Miami Construction Co. Owner Arrested in $88K Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme May 11, 2021
A construction company owner was arrested in Florida this month for workers’ compensation premium fraud and grand theft for allegedly concealing payroll information to avoid paying more than $88,000 in workers’ compensation premiums, according to a statement from the Florida Department of Financial Services.
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis said Yoni O. Martinez, president and owner of LAMX Construction Company Corp. was arrested May 3, 2021, after an investigation by the department’s Division of Investigative & Forensic Services (DIFS), Bureau of Workers Compensation Fraud.
The investigation revealed that the president that Martinez actively concealed payroll to avoid paying a higher workers’ compensation premium. Martinez claimed $119,150 in annual payroll to Southeast Personnel Leasing for the policy periods of July 2014 to January 201
2 Arrested in Florida Fake Public Adjuster, $65K Claims Scheme Against Citizens May 6, 2021
Two Miami residents have been arrested for allegedly acting as public adjusters without a license and filling false insurance claims with Citizens Property Insurance Corp., according to a statement from the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS).
The CFO’s Division of Investigative and Forensic Services (DIFS) partnered with the state-run insurer to execute the operation, which utilized a house located in Broward County and undercover fraud detectives posing as homeowners.
Carmen Rosa Contreras and Alexandra Isabel Cano were arrested for allegedly filing fraudulent insurance claims that were submitted to Citizens Insurance company for $65,420.
2021 Florida Unclaimed Property Online Auction unclaimed property auction nets nearly $900K
Returns more than $24 Million in the month of April
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. â Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced that the 2021 Florida Unclaimed Property Online Auction netted more than $899,000, with approximately 59,000 items sold.
âI am thrilled to share that our first online virtual auction was a huge success! This is great news for Floridians since the proceeds are used to help fund education in Florida and unclaimed property owners can still claim the value of these items at any time. I am also proud to share that in the month of April, we returned more than $24 million in unclaimed property back to the pockets of Floridians, said CFO Jimmy Patronis. It only takes a few min
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