Disaster Fraud Action Strike Team Brings $62,000 Insurance Fraud Scheme to a Halt
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After an investigation by CFO Patronis' DFAST, it was revealed that Hensley solicited various commercial businesses to procure property and casualty insurance under both of his companies
After the impacts of Hurricane Irma, a commercial business property sustained extensive damage caused from the storm. The business owner attempted to contact his insurance agent, Hensley, for guidance on the claim process. After multiple calls and no response from Hensley, the owner contacted the listed insurance carrier on the Certificates of Insurance that Hensley had been providing the business with annually since 2012. An insurance representative with the listed company informed that the business was not insured with them nor had he ever been insured with the insurance company. Upon this revelation, the owner of the business contacted the
As a result of the investigation, Hensley admitted to collecting monthly insurance premiums payments from nine different commercial business and providing them with false Certificates of Insurance Coverage. Hensley went to various insurance company's websites and made copies of their general liability policies. He would then take the companies information and transfer it to Certificates of Insurance and provide the fraudulent documents to the unsuspecting businesses as proof of insurance. Hensley further admitted to using the money that he obtained from the victim businesses for his own personal benefits.
Hensley was arrested
This case will be prosecuted by the
Investigators believe Hensley may have defrauded additional victims and encourage members of the community who have purchased property and casualty insurance from
The Department's anti-fraud strike team consists of three teams that are working in areas heavily impacted by Hurricane Irma including
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