Two South Carolinians charged with insurance fraud
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 23:02 · Archive
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged two people with insurance fraud in separate cases.
Charyada Onetder Davis, 38, from Lexington County, was charged on 8 October by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) with six counts of forgery and one count of presenting a false insurance claim. According to arrest warrants, Davis submitted fictitious medical bills and a work excuse to Progressive Insurance in an attempt to collect $11,763.06. She admitted the documents were fake in a recorded interview with SLED agents. Davis was booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
In a separate case, Forrest Sanders Smith from Dorchester County was charged on Tuesday with fraud regarding payment of an insurance premium. Acting as a licensed insurance provider in South Carolina, Smith accepted $873 from a victim who believed the payment would go towards a homeowners insurance policy. Smith fraudulently used the payment instead. SLED previously charged Smith on 29 September in Florence County with five counts of forgery involving values of $10,000 or more, two counts of fraud regarding payment of an insurance premium and fraudulent insurance application by an agent. Smith was booked into the Beaufort County Detention Center. The South Carolina Department of Insurance is prosecuting both cases.
How it is being reported
- SLED: Dorchester County man charged with insurance fraudThe South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has charged a Dorchester County man with insurance fraud on Tuesday.Live5News · 14 Oct, 22:38
- Lexington County woman charged with insurance fraudThe South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Charyada Onetder Davis, 38, on Oct. 8 with six counts of forgery and one count of presenting a false insurance claim.WISTV · 13 Oct, 17:14
In this story: Charyada Onetder Davis · Forrest Sanders Smith · South Carolina Law Enforcement Division · Progressive Insurance · South Carolina Department of Insurance · Lexington County · Dorchester County
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