Wash. Insurance Commissioner’s office prevents almost $250,000 in insurance fraud in 2013

Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) in 2013 sent 11 insurance fraud cases to the court system that resulted in 32 felony charges and prevented more than $237,000 in immediate loss in 11 Washington counties. The criminal charges included filing false insurance claims, conspiracy, forgery, money laundering, and first- and second-degree theft. Courts ordered more than $125,000 of restitution and fines. The bulk of the cases occurred in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Spokane counties.