Woman With History Of Fraud Offenses Jailed For Fake Claim

A 43-year-old woman with a lengthy record of embezzlement and forgery crimes will serve three months in the Benton County jail for falsely claiming she was hurt after a garage door fell on her car. Michelle L. Granberry initially told her insurance company that trying to lift the door off her car aggravated a previous back injury. When USAA refused to cover her medical bills because the injury was not related to the garage incident, Granberry changed the timeline in her story and falsified documents. Granberry wanted to be reimbursed more than $13,000 for the cost of treating her back, court documents show.