insurance fraud

Published on: December 23, 2025

Woman Arrested for Hit-and-Run and False Insurance Claim

A late-night crash in Milwaukee led to the arrest of a woman who allegedly left the scene of the accident and filed a false insurance claim to cover her losses.

On the evening of December 1, multiple 911 callers reported that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle that then left the scene. The injured man, later identified as a Lyft driver, was found unconscious but breathing. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he had to have multiple brain surgeries and remained in a coma.

When they arrived at the scene, police officers noted extensive damage to the driver’s car, which appeared to be consistent with being sideswiped by another vehicle. Pieces of vehicle debris were found around the crash site, and upon reviewing surveillance video from nearby cameras, it was observed that a light-colored SUV was traveling with only its lights on at the moment of impact. Paint transfer marks on the alleged victim’s vehicle appeared to match the color of the SUV in the video.

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Published on: May 20, 2021

“Heartless” State’s Attorney Jailed Ill 80-Year-Old for Insurance Fraud

by Staycie R. Sena

A 79-year-old woman with health issues was ordered by the state’s attorney to turn herself in so that she can be jailed before her initial hearing for allegations of insurance fraud.

Daisy Mae Williams, 79, is from Miami-Dade, where she is currently a minister. She was previously a teacher for 35-years and is a mother of 5, and a great grandmother of 22 children.

Williams has never had a legal problem but recently was accused of insurance fraud.

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Published on: August 6, 2019

Duo Accused of Biggest Disability Housing Fraud in OC History

by Staycie R. Sena

When the authorities asserted that the pair worked together to steal almost $200,000 from county-based support programs, a Westminster woman and her daughter were accused of what was reported as the biggest case of housing fraud ever committed in Orange County.

The Orange County Housing Authority and the Orange County In Home Supportive Services program provide benefits for disabled members of the community who meet the criteria for their aid. A person who requires 285 or more hours of assistance in a 30-day period is considered a severe case, and they would be eligible for the maximum amount of benefits issued from In Home Support Services.

56-year-old Errica Madkins Mickens was reportedly awarded full assistance from the county programs when she allegedly presented herself as someone incapable of speaking or walking.

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Published on: January 25, 2019

Superintendent Facing Fraud Charges for Helping Sick Student

by Staycie R. Sena

A superintendent of an Indiana school district has been accused of insurance fraud after she reportedly brought a student for medical treatment and said he was her son so that she could use her insurance to cover the services.

Casey Smitherman is the superintendent of a school district just outside of Indianapolis in the small town of Elwood, where many of the residents are reported as falling into the low-income category.

Smitherman had become acquainted with a 15-year-old boy who attends school in Elwood and she reportedly felt concern for the recent conditions at his home. She stated that she had, on occasion, given the teen clothing and assisted with household chores to try to provide a bit of relief.

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