Insurance Fraud 18
Insurance Fraud 18 : (6) Legislation: National and local governments, especially in the last half of the twentieth century, have recognized insurance fraud as a serious crime, and have made efforts to punish and prevent this practice. Some major developments are listed below: (6. 1) United States: Insurance Fraud is specifically classified as a crime in all states, though a minority of states only criminalize certain types (i. e. oregon only outlaws Worker Compensation and Property Claim fraud). 19 states require mandatory insurer fraud plans. This requires companies to form programs to combat fraud and in some cases to develop investigation units to detect fraud. 41 states have fraud bureaus. These are law enforcement agencies where "investigators review fraud reports and begin the prosecution process". Section 1347 of Title 18 of the United States Code states that whoever attempts or carries out a "scheme or artifice" to "defraud a health care benefit program" will be "fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both". If this scheme results in bodily injury, the violator may be imprisoned up to 20 years, and if the scheme results in death the violator may be imprisoned for life
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