Two Montgomery Workers Charged with Insurance Fraud in Alabama

Montgomery, Alabama, authorities have charged two workers – a contract employee and a firefighter – with insurance fraud in unrelated alleged scams.

Local news outlet reported that Michael Granger Hicks, who worked for a third-party vendor for the city, was indicted on charges of stealing up to $410,000 through an insurance fraud scheme. Details of the alleged fraud were not made public, but city officials said in a statement that the theft was uncovered by the state attorney general’s office during an unrelated investigation, WSFA news reported.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ license check site shows a Michael Granger Hicks is a licensed insurance producer for a benefits group in Alabama. His license expires in 2025 and he currently is appointed with several life and accident and health insurance companies.

Additional safeguards have been implemented to prevent similar fraud, the city said.

Nearby, Montgomery city firefighter Gail Cumbie was charged with selling his off-road vehicle, or utility terrain vehicle, then reporting it stolen to the sheriff and to his insurance carrier. The insurer, which was not named by officials, paid out on the claim, the news station reported.

Cumbie was booked into jail in Chilton County, the county in which he had reported the vehicle stolen.

Topics Fraud Numbers Alabama