July 4 is here and with it comes a startling statistic: That’s the day Americans are most likely to die in an automobile accident. The Auto Insurance Center compiled a year’s worth of data from the National Highway...
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Medicare Fraud Roundup Is Largest in U.S. History
June 28, 2016
A nationwide sweep on June 21 resulted in the largest coordinated takedown of alleged Medicare fraudsters in U.S. history. The Medicare Fraud Strike Force led a sweep in 36 federal court districts that resulted in charges...
The owner of a mobile diagnostic ultrasound company pleaded guilty on June 21 to a nearly $29 million insurance fraud scheme. Michelle Kobran, 68, admitted to falsifying medical bills and giving kickbacks to doctors at her...
A Cuban national was sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to a $2.6 million healthcare fraud against Medicare, according to the Department of Justice. Ubert Guillermo Rodriguez, 47, pleaded...
The U.S. government confiscated $11 million worth of properties involved in a healthcare fraud scheme centered in Mississippi that also involved residents of Florida, Alabama and Utah, according to a report in the...
Five defendants arrested on insurance fraud charges as part of the Division of Insurance Fraud’s Operation Cold Call have been sentenced after entering guilty pleas, according to The PIP Source, a newsletter of the Florida...
A Miami man who owned a consulting and staffing company was sentenced to five years in prison for his part in a $2.3 million scheme to defraud Medicare. Carlos Rodriguez Nerey, the 45-year-old owner of Nerey Professional...
Auto Insurance Fraud Comes in All Shapes and Sizes
May 26, 2016
A recent study by the auto insurance industry reveals that fraud costs the industry $50 billion each year. And with that much money at stake, the criminals can get pretty creative. South Florida law enforcement used...
The Florida Division of Insurance Fraud arrested a man in Orlando who was charged with orchestrating automobile accidents for the purpose of defrauding insurance companies. Alma Germain was accused of buying used junk cars to...
Florida Doctor Convicted of 162 Counts of Fraud
May 19, 2016
A North Florida jury convicted a Gainesville doctor of 162 counts of healthcare fraud. Ona M. Colasante, who was found guilty after a five-week trial, faces up to 10 years in prison at her sentencing in July. Colasante owned...