With Husband Acting As Contractor, Georgia Adjuster Stole $150K Of Insurance Payout

A judge has ordered a fraudulent insurance adjuster and her husband to pay back the $150,000 they stole from a Henry County woman who lost her home in a fire.

JoAnn and Jonathan Hardin pleaded guilty Friday in the scheme that defrauded Nikki Redmond and her adult son Jamie of the insurance money intended to help them rebuild after the January 2017 blaze.

Some of the proceeds, officials said, funded a $3,000 night at an Atlanta strip club and other personal expenses. Redmond and her son, who is quadriplegic and uses a wheelchair, escaped the blaze, but their McDonough home was destroyed.

The next day, prosecutors said JoAnn Hardin reached out to offer help, claiming to be a public insurance adjuster.