Florida Woman Charged with Selling Fake Insurance Cards

Florida Division of Insurance Fraud officials arrested a Tampa woman who allegedly sold fraudulent automobile coverage insurance cards.

Margaret Stillings, 49, who was doing business at 4170 E. Hillsborough Ave., was arrested on Aug. 16.

The Florida Department of Financial Service’s Division of Insurance Fraud and the National Insurance Crime Bureau arrested Stillings on charges of providing false/fraudulent proof of Personal Injury Protection motor vehicle insurance and transacting insurance without a license, both third-degree felonies. She was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail, with bond set at $5,000, and if convicted on both charges faces up to five years in prison on each count.

Undercover agents entered Stillings’ place of business and allegedly purchased a fraudulent auto insurance card from her for $100. Stillings has never been licensed to sell insurance in Florida, and therefore any person in possession of an insurance card sold by this individual or obtained from that address should verify that they do in fact have proper insurance.

Source: Florida Department of Financial Services

Topics Florida Fraud