Oklahoma City Couple Charged With Insurance Fraud

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 5 -- The Oklahoma Attorney General issued the following news release:

Attorney General Scott Pruitt's Workers' Compensation and Insurance Fraud Unit has filed a charge against an Oklahoma City couple for allegedly conspiring to falsely obtain insurance money.

Shake Haque, 33, and wife Nadeea Hossain, 39, were charged in Oklahoma County District Court with one count of conspiracy to commit a felony.

According to the charge, the following events took place:

Nov. 29, 2011 - Haque was involved in a morning car accident while driving his wife's car. He allegedly gave the other driver an expired insurance policy number. Later that day, his wife bought a liability only policy for her car. Hossain contacted the other driver and allegedly asked her to say the accident happened the following day, Nov. 30.

Dec.6, 2011 - The insurance company contacted the other driver and she told them that the accident occurred on Nov. 29 and records from the Midwest City Police Department confirmed the date of the accident.

Dec. 13, 2011 - The accident claim was denied.

The Attorney General's Workers' Compensation and Insurance Fraud Unit is the only Oklahoma law enforcement agency dedicated to the investigation and prosecution of workers' compensation fraud. The Unit also helps raise public awareness of insurance fraud in Oklahoma.

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