Investigation Leads to Woman’s Insurance Fraud Conviction in Washington

An Edmonds, Washington, woman pled guilty to committing insurance fraud after an investigation completed by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigations Unit.

Eden Gebru pled guilty to the charge of false claims or proof on Feb. 23 in King County Superior Court. Her jail sentence was suspended, but she was ordered to serve 24 months of probation, complete 80 hours of community service and pay $500 in court fees.

Gebru was involved in a two-vehicle collision in Shoreline in September 2021. She reportedly told the other driver that she had valid insurance with State Farm at the time of crash, but her insurance card was expired.

Less than an hour after the collision, Gebru reportedly called her agent and renewed her State Farm policy, concealing that she had just been involved in a collision. The next day, the other driver made a claim against Gebru’s State Farm policy, but she discovered there was not valid insurance in place at the time of the collision. State Farm denied the $9,379.11 and referred it to CIU.

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