Former AFLAC Employee Convicted in Scheme to Defraud Insurance Company out of $4 Million through Bogus Disability Claims
At the conclusion of a two-week trial, the jury convicted Sledge of six counts of mail fraud. The jury also found that Sledge committed two counts of witness tampering while on bond in this case.
United States District Judge
The evidence presented at trial showed that Sledge, who was residing in
As a result of the false claims,
Sledge made money both from the commissions related to the sale of the fraudulent insurance policies and from kickbacks she received from the supposedly injured "employees."
"Using knowledge she gained as a company insider, this defendant was able to game the system, causing her employer to suffer millions of dollars in losses," said
Sledge was also found guilty of witness tampering for encouraging potential witnesses to lie to federal investigators and discouraging them from cooperating in the investigation. Both counts related to conduct after Sledge became aware of the federal investigation, and one count stemmed from conduct after she was indicted in this case and freed on bond in 2012.
"Defendant Sledge illegally misused the authority granted to her as a licensed insurance agent in
Two others have been prosecuted for acting as fake employers and fake employees in this scheme.
The case against Sledge and the others involved in the scheme is the result of an investigation by
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney
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