Fraud of the Week

December 21, 2015

Auto Fraud—New York

Amount: Unknown

 

A police officer found driving fancy cars expensive and turned to his auto policy to help him out. First he claimed that his Mercedes had been vandalized and then used the payment to fix pre-existing damage. He then reported the vehicle as stolen the day before the lease expired. He asked a friend to burn it and cashed another claim check for phantom repairs. Another Mercedes was too expensive so he rear-ended a U-Haul truck and tried to convince the carrier to declare the auto a total loss. After that he had a Dodge Charger that he had an accident in but submitted an inflated claim for pre-existing damage. Once sentenced, he could receive up to three years in jail. He has already been inducted into the Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame for 2015.