 2017 case. New York Attorney General Letitia James and Acting New York Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Amanda Hiller announced the sentencing of Jose Cardona, 45, of Oceanside, for felony Tax Fraud related to his ownership and operation of two Nassau County collision […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Fraud, Lawsuits, New York State, Sales Tax

Root Insurance Investigating $9.5 Million in Marketing Payments by Former Employee

January 6, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Root Inc. (NASDAQ: ROOT), the parent company of Root Insurance, announced the Audit, Risk and Finance Committee of its Board of Directors has engaged outside counsel to conduct an internal investigation into a series of marketing services transactions that a former senior marketing employee entered into […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fraud, Root Insurance

Collision Repair Center Bookkeeper Plead Guilty to Defrauding Employer of Over $2 Million

September 13, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, Alexander M.M. Uballez, announced September 6 that Christina Joyner, 47, of Rio Rancho, N.M., pleaded guilty to wire fraud. According to the plea agreement and court records, Joyner worked for 25 years as a bookkeeper for Quanz Motor Car Company, that operated as Quanz Auto […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fraud, Lawsuits, U.S. DOJ

Collision Repair Center Office Secretary Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Over $200,000 from Employer

February 22, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island woman pleaded guilty to mail fraud. A Pawtucket, R.I. woman who, while working as office secretary at Ideal Auto Body in Cranston, devised a scheme to fraudulently obtain the proceeds of nearly 200 checks provided to customers by their insurance companies to pay for vehicle repairs, has been sentenced to two years in federal […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Department of Justice, Fraud, Lawsuits, Rhode Island

Automotive Lift Institute Reports Counterfeit Gold Certification Label Found in Ontario, Canada

July 30, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Budget Automotive Equipment label

The Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) warned of counterfeit gold “Certified Automotive Lift” labels being applied to automotive lifts. The ALI safety notification said that that certain automotive lifts from Budget Automotive Equipment Inc. installed in Ontario and possibly other Canadian provinces or U.S. States may bear a fraudulent declaration of compliance and product certification intended […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive LIft Institute, Canada, Fraud, Ontario, Safety

Massachusetts Auto Dealer Pays $1 Million for Exploiting State Unemployment System During Pandemic

January 20, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

According to Commonwealth Attorney General, company encouraged furloughed employees who were collecting state unemployment benefits to work without pay. Massachusetts car dealer Colonial Automotive Group, Inc. has agreed to pay $1 million in penalties to settle claims that it took advantage of state unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, Attorney General Maura Healey announced. Following […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, Fraud, Lawsuit, Massachusetts, Unemployment Insurance

Pennsylvania Towing Company Owner Among More than Dozen Charged with Conspiring to Commit $24 Million PPP Loan Fraud

October 7, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

A Florida recording artist and a Pennsylvania towing company owner have been charged for their alleged participation in a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $24 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Diamond […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Coronavirus, Fraud, Lawsuits, Paycheck Protection Program, Towing

Tokio Marine Indonesia Implements Shift AI Anti-Fraud Technology

September 29, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Shift Technology announced that PT Asuransi Tokio Marine Indonesia has deployed Shift Technology’s Force fraud detection solution for auto claims. As a result, the technology will become a crucial element in the insurance carrier’s overarching fraud prevention strategy. Tokio Marine Indonesia is one of the largest general insurers in the country.  “Through our work with […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Artificial Intelligence, Asia, Fraud, Shift Technology, Tokio Marine

Massachusetts Collision Repair Facility Owner Charged with Tax Fraud

August 13, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The owner of Everett and Worcester, Mass. auto body repair facilities was charged yesterday with a payroll tax scheme resulting in a $292,231 tax loss.  This is not Haddad’s first run in with authorities, in 2019 Haddad was charged with auto insurance fraud by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. Haddad pleaded not guilty to the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fraud, Lawsuits, Massachusetts, Tax

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