Billed for translation services that weren’t necessary or didn’t take place LOS ANGELES- On December 17, 2015, detectives with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) arrested nine people in Southern California who are suspected in a complex scheme targeting more than 230 workers’ compensation insurers and self-insured employers. Siblings Francisco Javier Gomez, Jr., 32, and […]
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Two Insurance Brokers Arraigned on Embezzlement Charges
SAN FRANCISCO – Kudos to California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Members and California Department of Insurance (CDI) Investigators Leanne Borden and Kristen Schriber who conducted an extensive investigation into an embezzlement case that led to the arrests of two Marin County men. According to San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, Christopher Ramos, 38, of Santa […]
CEO of Prosthetic Limb Company Arrested for Insurance Fraud
LOS ANGELES – On October 23, 2015, Peter Lira, 53, chief executive officer of Am-Pro Prosthetics & Orthotics in Whittier, was arrested on three felony counts of insurance fraud for allegedly billing Anthem Blue Cross for a $170,000 prosthetic arm knowing the patient had died and the prosthetic arm was no longer needed. Suspecting fraud, […]
Staged Car Accident Suspects Arrested in $1.2 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme
CENTRAL VALLEY— On September 15, 2015, four of seven defendants were arrested on federal charges for their alleged involvement in a $1.2 million insurance fraud scheme involving staged car crashes. A federal indictment charges: Juan Ortiz Rivas, 38, of Ceres; Oscar Diaz Landa, 45, of San Jose; Victor Hugo Soriano-Villafan, 25, of Modesto; Liobigildo Vargas, […]
Full House At Assemblymember Bill Dodd’s Fraud Prevention Town Hall
DAVIS- Residents in Davis and the surrounding area who had questions about how to best protect their money and their property joined some of the best fraud fighters in the state for a presentation of the most up-to-date information on how to prevent becoming a victim of identity theft, real estate and housing scams, […]
Investigators bust multi-million dollar workers’ comp insurance fraud scheme
“This case is another big spotlight on the great job our CSLEA members do investigating fraud and combating the underground economy which costs the State of California billions of dollars in unpaid taxes.” – Alan Barcelona, CSLEA President LOS ANGELES — The CEOs of two sewing companies that were subcontracted by True Religion Brand Jeans […]
Operation Nail Polish
The owners and employees of San Jose Chiro Spa on Landess Avenue in San Jose have been arrested and charged with health insurance fraud, after an investigation revealed they were billing insurance companies thousands of dollars for chiropractic treatments when in reality they were providing free “mani-pedis.” “Operation Nail Polish,” a year-long investigation by the Santa […]
Busted: Million Dollar Fraud Ring Targeting Auto Dealers And Insurers
A four-year investigation into an organized ring that netted a million dollars by using 21 high-end vehicles to defraud auto loan and insurance companies has resulted in the arrest of 13 people. California Department of Insurance detectives and investigators made the arrests early Friday morning, May 23, 2014. Seventeen suspects are from the Los Angeles […]
Owner of Brookdale Lodge Sentenced to Jail for Insurance Fraud
SANTA CRUZ – The owner of the Brookdale Inn and Spa, Sanjiv Kakkar, 52, has been sentenced to a year in jail and three years probation for insurance fraud. Kakkar pleaded no contest to two felony counts including insurance premium fraud and failure to maintain workers’ compensation insurance. Detectives with the California Department of Insurance […]
Arson, Car Crashes, Vandalism, Theft – All Part Of An Insurance Fraud Ring
A Richmond man has been indicted on 113 charges of insurance fraud and a warrant has been issued for his arrest after California Department of Insurance investigators uncovered a scheme that involved setting fire to houses, destroying property and alleging theft. Five other people, also indicted, have already been arrested. Investigators suspect Louis Houston, 49, […]
