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Insurance Agent Arrested for Fraudulent Polices

July 29, 2015

Insurance Agent Arrested for Fraudulent Polices On July 27, 2015, the Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) announced the arrest of insurance agent Julia Shurdom, 67, for conducting...

U.S. Court of Appeals Agrees to Hear Florida PIP Case

July 27, 2015

The U.S Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta has agreed to consider an appeal of a lower-court decision in Florida on whether drivers in Palm Beach County and across Florida should be granted class-action status...

Florida Couple Accused of Allegedly Lying About Sinkhole to Homebuyer

July 23, 2015

On July 16, 2015, a Spring Hill couple was accused of lying about a sinkhole to a homebuyer, according to a news article by ABC news. Glenn Jasen, 64, and Katheryn Jasen, 63, were indicted on a charge of wire fraud, which is...

Uber Leases Office Headquarters in Miami

July 22, 2015

Uber has chosen to open its Miami headquarters at Brickell City Tower. According to the South Florida Business Journal, Uber has signed a 9,333-square-foot lease in the 33-story tower at 80 S.W. 8th Street, which is located...

PIP Fraud Featured on A&E American Takedown

July 13, 2015

The newest series on A&E, American Takedown, goes behind-the-scenes of a year-long undercover investigation into an accused insurance fraud ring in Palm Beach, Martin, and Miami-Dade counties. The show aired on A&E...

Miami PIP Fraud Leads to Three Arrests

July 6, 2015

Three individuals from the Miami-Dade area, who have allegedly been involved in personal injury protection (PIP) fraud schemes, were arrested on June 30, 2015 by the Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) in separate cases. The...

Miami Couple Sentenced For Operating Clinic to Defraud Medicare

July 2, 2015

On June 29, 2015, U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew sentenced Gladys Fuertes, 41, and Mario Fuertes, 41, of Miami for operating a sham clinic. Gladys Fuertes was sentenced to 19 years and 6 months in federal prison for...

Orlando PIP Clinic Owner Arrested for Defrauding Insurance Companies

June 30, 2015

Dr. Troy Godsey and Renata Berriel Deazevedo were arrested in connection with an illegal insurance scheme involving multiple insurance companies and totaling more than $100,000. Godsey, a licensed chiropractor, served as an...

Jacksonville Clinic Owner Arrested for Racketeering and Insurance Fraud

June 22, 2015

Sandy Morales, who owned and operated Gate Parkway Diagnostic Center, has been arrested for racketeering and insurance fraud charges, as reported in a June 18, 2015 article by the Jacksonville Business Journal. According to...

Tampa Chiropractor arrested on Insurance Fraud Charges

June 17, 2015

Douglas Price was arrested for insurance fraud and three counts of patient brokering, according to a June 15, 2015 news story by ABC Action News. Investigators stated that Price had been under investigation for 8 months under...