Teresa Ann Gonzalez, Insurance Fraud, Washington 2019
Teresa Ann Gonzalez, Insurance Fraud, Washington 2019
A Spokane woman has been sentenced to federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to defraud insurance companies through staged accidents.
Teresa Ann Gonzalez, 63, of Otis Orchards, Washington, was sentenced to a 10-month term of imprisonment by Chief United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice. She was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $13,132 and forfeiture of $13,132.
Gonzalez pled guilty in June 2019, to one count of mail and wire fraud conspiracy. According to information disclosed during court proceedings, Gonzalez was involved in one staged automobile accident in Spokane, Washington that defrauded an insurance company out of $236,324. Gonzalez received approximately $13,132 of the fraud proceeds.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, U.S. Marshals Service and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington Criminal Healthcare Fraud Investigator, with assistance from the National Insurance Crime Bureau. This case was prosecuted by George J.C. Jacobs, III, and Brian Donovan, Assistant United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of Washington.
United States Attorney William D. Hyslop said, “Staging phony car accidents on our streets poses a significant danger to innocent citizens and results in higher insurance premiums. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington, along with our federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement partners, will continue to investigate and prosecute aggressively those individuals who may perpetrate such fraud.”
Following her release from federal prison, Gonzalez will be required to serve a 3-year term of court supervision.
This case is a reminder of the importance of combating insurance fraud and the efforts of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute those who engage in such activities.
The sentencing occurred in the Eastern District of Washington. The case number is not provided in the source, but the details of the case are as follows:
Defendant: Teresa Ann Gonzalez
Charge: Mail and wire fraud conspiracy
Date: June 2019
Sentence: 10 months in prison, $13,132 restitution, and $13,132 forfeiture
Location: Spokane, Washington
Key Facts
- State: Washington
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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