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.