Fraud of the Week
Property fraud – Iowa
Amount – unknown
A man is charged with two counts of insurance fraud for filing a claim when no loss had occurred. He is charged with Presenting False Information following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division's Fraud Bureau. He reported a burglary to authorities claiming that multiple tools had been stolen. The man falsified the theft and related information in order to obtain insurance benefits. He has pled guilty to two counts of False Reports to a Public Entity and been released on $5,000 bond.

