Former Seven Corners employee convicted for wire fraud
A former employee of US travel insurer Seven Corners has been convicted for her role in a wire fraud scheme which defrauded her employer out of over US$588,000
Maria Caceres, who was employed by Seven Corners between 1998 and her dismissal in December 2016, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on 14 April by US District Judge Richard L Young, as well as one year of supervision following her release from prison. Caceres was also ordered to pay over $496,000 in restitution.
Prosecutors said that during her time working for Seven Corners, Caceres had prepared and submitted 30 fraudulent claims to the company between May 2011 and September 2016.
As part of the scheme, she and several accomplices would create fictional names and falsified details to purchase travel insurance policies from her employer, before submitting fraudulent claims of injury during international travel for incidents which never happened. The gang also created fake email addresses to impersonate a Venezuelan hospital.
Caceres was dismissed in 2016 after a fellow employee raised concerns about the claims she handled. Seven Corners conducted an internal investigation before referring the case to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Oliver Cuenca
Oliver Cuenca is a Junior Editor for Voyageur Group, joining in 2021. He writes for both ITIJ and AirMed&Rescue, covering a range of topics including international travel and health insurance, medical assistance provision and air medical transportation. He also serves as Title Editor of the Assistance & Repatriation Reviews. Oliver holds an MA in Magazine Journalism from Cardiff University, as well as a BA in English with Creative Writing from Falmouth University.