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Counterfeit Airbag Supplier Sentenced To Prison

June 17, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Counterfeit Air Bag Supplier Sentenced to Prison

Ohio man ordered to pay over $75,000 and serve one year in prison. U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that David Nichols, 69, of Marysville, Ohio, who was convicted of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit air bags, was sentenced to serve one year in prison and ordered to pay $75,846 in restitution by U.S. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Counterfeit Airbags, Counterfeit Parts, Lawsuits, U.S. DOJ

Auto Dealer Software Provider Settles Federal Trade Commission Data Security Allegations

June 13, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

An Iowa company that sells software and data services to auto dealers has agreed to take steps to better protect the data it collects, to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the firm’s poor data security practices led to a breach that exposed the personal information of millions of consumers. In a complaint, the FTC […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Federal Trade Commission, Lawsuits, OEM Parts

GEICO Files RICO Lawsuit Alleging Auto Glass Fraud in Florida

June 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Following similar lawsuits in Arizona, auto insurer takes its zero tolerance approach to alleged auto glass fraud to Florida. Following several lawsuits in Arizona, GEICO announced it has filed another federal lawsuit on June 6 in Florida alleging an auto glass repair shop submitted fraudulent glass repair bills. GEICO seeks to recover damages under Civil […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Florida, GEICO, Insurance Fraud, Lawsuits

Maryland Used Auto Parts and Scrap Dealers Convicted of Tax Fraud

June 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

A married couple in Clinton, Md. were convicted by a federal jury on June 7 of one count of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and four counts of filing false income tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Robert […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fraud, Lawsuits, Maryland, Recycled Parts, Tax, U.S. DOJ

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Steps Down

May 17, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck announced yesterday that he is suspending himself from office. This means he will be absent from making decisions with regard to the daily operations of the Department of Insurance. In his absence, Chief Deputy Insurance Commissioner Drew Lane will perform the duties of the Insurance Commissioner as provided for by […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fraud, Georgia, Indictment, Insurance Commissioner, Lawsuits

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Indicted for $2 Million Fraud Scheme

May 15, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim C. Beck was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday on charges of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering.  The 38-count indictment alleges that Beck stole more than $2,000,000 from his former employer, the Georgia Underwriting Association, during the five years just prior to Beck’s election to statewide office in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fraud, Georgia, Indictment, Insurance Commissioner, Lawsuits

Pennsylvania Collision Repair Center Fined Over $35,000 for Overtime Violations

May 14, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Leschak Automotive Inc., an automotive service and collision repair facility based in West Mifflin, Pa., has paid $15,445 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 10 employees to resolve violations of federal overtime rules. WHD also assessed […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Overtime, Pennsylvania, U.S. DOL

Total Loss Valuation Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Allstate and CCC in Alabama

May 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Allstate Total Loss Lawsuit

Suit alleges auto insurer undervalues total loss claims using CCC’s software. In a Federal Class Action lawsuit filed in Alabama on Wednesday, plaintiffs allege that Allstate Insurance systemically undervalues automobile total loss claims using CCC ONE Market Valuation Reports. The complaint alleges that Allstate and CCC have engaged in a scheme to artificially deflate the […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Allstate Insurance, CCC, Lawsuits, Total Loss

GEICO Files Second Federal RICO lawsuit in Arizona Against Auto Glass Repairer Alleging $650,000 Fraud

May 8, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

GEICO RICO Lawsuit Filed Against Advantage Auto Glass

Lawsuit alleges auto glass firm forged customer signatures and falsified invoices from auto dealers for glass purchases. GEICO has filed a federal lawsuit in Arizona against a second auto glass repair shop the insurers alleges submitted fraudulent glass repair bills. The case, Government Employees Insurance Company, et al. v. Advantage Auto Glass, LLC, et. al., […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Arizona, GEICO, Insurance Fraud, Lawsuits, Recalibration

Arkansas Dealer to Pay $27,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

May 1, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

 Federal agency charged Crain Automotive Holdings denied employee an accommodation for anxiety and depression, then fired her. Crain Automotive Holdings, Inc., an automotive dealer with over 20 locations and three collision repair centers in Arkansas, will pay $27,100 to a former employee as part of the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ADA, Arkansas, EEOC, Lawsuits

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