North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Deshon Tarez Oakes, 26, of 449 W. 24th St., Winston-Salem. Oakes was charged with felony insurance fraud and felony attempting to obtain property by false pretenses.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that a Lenoir County woman who filed 287 fraudulent cancer insurance claims was sentenced to 44 to 65 months in prison after pleading guilty to false pretense charges stemming from an investigation by special agents by the department's Criminal Investigations Division.Susan Leigh Huebotter, 60, of 912 Joshua Creek Road, Deep Run, was also ordered to pay $231,306.25 in restitution to Aflac Insurance Co.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Tamiya Mona McAllister, 25, of 303 Hunter St., Apex. McAllister was charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies.
According to the arrest warrant, McAllister obtained $15,004.39 from a State Farm renters’ insurance policy by presenting receipts for items she claimed were stolen but were never in her possession.
The offenses occurred between Jan. 21, 2018, and Feb. 5, 2018.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Samuel Lee Lang Johnson, 43, of 2703 Freedom Drive, Lumberton. Johnson was charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies, along with misdemeanor making false statements on an insurance application.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Corey Ross Spence, 47, of 1120 Davenport Place, Winterville. Spence was charged with forgery and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies.
Spence is accused of obtaining $4,490.07 from Geico by depositing a check with an altered date in a Bank of America ATM in Greenville when an electronic check had previously been deposited to an account with Langley Federal Credit Union on May 3, 2017.
The offense occurred on Aug. 27, 2019.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Glenn Jackson Mitchell, 66, of 1807 Petty Road, Kingstown. Mitchell was charged with identity theft, obtaining property by false pretense, and three counts of common law forgery, all felonies.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Kendra Yvette Shannonhouse, 36, of 3421 Lloyd Corey Road, Stokes. Shannonhouse was charged with felony insurance fraud, felony obtaining property by false pretense, and misdemeanor common law forgery.Special Agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Shannonhouse of having a false lien release letter notarized and presenting it to Geico Indemnity Co. to obtain an auto insurance payment, knowing that she still owed $7,609.21 on a 2008 Nissan Altima.
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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey urged people victimized by Hurricane Florence to stay strong and avoid being taken advantage of by dishonest contractors and scam artists.
“Many of you are already under tremendous emotional stress, so the last thing you want to do is become a victim twice,” Commissioner Causey said. “You can't prevent yourself from becoming a victim of a natural disaster, but you can protect yourself from becoming a victim of insurance fraud.”
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Brent Lyndon Snipes, 21, of 4804 Governor Umstead Circle, Efland. He was charged with felony insurance fraud.
According to the warrant, Snipes attempted to deceive National General Insurance Co. by filing an auto claim with a fictitious time of loss. The offense occurred between Dec. 30, 2017, and March 20, 2018.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Nakia Louisanna Craig, 43, of 915 Plum St., Durham. She is charged with felony insurance fraud.
According to the warrant, Craig filed an auto claim with Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Co. on a vehicle that she no longer possessed. The offense occurred between Jan. 29 and April 10.
Special agents with the Criminal Investigations Division of the N.C. Department of Insurance arrested Craig on July 24 in Durham County. She was given a $2,000 unsecured bond.
