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Marcellus Woman Sentenced In Insurance Scheme
By: Mike Stiles - Sunday, April 17, 2022

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(LANSING) – A Marcellus woman charged in connection with filing fraudulent accident claims must pay back the benefits she received.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessell announced Thursday that 42 year old Christine Presock was sentenced to two years of probation by St. Joseph County Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman. She was also ordered to pay $12,500 in restitution to Trustmark Insurance Company, as well as costs and fees.

Following an investigation by the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services Fraud Investigation Unit, Presock was arraigned on six counts of insurance-fraudulent acts in April 2021. These are felonies punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a $50,000 fine or both.

She plead guilty to the charges in March.

Presock submitted six accident claims on behalf of herself and her family to Trustmark Insurance Company between June 2018 and August 2019 for injuries reportedly suffered by herself, her husband, and her two children. None of these injuries occurred as Presock reported, and Presock received over $12,000 in insurance benefits to which she was not entitled.

Trustmark Insurance Company initiated an investigation into the claims before referring the case to the DIFS Fraud Investigation Unit.



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