Insurance Fraud Charge Leads to Restitution
In a 2021 Fraud Friday feature, we told you about a California man charged with eight felony counts of insurance fraud and attempted perjury after filing a workers' compensation claim for...
Hey Bartender….Make it a Double (Dip) – Part 1
Claiming to injure herself while lifting a 20-pound bag, this full-time worker said she was unable to work in any capacity, including attending to her household chores such as...
Tape + Testimony = Success
ICW Group surveillance efforts revealed a lie when a California man claimed a work-related injury. Shortly after resigning, a furniture mover working for an ICW Group customer alleged to...
Investigation Update: Plumber Pleads Guilty After He’s Caught on Surveillance
A San Diego man has pled guilty to felony insurance fraud charges surrounding his attempt to defraud the workers’ compensation system.
As featured in a previous story, Plumber’s Story Has...
Why Employees Commit Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Why do employees commit workers' comp fraud? The answer...they believe they will get away with it.
While we could go deep into the personality types that may be more...
The Truth Lies in the Evidence
Insurance fraud is an intentional crime that involves a lie made to a person or entity with the intent to receive something not rightfully owed to that person. When...
Free Access to Anti-Fraud Training Materials – Check it Out!
A tenant of ICW Group’s partnership with our customers is embodied in the phrase ”prevention through education." As an ICW Group customer, you have access to thousands of free...
Tow Truck Driver Pushes It Too Far
A 39-year-old tow truck driver has now been charged with 15 criminal counts related to his workers’ compensation claim. While attending to a disabled vehicle on the side of...
Watch Out for COVID-19 Scams
ICW Group is a member of the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), an independent entity that partners with insurance companies, consumers, and law enforcement to combat insurance fraud and...
The Buck Stops Ear
Witness statements often play a key role in claim investigations and are equally as important to a criminal investigation, if not more so. In the case of a Sacramento-based landscaper,...
