Former Maryland Public Adjuster Sentenced for Theft, Insurance Fraud

A former Maryland public adjuster has been sentenced for theft and insurance fraud.

Tashoia Starr Grant, of Street, Maryland, was sentenced on two counts of theft scheme with a value between $10,000 but less than $100,000, and two counts of insurance fraud with a value of $300 or more.

From March 9, 2015, through August 3, 2015, Grant, a formerly licensed public adjuster operating under the name Primary Asset Integrity Network, engaged in a theft scheme to defraud two homeowners of insurance benefits.

The victims hired Grant to act as their advocate and help them navigate the insurance claims process. Instead of performing her duties as a public adjuster, Grant stole a total of $44,521 in insurance benefits belonging to the victims.

Harford County Circuit Court Judge Paul W. Ishak sentenced Grant to five years incarceration, suspending all but 60 days, and placed Grant on supervised probation for five years, with $38,894 restitution.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Timothy S. Lake of the Insurance Fraud Unit of the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, with assistance from the Maryland Insurance Administration Forensic Auditor Suzzanne Jones and Investigator William Wagner.

Source: Maryland Attorney General’s Office

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