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Insurance Fraud

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3 SoCal residents sentenced in bear suit insurance fraud scheme

  • Apr 18

LAPD officers arrested for alleged unemployment insurance fraud

  • Mar 14

LAPD officer accused of skydiving while on disability leave

  • Feb 26

City sues former OC officer accused of stealing $600K in workers' comp

  • Jul 10, 2025

Former OC officer charged with stealing thousands in workers' comp

  • May 21, 2025

How to detect staged accidents and what to do if you're a victim

  • Apr 2, 2025

Suspects allegedly used bear suit in insurance fraud scheme: officials

  • Nov 14, 2024

Apparent attempt at crash insurance scam caught on camera

  • Oct 21, 2024

Latest Videos

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4 suspects arrested, accused of staging IE crashes in alleged insurance fraud scheme

  • May 29
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4 accused of staging IE crashes in alleged insurance fraud scheme

  • May 28
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3 Southern California residents sentenced in bear suit insurance fraud scheme

  • Apr 17
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LAPD officer charged with insurance fraud for allegedly skydiving while on disability leave

  • Feb 26
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Westminster suing former police officer accused of stealing $600K in workers' compensation

  • Jul 10, 2025
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Former OC officer charged with stealing thousands in workers' comp

  • May 21, 2025
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Auto insurance fraud: How to detect staged accidents and what to do if you're a victim

  • Apr 2, 2025
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Suspects allegedly used bear suit in insurance fraud scheme: officials

  • Nov 14, 2024

Latest Stories

5 Inland Empire residents accused of staging Ontario crash for $30K insurance claim

Home video shows the suspects allegedly staging the crash by parking a car in the middle of an intersection and walking away.

  • Jan 25, 2024

Army veteran from Santa Ana sentenced to 7 years in prison for COVID insurance fraud

A 37-year-old Santa Ana man was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for fraudulently applying for $1.2 million in COVID-19 unemployment insurance.

  • May 23, 2023

Yucaipa couple arrested for insurance scam after posting crash videos to YouTube

A Yucaipa couple allegedly posted dozens of videos showing them intentionally causing crashes as part of an elaborate insurance scam, investigators say.

  • Mar 24, 2023

21 charged with selling fake COVID vaccine cards, other pandemic fraud by federal prosecutors

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against 21 people for allegedly seeking to defraud government health care programs of $149 million in a variety of pandemic-related scams.

  • Apr 21, 2022

Alex Murdaugh faces 21 new charges related to scheme to defrauded victims of more than $6M

Alex Murdaugh, the SC lawyer accused of arranging his own murder so his son could collect a life insurance payout, faces new criminal charges.

  • Dec 10, 2021