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John James Succi appealed pro se from the decision denying his “motion to vacate restitution/sentence.” IN Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. John James SucciNo. 229 EDA 2022, No. J-S22022-22, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (February 28, 2023) Superior Court considered pro se motions of the convicted felon and ordered him to make restitution. Victims of crime must ensure that state prosecutors, after convicting the criminal, like Succi, must demand restitution. The victims did so in this case and the prosecutor effectively received, at sentencing, a restitution order. Succi, sentenced to years in prison, may never be able to pay the ordered restitution unless there are assets that can be seized to pay the restitution. Regardless, convicted felons have nothing but time, so he wasted the appellate courts̵
7; time by filing this pro se motion that failed. He will remain at the Gray Bar Hotel for the next 15 to 30 years.Read the entire issue on 22 pages in Adobe pdf format ZIFL-05-01-2023
McClenny Moseley & Associates matters
This is ZIFL’s fifth installment in the saga of McClenny, Moseley & Associates (MMA) and its problems with the federal courts in the state of Louisiana and what appears to be an attempt to capitalize on what some judges and district judges indicate may be criminal behavior to benefit from insurance claims related to hurricane damage to the public in the state of Louisiana. Since last issue, MMA’s originator has created a new professional company; McClenny was sued for damages due to a car accident; MMA Partners ordered to court over Eldridge Smith becoming client; more colors against MMA; Huye ignores suspension; The MMA sought to intervene in the plaintiffs’ case; a lawsuit against MMA by Access Restoration Services US, Inc for a 572% return on its $3 million investment in MMA’s hurricane case; and a lawsuit by Global Estimating Services seeking $9,865,862.99 for estimating services provided to MMA.
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Another Florida insurer is biting the dust
Florida Commercial Insurer Capacity Insurance Company Now in Runoff.
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Chutzpah! Fraudsters sue twice
Res Judicata requires the defrauder to lose again after it sues again
Forcing two courts to deal with a fraudulent claim of $366.64 is Chutzpah
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Good news from the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
More than 18 months after pleading guilty to evading nearly $5 million in premiums, a Florida insurance agent has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. John M. Thomas, 52, the former owner of Thomas Insurance Agency in Pensacola, must also pay more than $8 million in restitution. A federal judge ruled in March. For more than seven years, Thomas collected premium payments from at least 67 customers, then produced fraudulent policy documents and certificates purporting to show the customers were covered. Thomas used the money for personal gain, including an African safari, a condo at a Utah ski resort, a beachfront condo in Florida, a Lexus car and restorations on a 45-year-old Jeep, according to his 2021 indictment. The independent agency sold homeowner, commercial property, commercial liability, auto, workers’ compensation and other insurance policies to some well-known commercial interests in Florida and Alabama before the fraud was discovered, attorneys said. Thomas was arrested and then unexpectedly pleaded guilty to the criminal charges in August 2021. His sentence was set for later that year. Prosecutors did not say why the sentencing had to wait another 18 months, but court records indicate that Thomas’ pro se filings with the court may have delayed the proceedings. Plus 9 more convictions.
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Investigation of misleading home warranty records results in refunds to consumers
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced that an insurance company that offers home warranties will refund Californians who were defrauded by a misleading letter sent to hundreds of thousands of consumers. An investigation by the California Department of Insurance found that Response Indemnity Company of California worked with an unlicensed marketing firm that sent consumers an “end-of-life message” falsely warning that their home warranty was about to expire. Because of the department’s actions, Response Indemnity will allow consumers to cancel the home warranty and receive a refund if the consumer purchased the warranty because of the mail.
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Like Al Capone, Marlin Construction avoided insurance fraud but was convicted of tax fraud
David T. Aaron and Russell Ultesco-owner of Marlin Construction Group LLC, cashed millions of dollars of customer checks at check-cashing companies to underreport income and avoid federal taxes, federal prosecutors said last week. The men also used the money to buy themselves luxury items, including jet skis and cars, according to the criminal complaint filed by the owners of a Fort Myers roofing company, one that has been the subject of a number of consumer complaints filed. several lawsuits against insurance companies have pleaded guilty to more than $1 million in tax evasion.
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Health insurance fraud convictions
British Columbia, Canada’s Supreme Court ordered seven people and a company to pay $155,000 in damages stemming from staged Surrey collisions designed to defraud ICBC.
Judge Jennifer Duncan said in an April 13 decision: “These collisions were used by several of the parties to bring personal injury claims.” And reports of dozens more convictions.
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Other insurance fraud
Jarod Hirbarage 44, of Kellogg, pleaded guilty on April 17, 2023 to one count of Fraudulent Submission to Insurer (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.
Latisha Hribar, age 42, of Kellogg, pleaded guilty on April 18, 2023 to one count of Fraudulent Insurer Submission (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Plus many more convictions. Plus many more convictions.
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