The cartel connection: Linking insurance fraud, drug cartels and terrorism

Fraud in the U.S. has reaches well beyond the borders to fund illegal activities globally.

By Christopher Tidball | November 11, 2015 at 02:15 AM

Insurance fraud is a growing global phenomenon.

In the United States alone, it is estimated that insurance fraud is an $80 billion dollar industry, second only to narcotics trafficking. Not surprisingly the two are often connected.

According to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, there has been an increase in organized transnational crime rings using insurance fraud as a vehicle to fund illegal activities. Compounding matters, it appears that terrorists are also capitalizing on these crimes to make a quick profit.

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