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Fraud of the Week: Take a Bow

The eighth and final defendant involved in an elaborate auto insurance fraud ring has been sentenced.

By Staff Writer | Updated on December 28, 2009

The eighth and final defendant involved in an elaborate auto insurance fraud ring has been sentenced. The ring spanned four years and netted those arrested more than $100,000 in phony insurance payments from staged auto accidents.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin reported that Cory Timothy Jett, 35, a Greenville, N.C resident, pled guilty to one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense. Jett received suspended jail time, 24 months parole, and an order to pay nearly $2,000 in restitution to Progressive Insurance.

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