North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Leslie Jazmine Sorto, 22, of 125 Milksick Cove Road, Candler. Sorto was charged with insurance fraud, a felony.
Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Sorto of submitting false information and photographs of pre-existing vehicle damage to Allstate Insurance Co. According to the arrest warrant, Sorto filed a collision claim using photos of damage that occurred before adding comprehensive coverage to the vehicle.
Sorto was arrested on July 13 in Buncombe County and was given a $2,000 secured bond. Her court date is scheduled for July 20.
Commissioner Causey encourages North Carolinians to help keep insurance premiums low by reporting suspicious fraud. “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.