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Ogemaw County man required to pay nearly $775,000 in restitution after defrauding auto insurance company (Image Credit (www.nyphotographic.com/pix4free.org/CC BY-SA 3.0))
LANSING The recent sentencing of an Ogemaw County man to pay back nearly $775,000 to two auto insurance companies after fraudulently claiming he couldn t walk following a car accident underscores the importance of recent auto no-fault reforms, according to the Insurance Alliance of Michigan.
One of the key pieces to the auto no-fault reforms passed in 2019 was the creation of a fraud bureau to crack down on fraudulent auto insurance claims. I want to thank the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services and the Ogemaw County Sheriff s Office for their diligent work on this investigation, said
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.
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.
West Branch man who faked being wheelchair-bound ordered to repay $774K to insurance companies
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WEST BRANCH, MI A West Branch man has been court-ordered to repay a six-figure sum to two insurance companies for running a scam.
Darrell Lee Hardenburgh, 50, in April appeared in Ogemaw County Circuit Court for sentencing. The presiding judge ordered Hardenburgh to pay $746,529.21 to Hastings Mutual Insurance Company and $28,339.60 to The Hanover Insurance Group.
The judge also sentenced him to 90 days in jail, to be followed by three years of probation.
Hardenburgh had previously accepted a plea deal that resulted in him being convicted of receiving and concealing more than $20,000 in stolen property. As part of the plea, Hardenburgh was not charged with several additional counts of insurance fraud.