Scott Rolin, a former Tennessee insurance agent, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr., to 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for stealing over $100,000 from an elderly client.
Evidence set forth during Rolin's guilty plea and sentencing hearing established that he was a licensed insurance agent who owned and operated a Franklin, Tennessee-based insurance agency, Steele Rolin Co. In 2010, he sold two annuity policies worth over $175,000 to one of his existing clients, an elderly widow and former employee of the U.S. Postal Service.
The evidence established that Rolin took numerous steps to engender the victim's trust, including visiting her home, attending family events, referring to her as “mother,” and sending her Mother's Day cards.
Between 2011 and 2015, Rolin made numerous withdrawals from the victim's accounts without her knowledge or authorization.
In order to take the victim's money, Rolin sent fraudulent disbursement requests to the company that issued the annuity policies, forged the victim's signature on the resulting checks, and deposited the money into his personal and business accounts. He used the embezzled funds to pay various personal expenses.
In sum, Rolin stole over $100,000 of the victim's money over a three-year period.
Steven A. Meyerowitz
Steven A. Meyerowitz, a Harvard Law School graduate, is the founder and president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. He may be contacted at [email protected].