(11 Alive - Local News - Walton County, GA) - A Walton County jury sentenced a 66-year-old man to five years in prison after selling fake insurance to business owners.
The Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation's Enforcement Division said they investigated the man for two years.
The 66-year-old worked out of his Suwanee home where he sold fake certificates of insurance for workers' compensation coverage since 2018, the agency said.
After investigators looked into the case, they found that none of his clients were insured.
This isn't his first time scamming business owners. The agency stated he was convicted of felony counts of Insurance fraud and theft by deception in Gwinnett County.
The agency said the investigation revealed the man had stolen "hundreds of thousands of dollars" from victims.
The businesses who accepted the insurance coverage still had to pay additional charges and had to cover any damages to employees who were uninsured because of their employer.
The Enforcement Division said business owners can check the verification of workers’ compensation insurance coverage here.
By Akilah Winters
December 12, 2022
