Fraud of the Week
March 21, 2016
Receipt Fraud—North Carolina
Amount: unknown
A couple has been charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense and conspiracy; one is facing two additional counts of both insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense. The couple submitted written and oral claims to their insurer for stolen property that actually belonged to someone else. Bail for one member of the couple is set at $5,000, and bail for the other member is set at $15,000.