Nevada first insurance fraud convictions
Attorney General Brian Sandoval announced today that the Nevada Department of Justice, Insurance Fraud Unit, secure convictions more per capita than any other state. The statistics for insurance crimes were adopted by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud late last year, for each of 43 countries, fraud office investigation and prosecution.The coalition, an end of the year of publication for the year 2003, said: “Nevada condemned most fraudsters per capita over the last year, registering more than 10 convictions for each 100000 inhabitants . ”
“It shows the effectiveness of our Insurance Fraud Unit,” said Sandoval. “We had a record year for references and convictions in fiscal 2003 due to the commitment of Senior Deputy Attorney General Marty Howard and his tireless team of investigators and support personnel.”
A recent federal survey on public opinion shows a fraud insurance of four people say it is okay to lie to the affairs of insurance companies to get money. Senior Deputy Attorney General Marty Howard, director of the IFU, these statistics are very disturbing. “We think that more people recognize that lies to their insurance company to obtain benefits not deserved flight and it is morally wrong. One would have thought that the possibility, and sentenced deter those who would not. For some It will suffice. For the rest, finally, the chances are very good, they deal with us. There are no victims. Honest to bear the costs of insurance for insurance fraud. ”
Howard has also described the severe penalties for insurance fraud: “Insurance fraud is a crime in Nevada, like the flight of large or stolen. You can choose to prison for up to five years and a fine of $ 5000.00. A felony conviction affects not only your freedom, but your right to vote, your right to certain jobs, and it is difficult to impact your family. We intend to continue this message from dishonest and get people to think a little more seriously about the consequences of the declaration of insurance fraud. ”
Insurance fraud is one of the most expensive of the white-collar crime in the USA, ranking second only to tax evasion. A study by Hartford, Connecticut-based commands & Co. estimated the cost of the insurance industry $ 96 billion per year. A character is in the report that the cost of insurance fraud families $ 5000.00 per year. This amount includes not only higher premiums, but also the rise in prices that results for consumer goods and services.