The arrests, part of a joint investigative effort of State Police and Department of Financial Services, come following ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul and State Police announced Tuesday the arrest of 16 car insurance scammers who deliberately caused crashes ...

Governor Kathy Hochul announced 16 arrests in a statewide auto insurance fraud crackdown amid rising consumer costs and ...

Three family members could be spending some quality time together behind bars after they were accused of taking part in a homeowners insurance scheme. An Oct. 14 press release from the New Jersey ...

Nearly $500,000 in attempted claims, 31 charges and a first real-world test of Hochul's argument that fraud is pushing up ...

Since COVID, the number of staged car accidents with the intent to commit insurance fraud has skyrocketed, with nearly 44,000 ...

Hochul, who had singled out “billboard lawyers” during her budget push, pointed to nearly $500,000 in alleged attempted ...

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that a joint investigative partnership by members of the New York State Police and the ...

Car insurance fraud is an umbrella term that includes several different types of fraud. It happens when someone deliberately deceives a car insurance company for personal gain. Perpetrators of car ...

Sixteen people have been arrested in an ongoing statewide crackdown on auto insurance fraud, uncovering nearly $500,000 in ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person was arrested in Erie County for alleged auto insurance fraud, among 16 who were arrested across the state as part of a crackdown. Shawn Baranyi is the Erie County ...

On July 9, 2026, Spellman pleaded guilty to one count of insurance fraud. A Department of Insurance Fraud Unit investigation ...