Fraudcraft
Join host Teena every week as she takes you into the world of FraudcraftTM, the billion-dollar underground economy created inside the industry of commercial insurance, most notably, California workers’ compensation, by the tradecraft of fraud syndicatesTM, their predatory tactics against people who they hook, buy & sell like human cash crops in capping schemes.
Each week you’ll get in-depth discussions and interviews with other subject matter experts, thought leaders and angel disruptors, business owners, employees, prosecutors, applicant and defense attorneys, investigators, medical and legal providers, in discussing & sharing lessons of FraudcraftTM , industry leadership influence, and the trajectory of the future with AI. Here we promote the innovative mindset for scalable solutions.
FraudcraftTM is your ticket to see the inside of these schemes, a landscape once controlled by restricted access.
This is the podcast I wish existed when I first began my career. These are the people who have cracked the code on what they love & sharing their craft to help others. Here we shout cheers to the wisdom of passion, innovation, solutions, creations, evolution, revolution, invention, inspiration & the celebration of us all.
*FraudcraftTM is a term coined by Teena in identifying the sources and methods of organized fraud criminals in commercial insurance fraud and the study of the criminology and victimology of these organize fraud schemes.
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Episodes
38 episodes
The California DA's Office Isn't Stopping Fraud - Insurance Fraud Unit Supervisor Breaks the Silence
Insurance fraud in the commercial space isn't a niche problem — it's a billion dollar underground economy that grows every year. A 30-year law enforcement veteran explains the institutional failures inside district attorney offices that let fra...
California Businesses Pay Money to Law Enforcement to Fight Fraud | But is it working?
California businesses are paying into a system they don’t fully understand.Every year, roughly 0.66% of your workers’ compensation premium goes toward funding fraud investigations in California—totaling nearly $90 million annually. But wher...
How the Best Fraud Investigators Think | Lessons from an SIU Vice President (Ret) & Former Chair, California Fraud Assessment Commission
In this insightful episode of Fraudcraft, host Teena sits down with Don Marshall, a recently retired Vice President of a national insurance company's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and former Chair, California Fraud Assessment Commission.
Certified Court Interpreter Impersonated in California Workers’ Comp Deposition
In this explosive episode of Fraudcraft, host Teena interviews certified court interpreter Gilberto Martin del Campo, who discovered that someone impersonated him during a California workers’ compensation deposition.Yes — a...
Fake court interpreters? Identity theft allegations in California Work Comp | AIJIC vs OneCall
In this explosive episode of Fraudcraft, Teena sits down with:• Mariana Bension-Larkin — President of AIJIC (Association of Independent Judicial Interpreters of California)• Shaddi Kamiabipour — Former Criminal ProsecutorThey discus...
From Violent Crimes to White-Collar Warfare: A Prosecutor's Journey into the Insurance Fraud Unit
What happens when a seasoned violent crimes prosecutor is reassigned to the insurance fraud unit?In this episode, we sit down with a career retired prosecutor who made the challenging transition from prosecuting violent crimes to tackling c...
Defense Attorney catches fraudster attorneys & chiropractor pushing pills on Latina Injured Worker
Just last week while at the California Work Comp Board, Defense Attorney Julia Heilbron caught a scheme by a couple of law firms & a chiropractor pushing pills on a Latina Worker. Subscribe to Fraudcraft to listen to Part 1 & 2 of the s...
EP31 Exclusive Live CA Work Comp Atty catches a fraud syndicate scheme in action at the CA Work Comp Board
CA Work Comp Defense Attorney Julie Heilbron caught fraud syndicates in action at the Work Comp Board in Southern California victimizing a Latina Injured Worker and her USMC Military Combat Veteran Son. Julia swooped in to help the two get just...
EP30 Live Exclusive - fraud syndicates caught in action at the CA Work Comp Board- Part 1
CA Work Comp Defense Attorney Julie Heilbron caught fraud syndicates in action at the Work Comp Board in Southern California victimizing a Latina Injured Worker and her USMC Military Combat Veteran Son. Julia swooped in to help the two get just...
EP 29 Prosecutor- from violent crimes to insurance fraud
Prosecutor (Ret) Shaddi Kamiabipour talks about her journey from prosecuting violent crimes to insurance fraud. See how it all begins. Find the full episode this week on Fraudcraft. Please subscribe, hit like, sponsor us! Kindly support us so w...
