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West Virginia Offices of
the Insurance Commissioner Cracking Down on Fraudulent Certificates
of Insurances
2/11/08 - CHARLESTON, WV – West Virginia
Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that
with the cooperation between the West Virginia Department
of Motor Vehicles and the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance
Commissioner’s Fraud Unit, instances of fraudulent certificates
of insurance being presented as true documents for automobiles
are being aggressively pursued.
The latest prosecutions involving fraudulent
certificates of insurance involve two recent guilty pleas.
In a Raleigh County Magistrate Court on February 1, 2008 Shelia
Carey, age 42 of Beckley, pleaded guilty to providing a fraudulent
certificate of insurance after attempting to renew her vehicle
registration with the fraudulent document. Ms. Carey was fined
$235.50 plus court costs.
In a Hampshire County Magistrate Court on February
4, 2008 Karl D. Keller, age 50 of Slanesville, pleaded no
contest to providing a fraudulent certificate of insurance
when trying to renew his vehicle registration at a regional
West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles office. Mr. Keller
was fined $100 plus court costs for his plea.
Commissioner Cline stated, “This type
of fraud continues to raise the cost of auto insurance rates
for all citizens in the state and cannot be tolerated. We
are committed to aggressively investigate and prosecute any
and all types of insurance fraud through out the State of
West Virginia. Individuals who fraudulently provide certificates
of insurance will be aggressively pursued in order to protect
West Virginia consumers who carry the required insurance levels.”
Note: In Nevada, verifications of automobile
coverage are done by an official identification card on a
form approved by the Insurance Commissioner.
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