Fraud of the Week
August 8, 2016
Crop Fraud—Kentucky
Amount: $1.1 million
Two farmers in Kentucky have confessed to crop insurance fraud. They admitted to making false statements and reports on applications for insurance, and to influence insurance payments of the Federal Crop Insurance Crop and Producers Agriculture Co. The incidents occurred over time between 2009 and 2012. The men each admitted to intentionally overstating crop damage of $1.1 million. Prosecutors will recommend sentences at the low end of the range, but the men will be required to make full restitution.