West Virginia insurance fraud News

West Virginia Man Sentenced to Nearly 2 Years for Filing $354K in Fraudulent Claims

A West Virginia man has been sentenced to one year and nine months in federal prison for filing false insurance claims totaling more than $354,000. Thirty-six-year-old Daniel Lichtman of Kearneysville was sentenced for mail fraud Tuesday in federal court in …

West Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Staging Accident For Insurance

Federal authorities say that a 56-year-old Fairmont woman has pleaded guilty to fraud, admitting she participated in a staged vehicle accident, faked injuries and filed a false insurance claim. Prosecutors say Robin Stoneking’s false insurance claim in 2013 in Marion …

West Virginian Gets 18 Month Jail Term for Faking Insurance Claims

A Buckhannon, West Virginia man who admitted to defrauding insurance companies by staging vehicle accidents and filing fake claims will spend 18 months in prison. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey sentenced 42-year-old Christopher John Thrain earlier this week on …

West Virginia Man Admits Staging Crashes In Insurance Scam

A Buckhannon, West Virginia man has pleaded guilty to defrauding insurance companies by staging vehicle accidents and filing fake claims. Forty-two-year-old Christopher John Thrain pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud last week before U.S. Magistrate John Kaull in …