A federal judge has sentenced a 55-year-old Utica, N.Y., man to nearly two years and prison and ordered him to help pay $1.4 million in restitution for his role in staging vehicle crashes for insurance money.
Judge Norman Mordue has also ordered David Morgan, who pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud last year, to spend three years under supervised release.
Authorities say he admitted agreeing to help several others stage a crash in Utica in 2006, claim injuries and sue for insurance settlements.
In a sentencing memorandum, the defense says Morgan, unlike the others, wasn’t convicted of conspiracy and only personally collected about $7,000 for vehicle damage.
Prosecutors said he participated in the plans and was jointly responsible.
Topics New York
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Viewpoint: Runoff Specialists Have Evolved Into Key Strategic Partners for Insurers 
Insurance Broker Stocks Sink as AI App Sparks Disruption Fears 
Trump’s EPA Rollbacks Will Reverberate for ‘Decades’ 
How One Fla. Insurance Agent Allegedly Used Another’s License to Swipe Commissions 
