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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Eric Woods, 50, of 3331 Fallston-Waco Road, Cherryville. Woods was charged with insurance fraud and two counts of common law forgery, all felonies.

According to a Cleveland County grand jury, which indicted Woods on the charges, Woods forged two bills of sale, one for a Scag Turf Tiger mower and one for a John Deere Gator, and provided them to Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. in support of an insurance claim for storm damage.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Brody Alan Hankinson, 48, of 105 Whispering Pines Drive, Marion.

Hankinson is charged with insurance fraud and three counts of extortion, which are felonies. He is also charged with three counts of communicating threats and three counts of placing threatening phone calls, which are misdemeanors. 

North Carolina >Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Keshawn Dupree Bradley, 31 of 370 S. Kerr Ave., Wilmington. Bradley was charged with insurance fraud and identity theft, both felonies.

Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Bradley of using the name and date of birth of another person to obtain an automobile insurance policy from Nationwide Insurance Co.

The offense occurred on Jan. 15, 2024.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Laquain James Robinson, 33, of 2117 Joe Louis Ave., Greensboro, has been charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

According to a criminal summons, Robinson falsely told State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. that a loss of power at his insured property caused $600 in food spoilage.

The offense occurred on July 13, 2024.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today that Blondell Denise Andrews, 51, of 15540 Kenmare Hill Court, Charlotte, has been arrested and charged with one count of insurance fraud and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense. Both charges are felonies.

The Department of Insurance has ended its legal dispute with the North Carolina Rate Bureau over the Rate Bureau’s proposed rate increase for Mobile Home Fire (MH-F) polices and Mobile Home Casualty (MH-C) policies.

The settlement between the Department of Insurance and Rate Bureau calls for a statewide average increase of 11% per year over the next two years for MH-F policies and a statewide average increase of 8% for MH-C policies per year over the next two years.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Amanda Michelle Austin, 36, of 13260 S. NC Hwy. 231, Middlesex. Austin is charged with two counts of insurance fraud and two counts of obtaining property by false pretense. All four charges are felonies.

As 34 North Carolina counties and Cherokee tribal lands continue to operate under a declared state of emergency, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is offering tips to property owners who may be affected by growing wildfires in the western part of the state.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has set Sept. 22 as the hearing date for the North Carolina Rate Bureau’s proposed 23% automobile insurance rate increase.

“We are not in agreement with the Rate Bureau’s proposed increases filed on Feb. 3. The next step, according to statute, is to set a hearing date,” said Commissioner Causey. “The purpose of the hearing is to reach a resolution that will make the most financial sense for both North Carolina residents and insurance companies.”

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Shantale Pierre Chery, 54, of 1711 Chasewood Dr., Charlotte. Chery was charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies.