BENICIA – In an effort to keep California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members updated and to meet their needs, CSLEA membership representatives routinely travel to worksites to hold discussions and answer questions. “We can email, we can talk on the phone – but there is no replacing sitting down in the same room and […]
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Fifteen Arrested in Staged Collision Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
FRESNO – On May 10, 2016, detectives from the California Department of Insurance arrested 15 suspects on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud for allegedly staging auto collisions to scam more than four insurance companies out of tens of thousands of dollars. Additional arrests are expected. “Insurance detectives investigating this case have 28 suspects […]
CSLEA Holds Police Officer Bill of Rights Class For CDI Detectives in Southern California
COMMERCE – On April 23, 2015, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Senior Legal Counsel Jim Vitko and Legal Counsel Erin Eckelman held an informational gathering for California Department of Insurance detectives interested in learning more about the Police Officer Bill of Rights and CSLEA. Twenty-seven detectives from various offices in Southern California attended. “We set […]
U.S. Postal Letter Carrier Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
LOS ANGELES — On April 8, 2014, Wayne Lu, 53 of Torrance was arrested on charges of alleged workers’ compensation fraud associated with an injury received during his employment with the U.S. Postal Service. Detectives from the California Department of Insurance (CDI), with the assistance of U.S. Postal Inspectors, arrested Lu in Manhattan Beach […]
CDI Investigators Stop Fraudulent Windshield Repair Operation
Detectives with the California Department of Insurance’s (CDI) fraud division arrested three Sacramento-area residents December 5 and are seeking three others accused of filing false insurance claims totaling nearly $100,000. According to CDI, for more than a year, the six suspects filed more than 1,000 false insurance claims for windshield chip repairs to several insurance […]
Workers’ Comp Fraud – Fresno Business Owner Sentenced to Prison
FRESNO – Richard Lopez Escamilla Jr. 47, was sentenced in Kings County Superior Court on December 4, 2013 to six years in prison for one felony count of insurance fraud. He was also ordered to pay restitution of nearly $4.2 million to the State Compensation Insurance Fund and SeaBright Insurance. As part of a plea […]
A CDI Investigation: Couple Pleads Guilty to Scamming Millions from Elderly
A couple accused of ripping-off senior citizens in 10 states to the tune of $6 million entered guilty pleas in a San Diego courtroom this week. Michael Woodward, 50 will be sentenced on August 8 to 11 years in state prison and his wife Melissa Woodward, 47, will be sentenced to probation. The couple operated […]
A CDI Investigation: $6 Million Scam Ripping-Off Seniors in 10 states
Who would not give a high-five to our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) after learning of this bust? CDI investigators led the way in a lengthy and complex investigation that resulted in the arrest of a husband and wife accused of selling in-home […]
Eight Handcuffed For Staging Car Wrecks
Thanks to a tip, followed by some intense investigative work by our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI), eight Los Angeles area suspects were arrested on felony charges and now face prison time. The charges allege fraudulent insurance claims, two staged automobile accidents and […]
