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Friday, October 12, 2007

Sting operation unveils Insurance fraud

Beaumont, USA: KFDM news reported, The Beaumont police has arrested a 26 year old motel general manager for attempting to bribe and fraud a insurance company.

The man is supposed to be from India and is in the U.S. on a green card. He was arrested on Thursday, Oct 11 on accusation of Insurance Fraud, a 2nd Degree Felony.

Detectives say the man is part owner and general manager of the Travelodge at I-10 and College in Beaumont. Police say he was attempting to bribe an insurance adjuster for Nationwide Insurance Mutual Insurance company .

Investigators say the man is accused of offering the adjuster $20,000 cash in exchange for a $125,000 insurance claim check on a loss of $18,000 from Hurricane Humberto.

Detectives, in cooperation with Nationwide Insurance and the National Insurance Crime Bureau, organized an operation in which the exchange would be made using an undercover officer. The officer met with the man and received $20,000 cash. The man was arrested and taken to the Jefferson County Correctional Center.

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