It's been said that lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place, but as Earl Scott found, that's not the case with fraud charges.
The North Carolina man claimed to hear a loud boom, after which his plasma television, Blu-ray player, and other high-end electronics failed to work. Following this, Scott turned in work orders from a repair company and filed a claim for $33,971.91 in total lightning damages.
On Sept. 25, 2009, police arrested Scott for insurance fraud. As it turns out, the repair company had been the product of Scott's own little brainstorm, and the work orders he sent to back his claim were from a company that does not exist. At least he made it easier on investigators, though, as the false company documents were sent through his own post office box.
Scott has been charged with two counts of insurance fraud and two counts of obtaining property by false pretense. He is being held at Wake County Jail under a $20,000 bond. Even in the case of his charges, when it rains -- it pours.
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