Investigations Press Release
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Cassie Ann Gibson, 36, of 420 Brewer St., Asheboro, 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 Gibson of obtaining money from an automobile policy claim from Progressive Insurance by falsely telling the insurance company that a crash occurred after her policy had been reinstated on Oct. 9.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Andrew Konrad Roesch, 56, of 7037 N.C. Highway 751, Durham, was charged with three misdemeanor counts of failing to perform fire inspection duties in Durham County Schools.
Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Roesch of failing to perform alarm tests and inspecting fire alarms at Fayetteville Street, Southwest and Hillandale elementary schools, all in Durham County.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of an Eagle Springs man in the burning of a Montgomery County church that occurred Saturday night.
Shane Deante Jones, 24, of 125 McCoy Lane, Eagle Springs, was arrested by special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division and charged with breaking and entering of a place of worship, burning a church or religious building and burning personal property, all felonies.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Ronnie Ray Perry, 64, of 1413 E. Third St., Winston Salem. Perry 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 Perry of obtaining $22,443.76 from State Farm Insurance Co. for a kitchen fire that did not occur.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Melissa Ryan Stein, 40, and Jerome Clayton Holliday, 51, both of 7334 Heritage Lane, Randleman. Stein was charged with insurance fraud, attempting to obtain property by false pretense and felony conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, all felonies. Holliday was charged with conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, a felony.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Toronto Montrell Ruffin, 39, of 3908 W. Vancroft Circle, Greenville. Ruffin was charged with insurance fraud, a felony.
Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Ruffin of filing duplicate claims for damage to his vehicle.
The offense occurred on June 6.
Tarboro police arrested Ruffin on Sept. 14. He was released on a written promise to appear in Pitt County District Court on Dec. 7.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Gretchen Eleanora Stephens, 52, of 735 Williams Ave., Asheboro, was charged with insurance fraud, a felony.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Athenia Renee Singletary, 52, of 149 Sweetgum Court, Raeford, 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 Singletary of making a false statement to Nationwide General Insurance Co. in an attempt to collect on an automobile insurance claim.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Daniel Squire Bohland, 47, of 4280 Highway 158, Advance. Bohland 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 Bohland of attempting to obtain a payment from N.C. Farm Bureau Insurance Co. by telling the insurance company and Winston-Salem police that his Kawasaki motorcycle had been stolen.