Kansas Man Convicted of Insurance Fraud Files for Bankruptcy

A man convicted in five Kansas counties of selling insurance to elderly residents but pocketing tens of thousands of dollars in premiums has filed for bankruptcy.

The Chapter 7 filing by Ronald Hummel of Hutchinson could release him from more than $760,000 in payments ordered in civil suits stemming from the fraud cases. The payments are part of $1.7 million in listed liabilities.

The filing indicates Hummel hopes to keep his $375,000 home.

Hummel has been convicted in Stafford, Cowley, Ellsworth, Edwards and Reno counties on various felony theft and misdemeanor insurance counts related to the fraud.

He received probation in all the cases, being required to serve only 30 days in the Cowley County Jail.

Most of the plea agreements required Hummel make restitution before he was sentenced.

Latest Comments

• October 3, 2008 at 2:00 am

  Worker Bee says:

  If he is required to make restitution, and does not, doesn't the sentencing guideline compel the Judge to mandate jailtime?
• October 3, 2008 at 1:48 am

  Dread says:

  This creep would benefit from some "street justice" since we can't depend on our badly warped legal system to provide justice. I'd like to see the old folks he rear-ended bea... read more
• October 3, 2008 at 1:34 am

  James Macklin says:

  The bankruptcy court can deny inclusion of the inclusion of the items in the previously settled criminal and civil claims. They could even reject the bankruptcy filing all tog... read more