A Kent couple pleaded guilty to one charge each of an attempted fraudulent insurance claim and each received a deferred sentence of six months probation and must pay $1,000 in court fees
Sergey and Vera Pugach, husband and wife, entered their pleas on June 25 in King County Superior Court, according to a state Office of the Insurance Commissioner media release on July 2. If they each complete the terms of their sentencing, they will not have a misdemeanor conviction on their records.
According to the case files, Sergey Pugach reported a travel trailer stolen from the couple’s Kent property on April 5, 2013. Vera Pugach added the trailer to their insurance policy after the King County Sheriff’s Department took the stolen vehicle report from Sergey. The insurance company denied the claim and referred the case to Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU).
Kreidler’s SIU investigates insurance fraud and works with the state Attorney General’s Office and local prosecutors to prosecute criminal cases. SIU detectives are certified law-enforcement peace officers with authority to conduct criminal investigations, arrest suspects and submit cases to prosecutors for charges involving fraudulent activities against insurance companies.
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