Fraud

Car Insurance:

* misrepresenting facts on insurance forms

*inflating claims to receive more money

*staging accidents for injuries or damages that were never suffered.

 

Home Insurance:

*Destroying property to receive compensation for a larger amount than the initial value of the property  

Commercial Insurance:

*workers compensation issues

Medicare/ Medicaid:

*because this is a free service provided to people with financial restrictions, this type of fraud is most common.

*phantom billing

*up-coding

*ganging

 

Medical Insurance:

*member prescription fraud

* billing for services not rendered

*higher billing amounts to receive higher compensation

*providing services with a suspended or revoked license

 

Section

Offense

Class

176.00

Insurance fraud; definition of terms.

 

176.05

Insurance fraud; defined.

 

176.10

Insurance fraud in the fifth degree.

A MISD

176.15

Insurance fraud in the fourth degree.

E FELONY

176.20

Insurance fraud in the third degree.

D FELONY

176.25

Insurance fraud in the second degree.

C FELONY

176.30

Insurance fraud in the first degree.

B FELONY

 

DEGREE /CLASS                                    1ST OFFENCE                            2ND OFFENCE

1ST DEGREE/ CLASS B FELONY

1 YEAR-25 YEARS

1-3 YEARS ON PAROLE

4 1/2 - 25 YEARS

1-3 YEARS ON PAROLE

2ND DEGFREE/ CLASS C FELONY

NO MIN/MAX

MAX 5-15 YEARS

3RD DEGEE/ CLASS D FELONY

NO MIN/MAX

2 1/3 - 7 YEARS

4TH DEGREE/ CLASS E

FELONY

NO MIN/MAX

1 1/3 - 4 years.

5TH DEGREE/ CLASS A

MISDEAMENOR

NO MIN/MAX

MAX 1 YEAR

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