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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Sandra Renee Singleton, 49, of 404 Benson St., Reidsville, 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 Singleton of attempting to obtain a payment from Government Employees Insurance Co. by falsely claiming she received back and knee injuries when another vehicle struck her vehicle.

The offenses occurred on Feb. 17.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Edgar Octavio Ambrocio Perez, 26, of 909 Grace Ave., Burlington. Perez 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 Perez of obtaining $8,736.56 from Specialty Insurance Co. by collecting temporary disability payments that he was not entitled to receive.

With hurricane season beginning Sunday, June 1, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey urges residents to get ready now, as forecasters are predicting another extremely active season.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts 19 named storms, nine hurricanes and four major hurricanes for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through Nov. 30.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Christina Leigh Beaver, 51, of 1615 Hayes Place NW, Lenoir. Beaver is charged with one count of insurance fraud and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense. Both charges are felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Angela English Woody, 52, of 905 Harmony Grove Road, Nebo. Woody was charged with insurance fraud, a felony.

Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Woody of taking out an automobile insurance policy in her mother’s name on May 26, 2024, after her mother had passed away on April 2, 2024.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that two insurance companies, Builders Mutual Insurance Co. and Builders Premier Insurance Co., agreed to a voluntary settlement agreement following a market conduct compliance examination.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has announced the arrests of Alyssa Cheyenne Woolledge, 30, of 112 Hazel Lane, Troutman, and Michael Anthony Brown, 43, of 143 Perrin Dr., Mooresville. Woolledge is charged with one count of insurance fraud. Brown is charged with one count of insurance fraud and one count of obtaining property by false pretense.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that he has fined two insurance companies, The Members Insurance Co. and Universal Insurance Co., $113,000 following a market conduct examination.

Members and Universal, which are licensed to write private passenger automobile and homeowners’ insurance policies in North Carolina, are owned by Auto Club Group.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today that Damain Rayshawn Cummings, 30, of 1401 Chamblee Road, Zebulon, was charged with 21 insurance-related crimes. The charges included six counts of identity theft, six counts of insurance fraud, six counts of obtaining property by false pretense and three counts of attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Gregory Alan Williamson Jr., 38, of 3404 Cross Winds Road, Charlotte, has been charged with felony insurance fraud and misdemeanor common law uttering.