Ex-Claims Examiner Sentenced To Prison For Stealing Nearly $500,000

An insurance claims examiner was sentenced Wednesday to three to nine years in prison for stealing nearly $500,000 from two insurance companies for which she worked by forging and cashing claims checks over a 10-year period. Lisa Kline was sentenced after pleading guilty to second degree grand larceny in Albany County Court. She was also ordered to make $474,000 in restitution.