Farmers Insurance Cautions Vehicle Owners on Windshield Replacement Scams
National News • August 10, 2004
Driving with a cracked or broken windshield puts both drivers and their passengers at risk.
In fact, insurance companies in some states are required by law to waive the deductible for damaged or ...
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11:19 AM PST Wednesday
Former employees sentenced for defrauding insurer
Two former Farmers Insurance Group employees were sentenced to prison Tuesday for their role in a fraud scheme in which the insurer paid out nearly $188,000 in bogus claims.
Aaron Ward, 26, of Folsom, was sentenced to five months in prison and five months of home detention. Lisa Reynolds, 29, of Sacramento, was sentenced to two months imprisonment and six months of home detention. The two defendants also were ordered to pay restitution of $117,092.
According to federal prosecutors, the fraud scheme involved submitting previously processed insurance claims to Farmers and reprocessing these claims using different payee names and addresses. Checks were mailed to various post office boxes in the Sacramento area controlled by the defendants.
Through these bogus claims, the defendants caused Farmers to issue more than 40 checks with an aggregate value of $187,928.
A third partner in the scheme, Ian Reynolds, 27 - the former husband of Lisa Reynolds - is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
© 2005 American City Business Journals Inc.
Subject: RE: who's calling the kettle black
11:19 AM PST Wednesday
Former employees sentenced for defrauding insurer
Two former Farmers Insurance Group employees were sentenced to prison Tuesday for their role in a fraud scheme in which the insurer paid out nearly $188,000 in bogus claims.
Aaron Ward, 26, of Folsom, was sentenced to five months in prison and five months of home detention. Lisa Reynolds, 29, of Sacramento, was sentenced to two months imprisonment and six months of home detention. The two defendants also were ordered to pay restitution of $117,092.
According to federal prosecutors, the fraud scheme involved submitting previously processed insurance claims to Farmers and reprocessing these claims using different payee names and addresses. Checks were mailed to various post office boxes in the Sacramento area controlled by the defendants.
Through these bogus claims, the defendants caused Farmers to issue more than 40 checks with an aggregate value of $187,928.
A third partner in the scheme, Ian Reynolds, 27 - the former husband of Lisa Reynolds - is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
© 2005 American City Business Journals Inc.