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NC Department of Insurance Press Release

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Nigel Marquise Vines, 39, of 1239 Kelston Place, Charlotte. Vines was charged with three counts of insurance fraud, all felonies. 
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today that Justin Kevin Baba Alexander, 31, of 825 Stadium Drive, Wake Forest, has been charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense. Both charges are felonies.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Eric Woods, 50, of 3331 Fallston-Waco Road, Cherryville. Woods was charged with insurance fraud and two counts of common law forgery, all felonies. 
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Brody Alan Hankinson, 48, of 105 Whispering Pines Drive, Marion.Hankinson is charged with insurance fraud and three counts of extortion, which are felonies. He is also charged with three counts of communicating threats and three counts of placing threatening phone calls, which are misdemeanors. 
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Keshawn Dupree Bradley, 31 of 370 S. Kerr Ave., Wilmington. Bradley was charged with insurance fraud and identity theft, both felonies.Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Bradley of using the name and date of birth of another person to obtain an automobile insurance policy from Nationwide Insurance Co.The offense occurred on Jan. 15, 2024.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Laquain James Robinson, 33, of 2117 Joe Louis Ave., Greensboro, has been charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.According to a criminal summons, Robinson falsely told State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. that a loss of power at his insured property caused $600 in food spoilage.The offense occurred on July 13, 2024.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today that Blondell Denise Andrews, 51, of 15540 Kenmare Hill Court, Charlotte, has been arrested and charged with one count of insurance fraud and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense. Both charges are felonies.
The Department of Insurance has ended its legal dispute with the North Carolina Rate Bureau over the Rate Bureau’s proposed rate increase for Mobile Home Fire (MH-F) polices and Mobile Home Casualty (MH-C) policies.The settlement between the Department of Insurance and Rate Bureau calls for a statewide average increase of 11% per year over the next two years for MH-F policies and a statewide average increase of 8% for MH-C policies per year over the next two years.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Amanda Michelle Austin, 36, of 13260 S. NC Hwy. 231, Middlesex. Austin is charged with two counts of insurance fraud and two counts of obtaining property by false pretense. All four charges are felonies.
As 34 North Carolina counties and Cherokee tribal lands continue to operate under a declared state of emergency, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is offering tips to property owners who may be affected by growing wildfires in the western part of the state.