FRESNO, Calif. – Two elderly Visalia brothers, one of them an insurance agent, were arrested after a California Department of Insurance investigation revealed they allegedly stole from fellow senior citizens by selling fraudulent investments. Ronnie Carter, 68, and Jimmie Carter, 69, were arrested on January 22, 2015 on 13felony counts including theft from an elder, […]
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Three Northern California Family Members Convicted & Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – The owner of Costa Bella Builders, a construction company in the Santa Cruz area, and two of his family members were convicted of committing worker’s compensation insurance premium fraud. Jeffrey Thranow, 59, failed to report employees to his insurance carrier or to the Employment Development Department (EDD). Thranow’s son-in-law, Vittorio Castelli, 34, […]
