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Recession is fueling a boom in insurance fraud

Recession is fueling a boom in insurance fraud
By Tony Pugh McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON—The sour economy is producing a bumper crop of cash-strapped consumers, business owners and shady agents who are fueling a wave of insurance fraud that is keeping regulators and law-enforcement officials busy from coast to coast. Whether it’s worthless health plans peddled by fax, staged auto accidents, arson or slip-and-fall accidents at the local ...

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