N.J. businessman finally serving sentence for insurance fraud
A Hammonton, N.J., businessman convicted of an insurance fraud scheme in 2006 started serving his sentence Oct. 17 after five years of appeals.
Samuel Siligato, 61, was convicted in 2006 for submitting about $400,000 in false property-damage claims to two insurance companies after a 1998 fire at a commercial property he owned in Winslow Township, N.J. The jury also found he tried to influence two witnesses to give false testimony at his trial.
Siligato was sentenced to 11 years in prison in September 2006, but was freed on bail Feb. 2, 2007, pending appeal. Read the rest of this entry »
Man pleads guilty in church insurance fraud case
Prosecutors say an Upstate native defrauded churches out of nearly $1 million in insurance premiums and owes more than that in unpaid claims as part of a failed plan designed to insure pastors and employees of various denominations.
William Madison Worthy, 49, who moved from Spartanburg to the Isle of Palms, pleaded guilty to federal insurance fraud in Greenville on Thursday.
Worthy was led back to jail in chains and will be sentenced at a later date. Read the rest of this entry »
Wilmington woman charged with insurance fraud after faking toilet overflow
RALEIGH, NC (NEWS RELEASE) — Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Stephanie Jean Holanek, 40, of 118 Trombay Drive, Wilmington; she is charged with four counts of insurance fraud, three counts of obtaining property by false pretense, and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense.
Department of Insurance criminal investigators allege that on Sept. 26, 2009, Holanek fraudulently reported a water damage claim to her insurance company, State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, as a result of a toilet overflowing on the main level of her residence. Investigators allege that Holanek received $27,430 for expenses filed as part of the fraudulent claim and attempted to collect an additional $9,321 based on other fraudulent expenses. Read the rest of this entry »
Insurance fraud isn’t worth the risk
Your recent article detailing the arrest of Elmira resident David Perry for allegedly stealing $100,000 from the State Insurance Fund by faking a work injury (“Ex-Elmira correction officer faces fraud charge,” Oct. 17) is a wake-up call that insurance fraud is a crime all New Yorkers pay for, and shouldn’t tolerate.
Thankfully, most people are honest. And Perry may well be innocent. But still, fraud can hit any community.
Shysters are peddling fake health insurance, leaving honest people dangerously unprotected.
Staged crashes are driving up our auto premiums. Read the rest of this entry »
