BRIEF: Man charged with insurance fraud

June 07--Antonio Lennard Lawrence, 42, of 7180 Silverleaf Road, Rocky Mount was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

N.C. Department of Insurance criminal investigators allege that Lawrence provided fraudulent documentation to GEICO Insurance Co. in support of a claim for the loss of his vehicle in a fire March 10.

Lawrence was arrested on June 6 with the assistance of the Wilson County Sheriff's Office and placed under a $3,000 bond.

An estimated 10 cents of every dollar paid in premiums goes toward the payment of fraudulent claims, according to information from Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin.

From staff reports

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