Claimant Guilty Of Fraud In Auto Theft Case

Gary Lee Havens, 63, pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court on May 14 to felony attempted theft in connection with an auto insurance claim. Havens was sentenced to pay $800 in court costs. Havens was charged with attempted first-degree theft and perjury in September 2014 after an investigation by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU). The investigation revealed that Havens filed a claim with PEMCO Insurance that his vehicle was broken into at the SeaTac Marriott Hotel in March 2011 while he was attending a conference.