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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Richard Antonio Van Davis, 43, of 630 Johns Lane, Gastonia. Davis was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Davis of falsely claiming that he was injured as a pedestrian in a vehicle crash. According to the arrest warrant, Davis altered medical documents in an attempt to collect on a claim with Progressive Southern Insurance Co.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Robert Jeffrey Burns, 54, of 11 Rachel Fay Drive, Hendersonville. Burns was charged with embezzlement and conversion by a bailee, both felonies.

Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Burns of embezzling $3,412.50 from Queen Bail Bonds. In addition, Burns is accused of converting more than $400 in bonds owned by Palmetto Surety Corp. to his own use.
The offenses occurred on Feb. 12, 2025.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that the North Carolina Department of Insurance saved or recovered $142 million for North Carolinians in 2025.

The recovered funds include those from insurance fraud restitution, consumer assistance, market monitoring and external reviews, where Department employees helped consumers get needed medical procedures and prescription drugs.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has set May 4, 2026, as the hearing date for the North Carolina Rate Bureau’s proposed 68.3% dwelling insurance rate increase.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that a roof scam sting operation coordinated with the Department’s fraud investigators and Farm Bureau’s Special Investigations Unit has yielded the arrest of one man with a second arrest pending.

Robert Allen Bentley, 36, of 6617 Elmstone Drive, Charlotte, a senior project manager with A&M Premier Roofing & Construction, was arrested on Dec. 10 and charged with insurance fraud, attempting to obtain property by false pretense and conspiracy. All three charges are felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of William Sanders, 42, of 1906 Longshadow St., Rural Hall. Sanders was charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies. He was also charged with misdemeanor making a false report to a police station.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has joined Gov. Josh Stein in urging Congress to pass bipartisan legislation that would spur proactive solutions for coastal houses in danger of falling into the ocean.

The Preventing Environmental Hazards Act of 2025, also known as H.R. 3161, introduced by North Carolina Congressman Greg Murphy, would authorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to offer pre-collapse coverage so that homeowners could demolish or relocate condemned structures before they fall into the ocean.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Justin Chidozie Nwachukwu, 29, of 6420 Alanbrook Road, Charlotte. Nwachukwu was charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies.

Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Nwachukwu of falsely filing an insurance claim for the theft of his 2021 Dodge Charger.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Charnay Hayden Padilla, 26, of 553 Averasboro Drive, Clayton. Padilla was charged with four counts of insurance fraud, three counts of obtaining property by false pretense and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Za’kira Zaleaya Price, 23, of 9059 Senca Drive, Wilmington. Price was charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies.

Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Price of obtaining $2,341 from Geico Insurance by submitting false medical bills to the insurance company in an automobile collision insurance claim.

The offense occurred on June 13.