Georgia police arrested former insurance agent Christopher Lowell Jackson on several counts of insurance fraud and forgery following an investigation by the state’s Department of Insurance.
An Online Athens report said that the accused is alleged to have filed bogus watercraft insurance claims and forged documents, which amounted to $7,100 in payouts from GEICO and Allstate.
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He made the claims against policies he took out in May last year for a boat. He filed for boat towing claims, saying it suffered engine failure off the Georgia coast.
The publication said a three month investigation revealed that the towing invoices Jackson filed to support his claims were forged and that he never owned a boat in the first place.
Last December, he surrendered his license to sell insurance in the state of Georgia and turned himself over to the authorities earlier this month. He was released on an $8,000 bond.
Insurance fraud is a felony in the state. Offenders face penalties of two to 10 years in prison, fines of up to $10,000, or both.
