According to court records, Boyland paid Gardner approximately $27,000 over 12 years for what she thought was a life insurance policy. The problem is, there wasn t a policy. And he wasn t the life insurance agent he claimed to be. She trusted him to come pick up the payments even when she was really sick. He would chase her down in Walmart picking up payments, cash, or money order payments, said Boyland.
According to court records, Gardner pocketed the cash for his personal gain. Gardner was given a two year suspended sentence and put on probation. I told the judge, Don t give him probation. He s not going do right. This man is a crook. So they granted him probation in 2017, said Boyland.