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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of April Denise Moore, 39, of 2960 N.C. 231, Wendell. Moore 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 Moore of obtaining $3,275 from Aflac by presenting medical documents that contained false information to the insurance company.

The offenses occurred between Dec. 1, 2016, and May 17, 2018.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of John Edward Hight, 57, of 439 Baldy Murphy Road, Louisburg, and Ernest Broughton Tharrington Jr., 44, of 40 Casino Lane, Franklinton. Both were charged with two felony counts of obtaining property by false pretense and two misdemeanor counts of setting up mobile homes without a license.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Niki Vandiford Hathaway, 52, of 213 Speight Ave., Tarboro. Hathaway 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 Hathaway of attempting to obtain a settlement from The General Insurance by filing a fictitious insurance claim for a stolen vehicle.

The offenses occurred on Aug. 4, 2021.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will present the Century Award to the J.W. Rook & Son insurance agency in Pitt County on Monday, March 28.

Commissioner Causey will present the award at 4 p.m. Monday at the agency’s office at 122 W. Andrews St., Bethel, N.C. 27812.

In recognition of National Poison Prevention Week, which runs March 20-26, Insurance Commissioner and Safe Kids N.C. Chair Mike Causey encourages North Carolinians to safely dispose of unused or expired medications at one of the Operation Medicine Drop take-back events or permanent drop boxes around the state.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of James Jaquan Rutledge, 28, of 135 Aunt Mary Ave., Greensboro. Rutledge 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 Rutledge of obtaining $29,838.14 from State Farm Insurance Co. by filing a fictitious renters’ insurance claim for a kitchen fire that did not occur.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that two Richmond County insurance agents were served with criminal summonses.

Christian LaFabian Ratliff, 34, of 151 Jenkins Covington Road, Rockingham, was charged with two counts of insurance fraud and two counts of obtaining property by false pretense, all felonies, along with two misdemeanor counts of making false statements in an application for insurance.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will announce a new fire protection rating and honor firefighters during a trip to Moore and Scotland counties on Thursday, March 17.

Commissioner Causey, who also serves as the State Fire Marshal, will announce a new insurance rating for Pinehurst.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, who also serves as the State Fire Marshal, will announce new insurance ratings for four fire departments in Stokes County on Thursday, March 3.

The announcements will take place at 2 p.m. at the Stokes County Government Center, 1014 Main St., Danbury, N.C. 27016.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will distribute grant checks totaling $10,000 to two volunteer fire departments when he travels to Madison County on Wednesday, March 2.