A Lawrence woman was placed on one year of pre-trial probation after being charged with motor vehicle insurance fraud and attempt to commit a crime, accused of falsely claiming her Toyota RAV4 was struck while parked when forensic analysis showed it had reversed and sideswiped a yellow stationary object.

A Lowell man, Henry Lam, was arrested and federally indicted on charges of failing to collect and pay over taxes and mail fraud, accused of running a temporary employment agency that hid more than $6.1 million in payroll and avoided over $2.4 million in payroll taxes while using false payroll figures to obtain cheaper workers’ compensation insurance.

A Lawrence woman was placed on six months of pre-trial probation after being charged with motor vehicle insurance fraud and attempt to commit a crime, accused of falsely reporting her Toyota Corolla was hit while parked when investigators found the damage matched backing into a yellow-painted pole or post.

A Hopkinton couple, Ronaldo and Adriana Solano, were sentenced for defrauding workers’ compensation insurers and misusing federal pandemic relief funds. They underreported payroll through a shell company to avoid over $627,000 in insurance premiums and later secured $2 million in SBA COVID-19 relief funds, using $1 million for a home down payment without disclosing it to their mortgage lender. Ronaldo received a prison term of one year and a day plus supervised release, while Adriana was sentenced to time served and supervised release; together they were ordered to pay more than $1.6 million in restitution.

A Brockton man pleaded guilty and received a two-year continuance without a finding after being charged with filing false insurance claims and larceny, accused of submitting identical fraudulent medical documents to multiple insurers to claim $6,532 for alleged treatment in South Africa, even though the listed clinics and doctor could not verify his care and some facilities and contact details proved fictitious.

A Brockton man pleaded guilty and received a two-year continuance without a finding after admitting to multiple counts of filing false insurance claims, larceny, and attempted crime, accused of submitting fraudulent medical documents to support a $2,537 travel insurance claim for an alleged illness during a trip to Nigeria and using the same fake records in court and with other insurers to obtain payouts.

A Roxbury man was charged with motor vehicle insurance fraud after allegedly claiming his parked Audi was struck, but forensic analysis showed the rear damage was consistent with scraping concrete during a low-speed backing maneuver, and his statements about where and how the damage occurred were inconsistent.

A Chelsea woman received nine months of probation after charges of insurance fraud, attempted crime, and filing a false report, accused of staging a hit-and-run and falsely claiming another car struck her Hyundai, though surveillance and forensic evidence indicated she sideswiped a fixed object while using the car for Lyft.

A Roslindale man was charged with motor vehicle insurance fraud and larceny over $1,200 after allegedly claiming his BMW was rear-ended and damaged in a November 2022 crash, but investigators found the bumper damage matched an earlier June 2022 incident and was not caused by the reported collision, even as the insurer had already paid the passenger’s medical bills.

A Peabody woman was placed on six months of pre-trial probation after being charged with filing a fraudulent insurance claim and attempting to commit a crime, accused of falsely reporting her Infiniti was hit while parked when forensic analysis showed it struck a fixed object, with paint and debris evidence contradicting her account.

A Billerica woman was placed on pre-trial probation after being charged with insurance fraud and leaving the scene, accused of falsely claiming her Jeep was damaged while parked after reinstating coverage, though evidence showed the crash happened before her policy was active.

A Springfield woman has been charged with filing a fraudulent insurance claim after allegedly reinstating her auto policy shortly after crashing her car, despite evidence showing the accident happened before coverage was active.

A Springfield man was charged with motor vehicle insurance fraud for allegedly falsely claiming he was driving his Honda Odyssey during a November 21, 2004 crash and reporting injuries, but investigators found he wasn’t present and surveillance video showed a woman was the sole driver.

Five individuals have been sentenced for a $1 million healthcare fraud scheme in which they submitted fake claims for overseas medical care while actually in the U.S., receiving sentences ranging from probation to 27 months in prison and paying hundreds of thousands in restitution.

A Charlestown man’s case was continued without a finding after he admitted to sufficient facts in an insurance fraud case, where crash data showed his Toyota was moving before a collision he claimed was a hit-and-run while parked.

A Canton woman faces charges of filing a fraudulent insurance claim and attempted crime after allegedly submitting fake invoices for water damage repairs and hotel stays, collecting over $80,000 from Progressive despite investigators finding no evidence the services were ever provided.

A Rockland man has been charged with motor vehicle insurance fraud after allegedly falsely reporting to GEICO that another car hit his Mercedes, while damage analysis suggested the harm was consistent with intentional impacts from a handheld object.

A Springfield woman’s case was continued without a finding after she claimed her parked car was hit, but data showed her Acura was moving just before the collision, raising doubts about her report to Arbella Insurance.

A Lynn man was charged with motor vehicle insurance fraud and attempt to commit a crime after allegedly claiming his Jeep was hit while parked, but forensic analysis showed the damage came from striking a wooden fixed object while in motion, with wood pulp evidence contradicting his account.