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US Fidelis Founders Sentenced to Prison in Missouri

The co-founders of defunct St. Louis-area auto service contract seller, US Fidelis, has been sentenced to prison on charges of stealing consumers’ refunds, insurance fraud and consumer fraud. Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced that Darain Atkinson was sentenced to …

US Fidelis Co-Owner Gets 40 Months in Prison

A former co-owner of auto service contract seller US Fidelis has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison. Cory Atkinson of Lake St. Louis, Mo., was sentenced Sept. 18 in St. Louis. He pleaded guilty in June …

Settlement Reached with Ex-US Fidelis Workers

The Missouri attorney general’s office has reached a deal with some former employees of US Fidelis allowing compensation for being laid off without proper warning. US Fidelis was once a leading seller of vehicle service contracts. The Wentzville, Mo.-based company …

Co-Owner of Missouri-Based US Fidelis Pleads Guilty in Federal Case

For the second time in four days, the former co-owner of a once prominent marketer of auto service contracts has pleaded guilty. Cory Atkinson of Lake St. Louis, Mo., on June 18 pleaded guilty to federal charges including conspiracy to …

Ex-US Fidelis Workers in Missouri to Split $1.5M

More than 550 former employees of US Fidelis in Wentzville, Mo., will share a nearly $1.5 million settlement reached in bankruptcy court. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the April 18 deal settles allegations that the workers weren’t properly warned …

Former Warranty Insurance Firm Co-Owner Pleads Guilty in Missouri

A former co-owner of one of the country’s top marketers of auto service contracts has pleaded guilty in Missouri to theft and fraud. Darain Atkinson founded St. Charles-based US Fidelis with his brother, Cory Atkinson. Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster …