Walter Lewis, formerly an insurance adjuster for Nationwide, has been found guilty of stealing more than just office supplies from the company.
From April 5, 2005 to August 2006, Lewis managed to steal $15,203 from Nationwide. Why didn't anyone notice sooner? He was using a real insurance claim that had become dormant to cover his tracks. By associating each of the checks with that claim, and writing the checks to either himself or a friend, he was able to go unnoticed - or so he thought.
Unfortunately for Lewis, not one, but two agencies, were working on his case. The joint investigation by two Maryland investigative divisions resulted in a court case in which Lewis was sentenced to 82 days in jail for felony theft. Lewis will also be making restitution for each check he so generously wrote himself.
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