On December 21, 2015, the Appeals Court denied the appeal of a former Lawrence attorney, James C. Hyde, found guilty of motor vehicle insurance fraud, grand larceny, and attempted grand larceny, relating to staged automobile accidents.
MA Law | Insurance Fraud
Guilty Tax Plea By Life Agent Embezzling $500,000 From Insurance Clients
December 15, 2015 – A former insurance agent for Sun Life Financial (“Sun Life”), Paul Disidoro, 64, of Georgetown, Mass., pleaded guilty December 8, 2015, in Federal Court in Boston to evading income taxes on the more than $470,000 that he stole from three of his insurance clients.
Restitution For Thousands Of Mass. Homeowners Overcharged For Force-Placed Insurance
December 7, 2015 – The Attorney General has entered into an agreement in which the largest force-placed insurance company in Massachusetts has agreed to provide refunds to homeowners improperly charged.
Encompass To Pay For Faulty Repair Work of Motor Vehicles
October 5, 2015 – The agreement involves payment for the correction of faulty repair work performed on motor vehicles brought to unregistered body shops in Massachusetts.
Insurance Fraud Bureau To Hold Workers Compensation Fraud Seminar
October 6, 2015 – This year’s conference will focus on workers compensation fraud.