A Kent man pleaded guilty in King County Superior Court to filing a false insurance claim about an injury reportedly suffered in a car crash.
Anthony Jamal Scott, 39, was sentenced to pay $600 in court fees and to not have contact with two witnesses in the case for five years, according to a media release Friday from state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler.
According to the investigation, Scott and his uncle, David Arnold Cook, each filed injury claims after a collision with another driver in the parking lot of Scott’s apartment complex.
Cook, the driver, reported to his insurance company, GEICO, that Scott was a passenger in his car at the time of the collision. Scott asked for an unspecified amount of money to pay for future medical treatment. GEICO determined through witness statements that Cook was alone in the car at the time of the collision, and Scott come out of his apartment after it happened.
Scott and Cook were charged with felonies in King County Superior Court. Cook is scheduled to go to trial for the charges on May 8.
Kreidler’s Criminal Investigation Unit investigates insurance fraud and works with the state Attorney General’s Office and local prosecutors to prosecute criminal cases. Insurance fraud costs the average family $400 to $700 per year in increased premiums. Consumers can report suspected insurance fraud on the Insurance Commissioner’s website at insurance.wa.gov.
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