Topics Related to Fraud Control/Investigations

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today the arrest of Ashley Waters Lowery, 38, of 188 Owens Chapel Road, Union Mills, NC. Lowery was charged with one count of insurance fraud which is a felony.According to special agents with the NC Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division, Lowery attempted to defraud Progressive Insurance Company by issuing false statements in regards to a vehicle collision for automobile insurance.According to the arrest warrant, Lowery provided oral statements to the insurer on Jan. 10, 2023.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today the arrest of Jacob Howard Bishop, 29, of 2010 Sandy Mush Road, Marshall, NC. Bishop was charged with accessing computers, a misdemeanor.According to special agents with the NC Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division, Bishop signed off on fire fighter training hours for trainees who did not attend class. Bishop is a former firefighter with the Leicester Fire Department.According to the arrest warrant, Bishop’s offense occurred on Jan. 1, 2018.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Sally Ann Thompson, 38, of 354 Arboretum Drive, Wilmington, NC. Thompson was charged with nine counts of identity theft, nine counts of insurance fraud and three counts of obtaining property by false pretense. All 21 counts are felonies. 

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Shaquanda Andrews, 37, of 3980 Sunny Lane Drive, Ayden, NC. Andrews was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies. According to special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division, Andrews attempted to obtain money from USAA, by filing a false power outage claim, in order to receive a settlement of $500 for food spoilage.According to the arrest warrants, the offenses occurred on Nov. 15, 2023.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of April Cemillya Thomas, 43, of 121 Wright Court, Vass, NC. Thomas was charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies. According to special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division, Thomas fraudulently and knowingly obtained $8,660 of accident insurance from the American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (AFLAC). According to the arrest warrants, the offenses occurred on Jan 18.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Mitchell Ketchen Mullen, 49, of 2262 Isaac St., Concord, NC. Mullen was charged with one felony conversion by a bailee, two misdemeanor charges of prohibited practices in bail bonding and one misdemeanor of failure to properly document affidavit for collection. 

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today the arrest of Jonathan Michael Vlasak, 35, of 4388 Sandy Pine Court, Battleboro. Vlasak, a licensed insurance agent, was charged with 74 total counts, including 25 counts of forgery, 25 counts of identity theft, 22 counts of obtaining property by false pretense and two counts of attempting to obtain property by false pretense. All these charges are felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today the arrest of Orin Darnell Johnson, 40, of 9419 Lucy Jane Lane, Charlotte, NC. Johnson was charged with four counts of insurance fraud. All counts are felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Anthony Bernard Sims, 55, of 4114 Planters Watch Drive, Charlotte, was charged with insurance fraud, a felony.Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Sims of submitting multiple automobile insurance claims to Peak Property and Casualty Insurance for the same damage.According to the criminal summons, Sims was paid for damage to his vehicle on April 27, 2021, but later filed claims for the same damage on March 8, 2022, and June 17, 2022.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Anitra Rozella Henderson, 36, of 1116 West Shore Court, Morrisville. Henderson 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 Henderson of obtaining $6,154.52 from State Farm by providing falsified photos of damaged items and an invoice in a renters’ insurance claim.