Michigan Man Must Pay Nearly $775K Restitution in Insurance Fraud Case May 17, 2021
A Michigan man has been ordered to pay restitution of nearly $775,000 for an alleged insurance scam, the state insurance department says.
Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Fraud Investigation Unit, in conjunction with the Ogemaw County Sheriff’s Office, said Darrell Lee Hardenburgh, of West Branch, also was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years’ probation for receiving and concealing stolen property in excess of $20,000.
As part of a plea deal, Hardenburgh was not charged with several additional counts of insurance fraud but was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $746,529.21 to Hastings Mutual Insurance Company and $28,339.60 to The Hanover Insurance Group.