A Spring, Texas, insurance adjuster has been sentenced for stealing nearly $100,000 from the insurance company where he worked, the Texas Department of Insurance announced.
Allen Castillo pleaded guilty after an investigation found he authorized payments to a network of friends and family.
TDI investigators found that Castillo authorized additional payments on auto claims he handled, sometimes months after the original claims. In the additional claims, Castillo created fake records indicating someone had recently come forward claiming a loss or injury. He would authorize a payment to that person, who would later return most of the money to Castillo.
Castillo attempted to hide the criminal scheme by having checks issued to addresses outside the state, but investigators found that most of the checks were deposited in the Houston area.
Castillo repaid the amount he stole as part of an agreement for a sentence of seven years of deferred adjudication and a fine. He also will have to perform 180 hours of community service.
Source: TDI
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