Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Laura Alford, 33, of 407 Straightway Drive, Fairmont; she is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense.
Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Alford of presenting a fraudulent statement to support a bodily injury claim with Progressive Casualty Insurance Company on Feb. 14, 2017. Investigators allege Alford was not in the vehicle at the time of the accident.