A North Carolina insurance agent has been arrested and accused of creating false auto policies, according to a statement from North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Eddie Ray Butler, 29, formerly of Greensboro was charged with 11 counts of Identity Theft and one count of embezzlement by an insurance agent in Forsyth County and one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense Guilford County.
North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) criminal investigators accuse Butler of creating eleven fraudulent auto insurance policies in order to collect approximately $1,200 in commission payment while acting as an agent in Forsyth County. Investigators allege Butler claimed larceny occurred at his residence in Guilford County and provided false documents to Allstate Insurance Company.
Butler was arrested on Aug. 4 in High Point and placed under a $115,000 bond.
NCDOI employs 20 sworn state law enforcement officers dedicated to investigating and prosecuting claims of insurance and bail bonding fraud.
Source: North Carolina Department of Insurance
Topics Auto Fraud Agencies North Carolina
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