Man to pay nearly $775K for alleged insurance fraud
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OGEMAW COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — An Ogemaw County man has to pay nearly $775,000 in restitution for alleged insurance fraud.
Darrell Lee Hardenburgh, of West Branch, was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years of probation for receiving and concealing stolen property in excess of $20,000. As part of the plea, Hardenburgh was not charged with several additional counts of insurance fraud but was ordered to pay $746,529.21 to Hastings Mutual Insurance Company and $28,339.60 to the Hanover Insurance Group, the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services said.
Hardenburgh was also ordered to turn over all medical equipment used in the scheme to law enforcement.