Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire signed legislation today to give her state an insurance fraud bureau and a special fraud prosecutor.
The bill that will go into law, SB 6234, passed the state House and Senate earlier this year by decisive margins.
The governor's action was hailed by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. "A fraud bureau will add sharper focus and better enforcement power to Washington's anti-fraud efforts," said Howard Goldblatt, the coalition's government affairs director. "Washington needed a more-robust response to swindles. Business as usual no longer worked."
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