Fraud of the Week - What Accident?
Auto Fraud - Iowa
Amount - Unknown

A woman was arrested and charged with one count of Insurance Fraud - False Application, which is a class D felony. The worman added a vehicle and driver to her auto insurance policy in an attempt to obtain coverage for a recent accident. She did not disclose the accident at the time of application, and made other false statements to the insurer as well. She entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to five years of prison (suspended) three years of formal probation, and a fine of $1,025.