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.
Reidsville police served Singleton with a criminal summons on May 26. She is scheduled to appear in Rockingham County District Court on June 10.
“Insurance fraud is not a victimless crime,” Commissioner Causey said. “It hits all of us in the pocket through higher premiums.”
If you suspect insurance fraud or other white-collar crimes, please report it. You may anonymously report fraud by calling the N.C. Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Division at 919-807-6840 or toll free from anywhere in North Carolina at 888-680-7684.
Information is also available at www.ncdoi.gov.