This morning, federal prosecutors launched a multistate series of raids, arresting 73 people in conjunction with what may turn out to be the largest medical care fraud scheme in history of the United States — including many arrests here for health care fraud and insurance fraud in Los Angeles and…
Los Angeles medical fraud analysts are closely following a breaking story out of Tampa that may have broader implications for white collar crime prosecution. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office staged a raid on a local medical rehabilitation clinic on July 16th and arrested four people in conjunction with an alleged…
Blogs and local media outlets dedicated to covering breaking news about Southern California white collar crime have been lighting up over a huge Medicare scam bust sprung the Friday before last. CBS and the AP report that, on Friday July 16th, Federal authorities took down 94 people in conjunction with…
Last February, the Orange County DA’s office announced that a dozen individuals had been arrested for Southern California medical insurance fraud in conjunction with an elaborate undercover operation. The latest defendant to be sentenced was Florin Catinas, a 36-year-old chiropractor. After pleading guilty to a felony charge, Catinas received a…
53-year-old Kevin Michael Sianez was walloped with a 63 charge criminal count last week, including charges of an array of Southern California white collar crimes. Sianez worked for the Stanton Police Department between 1979 and 1986 and operated, more recently, as an unlicensed private investigator. He stands accused of a…
Individuals contemplating committing Southern California medical insurance fraud should be on notice: the government is cracking down. Last June, the Feds initiated a multi-state bust-up of healthcare fraud operations that allegedly bilked the system out of $50 million, collectively. Two of the biggest alleged offenders – Bernice Brown and Daniel…
On June 7, a Riverside, California man named Rene Montes entered a guilty plea for dozens of counts of Southern California insurance fraud. The California Department of Insurance reported that Montes pled guilty to felony conspiracy, three counts of felony tax evasion, 59 counts of felony insurance fraud and 59…
On Friday June 4th, a grand jury indicted Dr. Dipak Desai on 28 criminal counts – from racketeering to insurance fraud – prompting those who follow stories of Southern California medical insurance fraud to vigorous debate the potential fallout. Dr. Desai – who was charged along with two of his…
Most cases of Southern California credit card fraud fail to make the headlines, either because they involve relatively insignificant sums of money or because they involve people and corporations that everyday people don’t know or care much about. However, a breaking story out of Indianapolis has heads swiveling across the…
The Wall Street Journal reported on May 21st that a major real estate developer, Anthony Symmes, has pled guilty to charges of Southern California fraud – and seven other people have been indicted on similar charges. The 59-year old Symmes is the most prolific house builder in the Chico region,…