LOS ANGELES – California Department of Insurance detectives were among the many state and federal law enforcement officers who assisted in an unprecedented nationwide sweep targeting health care fraud. The sweep, announced on June 22, 2016, resulted in 301 people being charged (including 61 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals). The investigations revealed health […]
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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 […]
Insurance Detectives Arrest Los Angeles Father & Daughter For Insurance Fraud
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – California Department of Insurance (CDI) detectives are searching for a man suspected of insurance fraud after he allegedly struck a pedestrian in a staged accident. CDI detectives have already arrested the pedestrian, Brandy Riste, 22, and her father, Tony Bimbo aka Anthony Riste, 45, both of Los Angeles, on two felony […]
Humboldt County Business Owner Busted
A Humboldt County business owner was arrested June 24, 2014 on felony charges of workers’ compensation insurance fraud and grand theft. A joint investigation by California Department of Insurance detectives and the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office uncovered multiple crimes. Tim Shelley, 57, owner of Tim’s Plumbing was arrested for failing to obtain workers’ compensation […]
