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California Auto Insurance Appraiser Sentenced to 10 Years for Insurance Fraud

June 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Following conviction on 10 felony counts of insurance fraud for role in stage collision ring, appraised sentence to state prison. Collision repair facility operator also faces charges. Erwin Raul Mejia, 42, of Van Nuys, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison following his conviction on 10 felony counts of insurance fraud for his role […]

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California Bureau of Automotive Repair Accuses Two Collision Repair Shops of Fraud

June 1, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Repair facility in Merced accused of insurance fraud. Sacramento body shop accused of defrauding customers. The California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) announced it has filed accusations of fraud against two collision repair centers. An accusation against FH & Sons Auto Body & Paint, a registered auto body shop located in Merced, Calif., has been […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bureau of Automotive Repair, California, Insurance Fraud, Lawsuit

New Jersey Governor Nominates Tracy Thompson as Insurance Fraud Prosecutor

May 11, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy officially nominated Tracy Thompson to become insurance fraud prosecutor of the Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor, a position which is subject to the advice and consent of the State Senate. Thompson has been acting insurance fraud prosecutor.  “I am confident that Tracy Thompson’s nomination as insurance fraud prosecutor will further […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Fraud, New Jersey, People

Chair of NAIC Antifraud Task Force Elected to Executive Committee of Antifraud Coalition

April 6, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak, chair of the NAIC’s Antifraud Task Force, has been named to the executive committee of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. He was elected unanimously to the position.  “John Doak brings a valuable dual viewpoint to the Coalition’s mission, both as a state insurance regulator and national anti-fraud leader. This […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, Insurance Fraud, National Association of Insurance Commissioners

North Carolina Insurance Department Adds 15 Agents to Fight Fraud

March 20, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is expanding the department’s criminal investigations division as part of his vision to eliminate insurance fraud in North Carolina. On March 16, 15 new special agents were sworn – in by State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jackson as officers to the NCDOI Fraud Control Group – nearly doubling the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Commissioner, Insurance Fraud, North Carolina

Tracy Thompson Named New Jersey Insurance Fraud Protector

March 7, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that three longtime public servants will assume the leadership of key Divisions within the Department of Law and Public Safety. Michelle Miller will lead the Division of Law, Veronica Allende will serve as the Director of the Division of Criminal Justice, and Governor Murphy will nominate […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Fraud, New Jersey, People

Manhattan District Attorney Charges Collision Repair Facilities as Part of Illegal Monopoly That Dominated Towing Industry in New York City

February 26, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Towing and collision repair firms alleged part of organized crime operation that maintained “Violent Monopoly” in Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Long Island. Alleges hundreds of thousands of dollars of insurance fraud. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, and New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) Commissioner […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Indictment, Insurance Fraud, Monopoly, New York City, Towing

California Collision Repair Shop Owner Among 22 Charged with Auto Insurance Fraud

December 5, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office announced that 19 Santa Clara County, Calif. residents have been charged with operating a fraud ring which faked numerous car accidents. Three additional suspects from Butte and San Benito Counties have also been charged. The fictional accidents – which were often reported as caused by a distracted driver […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arrests, California, Insurance Fraud

California Detailing Shop Owner Sentenced to State Prison in $180,000 Insurance Fraud Case

November 6, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The California Department of Insurance announced that Hani Abujudeh, 55, of Rancho Cucamonga, the leader of an auto insurance fraud scheme, was sentenced November 2 to six years in state prison for involvement in the scheme where he filed over 35 fraudulent claims, manipulated used car odometers and vehicle titles to make the vehicles appear […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Insurance Fraud, Odometer Fraud

San Jose Collision Repair Shop Owner Among 18 Charged with Felony Insurance Fraud

June 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The owner of a San Jose, California collision repair shop, his wife, and sixteen others have been charged with an insurance fraud scam during which they staged 15 car accidents to collect about $150,000 in fraudulent claims. According to allegations by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, the auto insurance fraud ring intentionally damaged […]

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