Attorney catches Doctor Submitting copycat medical reports on his clients
CA Work Comp Attorney catches a doctor sending him exact replica medical reports on his clients, indicative of fraud syndicate schemes. Patients suffer. Businesses suffer. Subscribe to Fraudcraft & help us expose these fraudsters. Please su...
EP27 Fraud Syndicates empty all of our wallets, every day
Too many people still think fraud is a victimless crime. And, too many people think that injured workers are the ones committing all the fraud when in reality it's fraud syndicates, the organized crime networks of fraudster cappers, fraudster d...
EP26 Fraud Syndicates Rely on Appearance of Legitimacy
One of the secrets to being a successful fraud syndicate is the appearance of legitimacy. Prosecutor (Ret) Shaddi Kamiabipour exposes this secret. Please subscribe, hit like, sponsor us! Kindly support us so we can support our charities – Joshu...
EP25 Lawyers Role in Fraud Schemes
Fraud Syndicates, fraud schemes, need the lawyer as a vital role to file the litigation against the employer to effect their fraud schemes. Prosecutor (Ret) Shaddi Kamiabipour takes you deeper into this scheme. Please subscribe, hit like, spons...
EP24 Dirty Easy Money by Doctors & Lawyers in Work Comp Fraud Schemes
Listen to Prosecutor (Ret) Shaddi Kamiabipour expose why dirty doctors and dirty lawyers in work comp keep doing their dirty deeds. Please subscribe, hit like, sponsor us! Kindly support us so we can support our charities – Joshua Tree No Kill ...
E23 Prosecutor exposes mafia in workers comp fraud networks
Former Prosecutor Shaddi Kamiabipour exposes mafia operating in workers comp fraud networks. Please subscribe, hit like, sponsor us! Kindly support us so we can support our charities – Joshua Tree No Kill Animal Shelter & Stray Cat Alliance...
EP22 Former Prosecutor exposes the identification of organized crime in commercial insurance
One of the problems in work comp is that many have ignored the fact that organized crime exists. Former Orange County District Attorney Prosecutor Shaddi Kamiabipour defines what it is and we go into a several-segment episodes on organized crim...
EP21 CA Work Comp Attorney Exposes Organized Crimes
Fraud syndicates run rampant in CA Workers' Comp. Subject Matter Experts on this podcast expose what they see to help others avoid these schemes. Be a guest on our podcast if you've caught up in these schemes. Please subscribe, hit like, sponso...
EP20 How Female Attorneys Handle Conflict in CA Work Comp System
Female attorneys face combative situations during the scope of their work. Find out how you can deal with these situations. Be a guest on our podcast if you've caught up in these schemes. Please subscribe, hit like, sponsor us! Kindly support u...
EP19 Work Comp Attorney Exposes Unlicensed Doctors Gaming the System
Organized criminal networks in CA Work Comp use unlicensed medical doctors to take advantage of injured workers. Be a guest on our podcast if you've caught up in these schemes. Please subscribe, hit like, sponsor us! Kindly support us so we can...
EP18 Attorney Warns that Fraud is on the Rise in California Workers Comp
California Work Comp Attorney sounds the alarm that fraud is rising rapidly in CA Work Comp, making us all victims as consumers. Work Comp premiums are on the rise and are wrapped into the cost of production, making us all pay into the fraud ne...
EP16 CA Work Comp Attorney talks about Interpreter Fraud
Organized criminals create all types of billing opportunities in the CA Work Comp System. Interpreter fraud schemes are on the rise and are usually one of the highest billers on a work comp claim. Be a guest on our podcast if you've caught up i...
EP16 Injured Workers in Jeopardy of Fraud Syndicate Schemes
Organized criminals target injured workers and place them into the position of having to lie to support their schemes. Be a guest on our podcast if you've caught up in these schemes. Please subscribe, hit like, sponsor us! Kindly support us so ...
EP15 Exposing how Fraud Syndicates prey on Attorneys in CA Work Comp
Organized criminals target applicant attorneys in CA Work Comp because they need an attorney to drive the fraud claims through the system to unlock the kickback opportunities. Be a guest on our podcast if you've caught up in these schemes. Plea...
EP14 Work Comp Attorney exposes SIBTF and work comp fraud
Organized criminals target CA Work Comp because the filing of a claim kicks off other benefits for the fraudsters. Please subscribe, hit like, sponsor us! Kindly support us so we can support our charities – Joshua Tree No Kill Animal Shelter &a...