Des Moines, Iowa - Lorraine Gale, age 49, of Missouri Valley, IA, recently pled guilty to one count of Insurance Fraud - Presenting False Information following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. As a result of the plea agreement on June 7, 2021, Gale received a deferred judgement and was ordered to serve one year of probation and to pay a civil penalty in the...
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Des Moines, Iowa - Danielle Tiffany Dutton, age 31, of Nevada, Iowa, was charged with four counts of Insurance Fraud - Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.
The charges against Dutton stem from an investigation which began in January 2020. Criminal complaints filed by the Iowa Insurance Division's Fraud...
Monday, June 14, 2021
Des Moines, Iowa – William Michael Velky, age 59, of Hiawatha, recently pled guilty to one count of Insurance Fraud – Insurance Claim Submission, a Class D Felony, in the Iowa District Court for Linn County following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.
The investigation found Velky had been involved in a two car collision in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, during October of...
Monday, June 14, 2021
Des Moines, Iowa - Billy Joe Sams, age 54, of Bellevue, NE (formerly Council Bluffs, IA), has pled guilty to one count of Theft Third Degree (Aggravated Misdemeanor) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. As a result of the plea agreement, Sams will serve up to two years in prison and is required to pay restitution in the amount of $17,195.23 along with a...
Friday, May 28, 2021
The Division publicly issued a Request for Proposals for the Iowa Fraud Fighters Program. The RFP is available here.
Friday, May 21, 2021
Des Moines, Iowa – Joshua David Blunt, age 39, of Colona, Illinois, has been charged with one count each of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony), Theft in the 1st Degree (Class C Felony), Identity Theft Over $10,000 (Class C Felony), Forgery (Class D Felony) and Fraudulent Practice in the 4th Degree (Serious Misdemeanor).
The charges are a result of an...
Monday, May 10, 2021
Des Moines, Iowa – Linder Cardona Palacios, age 31, of West Des Moines, Iowa recently pled guilty to one count of Forgery, a Class D Felony. Palacios was originally charged with one count each of Theft in the 1st Degree (Class C Felony), Forgery (Class D Felony), Insurance Fraud (Class D Felony) and Fraudulent Practices in the 1st Degree (Class C Felony) following an investigation by the...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Des Moines, Iowa – Joseph Dean Hansel, age 24, of Edgewood, Iowa, has been charged with two counts of Insurance Fraud - Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) and one count of Insurance Fraud – Application Submission (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.
The charges against Hansel stem from an investigation which began in December of...
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Des Moines, Iowa – Jessika Lynn Schafbuch, age 29, of Ladora has been charged with one count of Insurance Fraud - Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) and one count of Insurance Fraud – Application Submission (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.
The charges against Schafbuch stem from an investigation which began in February of...
Monday, April 5, 2021
PRWeb Summary: A 2019 survey conducted by the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education® (AFCPE®) found that nearly half of Iowans are not planning for retirement. The Iowa Insurance Division launches Save4Later to provide Iowans with the tools and resources to save for a financially secure future.
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen announced...