N.H. Man Took Insurance Monies for Items He Never Replaced

January 11, 2008

A 60-year-old New Hampshire man has been convicted of insurance fraud for taking money to replace items destroyed in a fire when he never replaced them, according to state officials.

Attorney General Kelly Ayotte said Wellington Potter of Jefferson was sentenced to six months in jail and fined $42,000. The jail sentence was suspended for three years conditioned upon payment of the fine, payment of $21,000 in restitution, apologizing to the insurance company and remaining on good behavior.

Ayotte said Potter filed a claim after a house fire to Vermont Mutual Insurance Co. to replace items damaged in the fire. Potter submitted two sets of receipts for purchases that were never made.

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  • January 22, 2008 at 2:21 am
    Diogenes says:
    Sorry to be 'stumbling' onto the site so late (I'm a fourth grader). Estimates, schmestimates. What he did was fraud (golllleeee sergeant, he was convicted of that, what do yo... read more
  • January 14, 2008 at 8:15 am
    Doo says:
    Scooby, your name scares me, but I can't argue with your logic! (All other comments here sound like third graders stumbled onto this site again).........
  • January 12, 2008 at 11:12 am
    Scooby says:
    If I understand this correctly, the defendant is guilty of using false receipts? It is implied that the defendant did in fact have a loss? His crime is that instead of sayin... read more

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