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USAA discovered the address for the rental property did not exist, SLED said. After providing an alternate address, an investigation uncovered that Adams had not entered any lease agreement to rent the property.
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Charleston man accused of forgery in $8,500 insurance claim
Stephen Andrew Adams faces charges of forgery valued less than $10,000 and presenting a false claim for insurance payment valued more than $2,000 but less than $10,000 after an investigation
The reimbursement was reportedly supposed to cover the man's expenses for renting a temporary property until work was complete, the warrant states, but USAA reviewed the claim and found "multiple concerns."
The letter, however, was fabricated by Okolo – he wrote it and copied and pasted the client’s genuine signature from another document.
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The jury also found Okolo guilty of obstructing justice. In May 2025, after being charged with insurance fraud for the acts above, Okolo disclosed a letter purportedly written and signed by the client, intending to have it admitted in evidence at his upcoming trial.
An investigator contacted the emergency rooms corresponding to each incident, and the healthcare facilities reported that they had no medical records for the treatment dates.
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This fraudster found out that fraud always catches up to you, no matter what.
Chloe English Dunnell was arrested on Friday on two felony charges related to allegedly filing fraudulent insurance claims, resulting in a loss to the insurance company of over $10,000.
The claims included fraudulent medical records for seven accidental injuries or falls, seven animal bites, three bee or wasp stings, two incidents of fingers caught in doors, two injuries from moving furniture, and five injuries from car accidents.
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It is further alleged that Bucko overcharged municipalities and failed to file Michigan income tax returns from 2021 to 2023.
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Insurance agent charged with forging client Documents, embezzling municipal funds
Robert Joseph Bucko, who owned and operated the Stevenson Company insurance agency, was arraigned on Oct. 31 for allegedly forging letters from his insurance clients to embezzle funds.
The alleged scheme relied on using premium payments from new clients to replace and fund previous accounts. Bucko reportedly owed more than $400,000 to the insurer in unpaid premiums when the alleged scheme was discovered.