California Department of Insurance (DOI) criminal investigators arrested Nasratullah Mohammad, of Canoga Park, Jan. 9, for grand theft and insurance fraud. Mohammad filed a 1996 workers’ compensation claim for back injuries he suffered while lifting and stocking merchandise at a 7-11 convenience store. Great American Insurance Company accepted the claim and proceeded to pay Mohammad... Read More
California Public Insurance Adjuster Accused Of Accepting Kickbacks
A Sacramento man could lose his license as a public insurance adjuster for allegedly accepting more than $66,000 in kickbacks from a contractor. Earlier this month, the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigation Branch filed the “Accusation” with the intent to revoke the license of Troy Cross. CDI’s investigation alleges that Cross, the owner... Read More
California Man Among Those Filing Fraudulent 9/11 Claims
A Moreno Valley, California man could face charges for fraudulently claiming he was injured when he ran for his life from the collapsing World Trade Center Towers. Keith Way, 47, claimed to have received burns on his face while escaping down the stairs of one of the towers. He later recanted his story, admitting that... Read More
Woman Busted On Workers’ Compensation Fraud Allegation
A 37-year-old Riverside woman has been arrested by California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigators on workers’ compensation fraud and perjury charges. Martha Rodriguez (aka Graciela Castro) was booked into Riverside County Jail on a $5,000 felony warrant. CDI investigators said that in December 1998, Rodriguez alleged an injury as a temporary employee for a staffing... Read More
A task force including the California Department of Insurance (CDI) has put the kibosh on a multi-million scam, resulting in the sentencing of a Sacramento man who conspired in a complicated nationwide insurance scheme intended to defraud investors and the insurance industry. The 15-month joint investigation code-named “Operation Cleansheet” was conducted by CDI Fraud Division and Investigations... Read More
Work Comp Fraud Brings $728,000 Tab for Restitution
A San Jose man has agreed to pay $728,000 in restitution for insurance fraud after pleading no contest to three felony counts in Santa Clara County Superior Court. Daniel Francis Elliot Jr., 52, was charged with providing false or fraudulent information to reduce workers’ compensation premiums with two separate WC insurance carriers. Elliot was also charged with willfully... Read More
Even the Poet / Philosopher Virgil Reminds Us, “Rumor Flies…”
“Hey, Matt, did you hear about…?” Uh-oh. Another slippery item has tumbled out of the Rumor Mill. Sure, rumors happen all the time. Their origins can be highly ambiguous, mysterious and often take on a life, even if ephemeral, of their own. adjustercom recently fielded “strong rumors” that the venerable Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. was... Read More
The specter of a third blow resulting from the 1994 Northridge earthquake is on the minds of homeowners and a nonprofit victims’ organization in and around ground zero of the January 1994 shaker that caused 57 deaths and at least $15 billion in property damage. “Seven years ago, people were victimized by a massive earthquake,”... Read More
