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Sep 9
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This week includes an amazing story of a prison inmate in Michigan running an identity theft ring from his cell with the help of other inmates and people on the outside. He bilked hundreds of thousands of dollars from taxpayers. This is a guy that was in prison for his fourth felony conviction and he is still going strong with his illegal activity. A true testament to the fact most prisons have little to nothing to do with rehabilitation but much to do with punishment.
- Inmate Runs Identity Theft Scam From Prison Cell - Mich. Attorney General Mike Cox announced this week that Dale Morris, 42, an inmate at the Hiawatha Correctional Facility in Kinross, Mich., was sentenced to five to 20 years in the Chippewa County Circuit Court by 50th Circuit Court Judge Nicholas Lambros. Morris was convicted of maintaining a sophisticated criminal enterprise that he orchestrated from his Michigan prison cell. Morris' scheme enlisted the help of two fellow Michigan inmates, Darius Moye and Richard Custer, their mothers, Mary Moye of Georgia and Linda Custer of Detroit, David Bullard of Inkster, and Sherry Drake of Detroit. The scheme involved the attempted use of thousands of stolen names and social security numbers, including several hundred stolen from the St. John's Medical System in Detroit, to defraud Michigan taxpayers out of hundreds of thousands of state tax dollars. The hospital records were later seized in Georgia in Moye's home.
- Grand Theft, Forgery, Insurance Fraud - Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi today announced the arrest of insurance broker Mindy Elizabeth Latorre, 34, of Lincoln, for 58 felony counts of grand theft, forgery and insurance fraud. She was booked at the Placer County Jail on $500,000 bail. Latorre was arrested on August 11 by the Roseville Police Department after a search warrant was conducted by California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigators at both Latorre’s residence and her insurance office. The felony complaint stems from a two and a half year investigation conducted by the CDI’s Investigation Division.
- Texas Enforcement Actions – This is a list of all the enforcement actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance in July ranging from not completing continuing education requirements to felony convictions.
- Financial Elder Abuse - Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced today the arraignment of insurance agent Edward Michael Ybarra, 42, of San Diego on three felony counts of financial elder abuse, grand theft, and using false statements in the sale of a security. The August 31 arraignment followed a two-month investigation by the California Department of Insurance’s (CDI) Investigation Division. Investigators said that Ybarra collected $110,000 from his 78 year-old client for insurance investment purposes, but $70,000 of that was diverted for Ybarra’s personal use.
- Auto Body Insurance Fraud - Nineteen suspects were arrested in California for various felony counts of insurance fraud, all resulting from an extensive sting operation in Butte and Shasta counties. During April and May 2006 in Shasta, and during May 2006 in Butte, the CDI Fraud Division, with assistance from the Butte and Shasta County District Attorney's offices, began an undercover investigation into automobile body shop-related insurance fraud. They unearthed numerous instances of suspected insurance fraud that could have bilked consumers out of tens of thousands of dollars.
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