May 26, 2026 Newswires

Bowie insurance agent indicted on felony theft, fraud charges

Karl Hille, Baltimore SunBaltimore Sun

A Prince George’s County grand jury on Tuesday indicted Corrie Alston, 51, of Bowie, on charges of a felony theft scheme and insurance fraud for submitting multiple fraudulent life insurance applications, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown said.

The indictment includes one count of a felony theft scheme of $1,500 to $25,000 and 21 counts of felony insurance fraud over $300. The investigation was led by the attorney general’s Fraud and Corruption Unit and the Maryland Insurance Administration.

“Corrie Alston allegedly submitted dozens of fraudulent insurance applications, deliberately using Hispanic surnames because he believed assumptions about undocumented immigrants would shield him from scrutiny,” Brown said in a news release. “Our Office will not allow insurance agents to employ appalling, cynical schemes that exploit the identities and dignity of vulnerable communities.”

An attorney listed for Alston could not immediately be reached for comment.

Alston, while employed as an information technology specialist for the federal government, also worked as a licensed Maryland insurance agent for the Don Pope Insurance Agency, according to the attorney general, selling policies for Senior Life Insurance Company. The investigation revealed that Alston submitted 21 applications for fictitious individuals to receive commissions on these fraudulent policies.

In an interview with investigators, Alston allegedly admitted that he deliberately chose Hispanic surnames because he believed Senior Life would conclude they were undocumented individuals and not attempt to further verify the Social Security Numbers that he had provided in the applications, according to the release. In total, prosecutors allege that Alston stole about $5,122 in commission payments from Senior Life Insurance Company for false applications.