Linden Man Pleads Guilty to Committing Insurance Fraud

Des Moines – Joseph Bennett, age 40, of Linden, pled responsible on March 30, 2023, to 1 depend Presenting False Data (Class D Felony) and one depend of Fraudulent Software Submission (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance coverage Division’s Fraud Bureau.

The investigation started in September of 2022 after the Iowa Insurance coverage Division’s Fraud Bureau obtained data indicating Bennett had supplied false data to an insurer following an vehicle accident in Dallas County.

The investigation decided that Bennett submitted an utility for insurance coverage claiming there to be no prior harm to his motorcar. An insurance coverage coverage was issued to Bennett primarily based on the data he supplied in his utility. Bennett then submitted a loss declare to an insurer, and made false representations concerning the character of the loss in an effort to safe advantages of the coverage. He claimed that his car sustained harm after hitting a deer when, in reality, the harm was the results of a collision confirmed to have occurred previous to the issuance of his coverage.  Bennett was arrested on January 12, 2023.

Following his responsible plea, Bennett obtained a five-year suspended jail sentence and was positioned on supervised probation for a interval of 5 years. Bennett was additionally ordered to pay a effective of $2,050.

Iowans with details about insurance coverage fraud are inspired to contact the Iowa Insurance coverage Division’s Fraud Bureau at 515-654-6556.

Picture Courtesy of Dallas County Jail.