Mother, son made false animal collision claims, North Carolina insurance officials say
by The Associated Press
File image of a deer in western North Carolina. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) —
Officials with a North Carolina agency have accused a mother and son of falsely telling an insurance company that her car and truck had been struck multiple times by deer and other animals.
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A news release from state Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey on Thursday says 68-year-old Martha Jeffries Inman and her son, 43-year-old Cecil Dwayne Roberson of Stoneville were charged with insurance fraud.
Special agents with the department say Inman secured more than $10,000 from an insurance company by making the false claims about animal collisions.
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According to the department, the offenses occurred between October 2019 and January 2021.
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