Man accused of renter’s insurance fraud

HIGH POINT — An Archdale man has been accused of submitting false documents to an insurance company earlier this year seeking nearly $11,000 in reimbursements supposedly caused by a power surge and a power outage when he was renting an apartment in High Point, the N.C. Department of Insurance said.

Darrius Moore, 35, of Stratford Road, was charged with four counts of insurance fraud, three counts of obtaining property by false pretenses, two counts of attempting to obtain property by false pretenses, two counts of forgery, three counts of common law uttering and two counts of perjury, all felonies.

Special agents with the Department of Insurance's Criminal Investigations Division accuse Moore of providing false documents from late March through June in an attempt to collect $10,869.08 on a renters' insurance policy.

Moore reportedly claimed that an overflow of dirty water at an apartment on Ward Avenue in High Point resulted in damage to personal property, causing him to stay in a hotel for 23 nights.

The Insurance Department said he provided the insurance company with a false receipt for the purchase of a chafing dish claimed as damaged on an insurance form; a false form from an appliance repair shop; a false statement claiming that a power outage damaged a refrigerator, causing food to spoil, including a watermelon, bread, ice cream and ground beef; and false statements on two notarized affidavits claiming that water damage and a power outage damaged personal property.

Moore was arrested on Dec. 15 and released after posting $2,500 secured bond. He is scheduled to appear in Guilford County District Court on Jan. 14.

Insurance fraud or other white-collar crimes can be reported anonymously to the N.C. Department of Insurance's Criminal Investigations Division at 919-807-6840 or toll free from anywhere in North Carolina at 888-680-7684.