Asian and Hispanic communities, for example, report extensive insurance fraud as con artists prey on immigrants' trust, lack of English skills and ignorance of how insurance works. Six states still don't have specific insurance fraud laws, thus discouraging many prosecutors from tackling tough fraud cases. Courts are getting tougher on convicted schemers, but too often jail sentences still are light, with courts often reserving space in overcrowded prisons for people convicted of more-violent crimes. Professional societies overseeing doctors and lawyers often are reluctant to discipline peers convicted of insurance fraud. Low Legal Priority .
Prosecutors often give top priority to combating drugs, violence and other high-profile crimes.
Though prosecutors are tackling more fraud cases than in the early 1990s, too many prosecutors still believe insurance crimes often are too complex and technical to successfully prosecute. People Tolerate Fraud . Too many consumers believe insurance fraud is justified. This environment of tolerance makes it much easier for con artists to operate safely. All Shapes and Sizes Insurance fraud comes in all shapes and sizes.