Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Kansas man has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud.

Cloise Allen, age 46, pled guilty in the District Court of Sedgwick County to one misdemeanor count of a fraudulent insurance act and one misdemeanor count of attempted theft after attempting to add a vehicle to an existing insurance policy after that vehicle was in an accident. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced on January 11 to 12 months probation with six months underlying prison time if his probation is violated. Allen also paid $5,163.32 in fines and restitution.

The Kansas Insurance Department investigated the case, which was prosecuted by the Kansas Attorney General’s Office.

Source: Kansas Insurance Department