On Oct. 31, Mirna Angelica Alfaro of Los Angeles was arrested on charges of selling automobile insurance without a license. The 30-year-old woman was charged with three counts of acting in the capacity of an insurance broker and solicitor without a valid license from the CDI. She allegedly operated two unlicensed insurance agencies, Angie’s Travel and Insurance Services and Auto Casa Insurance.
Alfaro operated her agency in conjunction with formerly licensed broker Hector Antonio Benavente, who operated a separate Auto Casa Insurance Services. Benavente, 48, who was not arrested but gave his promise to appear in court, had his license revoked by the CDI in 1999 for numerous insurance code violations, including aiding and abetting unlicensed persons to transact insurance.
According to CDI investigators, Benavente was continuing to act as a licensed broker and had aided and abetted Alfaro to illegally write insurance coverage. Benavente was charged with 10 counts of acting as an insurance broker without a valid license.
The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case. If convicted, Benavente could face up to one year in jail with fines of up to $5,000. Alfaro could receive up to a year in jail and fines of up to $1,500. Benavente was scheduled to appear for arraignment on Nov. 15, 2000, in Superior Court, Los Angeles Judicial District.
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