Claims News Service, Aug. 17, 11:52 a.m. EDT — According to a recent Associated Press report, a former insurance adjuster recently was sentenced to a prison term of 30 months for his part in a scam to collect claims for sloppy home repair work, which in some cases, was never carried out.

According to the report, Chandler Bruton, of San Antonio, Texas, admitted to creating several checks from his former employer for fraudulent claims to Roland Villarreal, and that he accepted financial gifts. The operation lasted from 1996 to 2002, Bruton's plea documents said. His former employer lost over $1.3 million as a result.

Bruton pled guilty last year to conspiracy to commit insurance fraud against his former employer. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery recently ordered him to pay restitution of to his former employer. In a deal with prosecutors, Bruton agreed to testify against Villarreal, who pled guilty in January to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Villarreal is scheduled to be sentenced this week with a recommended sentencing range of 46 to 57 months in prison, the report said.