A Wilson, N.C. woman has been arrested after collecting thousands of dollars from her insurance company for a robbery that never actually happened.
Authorities allege that Leslie Michelle Nowell, 30, said a robbery supposedly took place while she was working at her store, Divine D?cor & Gift. Nowell promptly filed a false police report and stated that assorted jewelry, pocket books, and cash were lifted during the theft.
According to the arrest warrants, Nationwide Insurance subsequently paid Nowell a total of $6,693 for the associated claims. From outward appearances, Nowell's traumatic ordeal was over upon receipt of those two checks from Nationwide. In actuality, however, the scamming entrepreneur's saga was just beginning. After receiving a tip, the Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Division opened an investigation, during the course of which Nowell's story unraveled.
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