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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Jamie Keith Buchanan, 52, of 452 Dalton Road, Sylva. Buchanan was charged with two counts of obtaining property by false pretense and exploitation of an elder’s trust, all felonies.  He was also charged with misdemeanor count of setting up a mobile home without a mobile home set-up license.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has urged North Carolinians to use an extra measure of caution, especially when using portable heaters during the winter season. Unfortunately, portable heaters can ignite, as one did in Moore County Thursday, where the family escaped but lost their home.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Mary Nicole Midgett, 33, of 114 Eagle Drive, Kill Devil Hills. Midgett was charged with three counts of making false statements to obtain unemployment benefits, three counts of obtaining property by false pretense, three counts of unauthorized access to government computers and one count of conspiracy to obtain property by false pretense, all felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Ayana Antoinette Armstrong, 32, of 3630 Concord Pointe Lane Southwest, Concord, 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 Armstrong of forging her doctor’s signature to short-term disability claim forms submitted to Lincoln Financial Group to obtain $10,468.43 in benefits.

In recognition of 2021 National Burn Awareness Week, which runs Feb. 7-13, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey reminds North Carolinians of the causes of burn injuries and the resources of burn care available.

Since families are spending more time at home, National Burn Awareness Week presents an opportunity to review some simple safety steps to prevent burn injuries at home, at work, and outdoors.

This year’s theme from the American Burn Association is Electrical Safety from Amps to Zap (A to Z).

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Harold Richard Baker, 77, of 837 Johnnie Bridges Road, Shelby, was charged with obtaining property by false pretense, a felony, and two misdemeanor counts of setting up a mobile home without a set-up contractor’s license.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey encourages families preparing to watch Super Bowl LV on Sunday to make a quick television safety check to ensure they enjoy the game safely and without worry.

Right now, while families are spending more time at home, is the perfect time to remember to secure your TVs and any heavy furniture to avoid injuries, said Commissioner Causey, who also chairs Safe Kids North Carolina.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that two Charlotte men have been accused of staging a wreck involving a U-Haul truck in an attempt to collect on an insurance claim.

Darrius Donte Barber, 27, of 310 W. 28th St., Charlotte, and Reginald Alexander Murray Jr., 40, of 11238 Joe Morrison Lane, Charlotte, were both charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, all felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has set Jan. 18, 2022, as the hearing date for the North Carolina Rate Bureau’s proposed 18.7% dwelling insurance rate increase.

“We are not in agreement with the Rate Bureau’s proposed increase filed in December,” Commissioner Causey said. “I want to make sure that the process is transparent and that consumers’ interests are protected while making sure our insurance companies remain healthy so they can pay claims.”

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Tiaania Marie Melvin, 19, of 816 Lisbon St., Clinton. Melvin was charged with insurance fraud, a felony.