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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Brandi M. Rivera, 40, of 5541 Fountain Grove Circle, Fayetteville, has been charged with insurance fraud.

According to a criminal summons, Rivera filed an auto insurance claim with Geico Insurance Co. saying that an accident occurred on May 8. However, a Fayetteville police accident report showed that the accident occurred on May 4, during a period when her insurance had lapsed. Rivera reinstated her policy with Geico on May 7, the summons says.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Johnny Carroll Clifton Jr., 47, of 714 Brookford Place Court, Winston-Salem. He is charged with practicing law without a license, a misdemeanor.

Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Clifton of unlawfully acting as legal counsel for Jeannie Benton and her son, Jeremy Maynard, during a legal matter involving Geico Insurance Co.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Shylemu Wylemu Jones, 37, of 159 Timber Lane, Henderson. Jones was charged with embezzlement by an insurance agent.

According to the arrest warrant, Jones is accused of embezzling $1,439.69 in life insurance premiums from United Insurance Company of America. The offense occurred between Nov. 22, 2017, and Jan. 25, 2018.

Special agents from the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division arrested Jones on July 19. She was placed under $30,000 unsecured bond.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has joined Gov. Roy Cooper in the effort to prepare North Carolinians for the onslaught of Hurricane Florence, now a potentially catastrophic Category 4 storm.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey reminds people who have Medicare health insurance to check their mail boxes. Their new Medicare card could be in there.

“Your new Medicare card may look a little different, “Commissioner Causey said. “It will no longer have your Social Security number on it. That’s to help protect against fraud and identity theft, and to protect your medical information.”

Instead, the new card will use a combination of numbers and letters.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey and staff from SHIIP, the Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program, are pleased to announce a series of town hall events to educate Medicare beneficiaries on how to get the most from their Medicare benefits.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey and UNC Asheville Chancellor Nancy J. Cable have reached a late-night agreement that will address fire safety concerns and allow students to move into their dorms immediately.

The Commissioner and the Chancellor worked into Friday night, along with attorneys and technical staff, to craft the agreement.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today has prohibited the use of the University of North Carolina at Asheville’s five newly constructed residence halls because the buildings pose life safety concerns to students.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Sharonda Gail Murphy, 29, of 1504 Hudgins Drive Apt. B., Greensboro. She was charged with felony insurance fraud.

According to the arrest warrant, Murphy made an agreement with a co-defendant to submit a false claim to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. that an auto accident occurred. The two had agreed to split the claim money, the arrest warrant adds.

The offense occurred between May 1, 2017, and Aug. 6, 2017.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is offering tips to avoid roofing scams in the wake of the arrest of a roofing company owner who did not perform roof replacement work after collecting money from homeowners and insurance companies to do so.

“Hurricane season is still upon us and potentially damaging storms can provide opportunities for people who have unscrupulous business practices to rip off homeowners,” Commissioner Causey said. “Make sure you’re not a victim by following some common sense tips to avoid these scams.”