ZIFL – Volume 30, Issue 11 – June 1, 2026
THE SOURCE FOR THE INSURANCE FRAUD PROFESSIONAL
Post number 5361
Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter (ZIFL) continues its 30th year of publication dedicated to those involved in reducing the effect of insurance fraud. ZIFL is published 24 times a year by ClaimSchool and is written by Barry Zalma. It is provided FREE to anyone who visits the site at http://zalma.com/zalmas-insurance-fraud-letter-2/ This issue contains the following articles about insurance fraud:
Arson for Profit is a Violent Crime
Court Reporter’s Failure Causes Challenge to Conviction
Conviction for Murder by Arson Survives
In The People v. Joseph A. Meyers, 2026 NY Slip Op 03261, No. 44, New York Court of Appeals (May 26, 2026) both Mr. and Mrs. Meyers were indicted on multiple charges of murder, arson and fraud.
Read the full article and the full issue of ZIFL at http://zalma.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ZIFL-06-01-2026.pdf
He Who Acts as His Own Lawyer Has an Idiot for a Client
Arsonist Tried To Represent Himself, Failed, and Sought Habeas Relief
Karacson’s Arson for Profit Attempt Required Skill & Experience to Succeed
In Steve Ellis Karacson v. David Shaver, Warden, No. 25-1089, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (May 20, 2026) Steve Karacson was convicted in Michigan state court of arson and insurance fraud after evidence showed he burned his own insured home.
Read the full article and the full issue of ZIFL at http://zalma.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ZIFL-06-01-2026.pdf
MORE MCCLENNY MOSELEY & ASSOCIATES ISSUES
This is ZIFL’s forty-fifth installment of the saga of McClenny, Moseley & Associates and its problems with the federal courts in the State of Louisiana and what appears to be an effort to profit from what some Magistrate and District judges indicate may be criminal conduct to profit from insurance claims relating to hurricane damage to the public of the state of Louisiana. This is truly becoming a never-ending story.
Note that the attorneys for the plaintiffs are the plaintiffs Jason Joy & Associates, PLLC d/b/a Jason.
Read the full article and the full issue of ZIFL at http://zalma.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ZIFL-06-01-2026.pdf
Proactive Insurer Makes a Fraudster Pay
Defaulting Fraud Perpetrator Lets Insurer Defeat Fraud
In Transamerica Life Insurance Company v. John Joseph Egan, et al., No. 25-cv-06167-JD, United States District Court, N.D. California (May 12, 2026)
Read the full article and the full issue of ZIFL at http://zalma.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ZIFL-06-01-2026.pdf.
Health Insurance Fraud Convictions
Pharmacy Technician Pleads Guilty to $5.6M Health Care Fraud Scheme and Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone
Ali Naserdean, 32, of Dearborn Heights, Michigan pleaded guilty yesterday to defrauding health care benefit programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, by billing for prescription medications that he never dispensed and providing unlawful prescriptions of oxycodone to drug traffickers in exchange for cash.
Naserdean pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and possession with intent to illegally distribute oxycodone.
Read the full article, dozens of convictions, and the full issue of ZIFL at http://zalma.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ZIFL-06-01-2026.pdf.
Jury Sides With Insurers, Finding Takeda Pharmaceutical Liable for $885 Million in Damages
Takeda Pharmaceutical was found liable for causing about $885 million in damages by delaying a generic version of its constipation drug Amitiza through an anticompetitive scheme.
Read the full article and the full issue of ZIFL at http://zalma.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ZIFL-06-01-2026.pdf
Insurers & The Government Work Together to Defeat Fraud
Insurer Fights Back Against No-Fault Clinic Mills
Fraud Doesn’t Pay When Insurers Fight Back
Other Than Health Insurance Fraud Cases
Utah Jury Convicts Business Owners of Fraud after Victims Were Scammed More than $30M
After a five-week trial, a federal jury in Salt Lake City returned a guilty verdict against multiple defendants for their participation in a nationwide scheme to defraud victims out of more than $30,000,000 by inducing them to invest in Noah’s Event Centers.
Read the full article plus multiple convictions and the full issue of ZIFL at http://zalma.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ZIFL-06-01-2026.pdf
Insurance Attorneys Turn the Defense of a $1M Hail Claim into Nearly $2M Suit for Contractor Interference
What began as an appraisal controlled by a contractor working against Church Mutual Insurance Company on a $1 million-plus claim dispute turned into an award of $115,000 for the church, $282,000 for fraud to the carrier and awarded $823,000 in punitive damages. against a contractor because a jury found the contractor intentionally interfered with the insurance contract and caused the litigation.
Read the full article and the full issue of ZIFL at http://zalma.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ZIFL-06-01-2026.pdf
Barry Zalma, Barry Zalma, Inc., 4441 Sepulveda Boulevard, CULVER CITY CA 90230-4847, 310-390-4455.
Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE, now limits his practice to service as an insurance consultant specializing in insurance coverage, insurance claims handling, insurance bad faith and insurance fraud almost equally for insurers and policyholders. He also serves as an arbitrator or mediator for insurance related disputes. Subscribe to Excellence in Claims Handling at https://barryzalma.substack.com/welcome.