North Carolina insurance fraud News

North Carolina Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzlement

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of David Mark Blanton, 50, Leland, N.C., who is charged with six counts of embezzlement by an insurance agent, two counts of forgery of an instrument and two counts of uttering …

North Carolina Man Accused of Defrauding Insurance Companies

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of William Jeffery Barnhardt, 65, of West End, Moore County; he is charged with two counts each of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense. Department of Insurance criminal investigators …

2 North Carolina Residents Accused of Insurance Fraud in Multiple Counties

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrests of Pamela Christine Liles, 31, and Travis Paul Randolph, 30, of Siloam. Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Liles of insurance fraud in three counties, and Randolph of insurance fraud in …

North Carolina Man Accused of Causing Over 12 Accidents for Insurance Money

Police in Asheville, N.C., say a man involved in more than a dozen wrecks in three years is accused of deliberately causing the accidents and trying to collect insurance later. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that warrants at the Buncombe County …

North Carolina Man Charged with 8 Counts of Insurance Fraud

A Raleigh, N.C., man has been charged with eight counts of insurance fraud, eight counts obtaining property by false pretense, four counts of attempting to obtain property by false pretense and four counts of providing a false statement on an …

North Carolina Woman Accused of Insurance Fraud Against American Modern

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has announced the arrest of Rebecca McKinney Spencer, 28, of Leland, N.C.; she is charged with one count each of insurance and obtaining property by false pretense. Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Spencer …

North Carolina Contractor Jailed for Taking Insurance Money for Fraudulent Jobs

Authorities are accusing a contractor of taking more than $9,000 from insurance companies for roofing jobs in Richmond County, N.C., that he didn’t do. The Richmond County Daily Journal reports 42-year-old David Allen Coble of Monroe is charged with felony …

Five Arrested in Alleged Staged Accident Scam in North Carolina

North Carolina insurance officials reported the arrests of five people from Fayetville in an alleged insurance fraud scheme involving a staged auto accident in Cumberland County. Department of Insurance criminal investigators allege that the suspects conspired to defraud State National …

North Carolina Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzlement

North Carolina insurance officials announced the arrest of Harry Bernard Laughlin of Charlotte on 28 felony counts of embezzlement by an insurance agent. Department of Insurance criminal investigators allege that between August 2013 and March 2014, while acting as owner …

N.C. Authorities Announce Arrests for Alleged Insurance Fraud Schemes

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced this week charges stemming from two alleged insurance fraud schemes. Authorities said Eric Delano Smith was arrested on Aug. 20 and charged with five counts of insurance fraud, four counts of obtaining property …