Topics Related to Fraud Control/Investigations

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Shemeka Erika Joyner, 34, of 117 Jerry Lane, Windsor; she is charged with one count of insurance fraud.

Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Joyner of filing a claim for pre-existing automobile damages with Sentry Insurance on Dec. 20, 2016. Investigators allege Joyner filed the same claim with National General Insurance in June 2016.

Joyner was arrested on Feb. 10 in Bertie County and released under a signed promise to appear in court.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Ebony Phillips, 35, of 2612 North Claremont Ave., Winston-Salem; she is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense in Guilford County.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Tammi Nichole Chabot, 35, of 5001 Nicks Road, Mebane; she is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Chabot of providing false statements to support a claim regarding the timing of the water damage to her residence with Homesite Insurance Company. Investigators allege Chabot activated water damage coverage after the damage occurred.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrests of Timothy Wayne Johnson, 55, and Sherry Saunders Johnson, 53, of 1410 Holly Grove Road, Lexington and Don Seamon, 60, of 270 Edgewood Drive, Lexington; each has been charged for crimes and arrested in Davidson County.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Simone Ashley Jones, 27, of 711 Leasburg Road, Lot 30, Roxboro; she is charged with one count of insurance fraud.

Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Jones of providing false statements to support a claim regarding the time she purchased fire coverage with GEICO Indemnity Company and the time the fire loss occurred. Investigators allege Jones added the fire coverage after the fire loss occurred.

Jones was arrested on Feb. 7 in Person County and placed under a $5,000 bond.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Renaldo Andrado Langley, 41, of 1313 Glencastle Way, Raleigh; he is charged with one count of felonious restraint.

Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Langley, a licensed bail bondsman, of restraining and moving a victim in a motor vehicle from one place to another without their consent. Investigators allege Langley was transporting the victim from her place of employment to the Wake County Detention Center.

Langley was arrested on Feb. 5 in Wake County and placed under a $10,000 bond.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Dewey Ray Norman, 41, of 170 Mitchell Court, North Wilkesboro; he is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and burning personal property.

Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Norman of providing false and misleading information to Farm Bureau Insurance Company in regards to the circumstances surrounding an automobile fire that occurred on June 2, 2016. Investigators allege Norman intentionally set fire to the automobile that belonged to Judy Joya at the time of the incident

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Ericka Nicole Wright, 23, of 2640 Toddler Place, Winston-Salem; she is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Wright of providing false statement regarding damages to a vehicle in order to receive payment from GEICO Insurance Company on April 25, 2016. Investigators allege the damage to the vehicle was sustained at a time Wright did not have insurance coverage.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Amy Jo Blackmon, 51, of 104 Springer Road, Wadesboro; she is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Blackmon of providing false statements regarding vandalism to a vehicle in order to receive payment from Progressive Insurance Company in October 2016. Investigators allege the damage was preexisting when the vehicle was purchased.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Jonette Michelle Caldwell, 31, of 3413 Asgar Court, Raleigh; she is charged with three counts of soliciting bail bond business inside a confinement facility.

Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Caldwell of soliciting bail bond business within the confines of the Wake County Detention Center from September 2016 through November 2016. Investigators allege Caldwell of paying inmates for referrals to other inmates.