A 30-year-old woman from Connecticut has gone from food court to court room after making false claims against fast-food retailer.

The woman, Aimee Clemons, filed a claim for $2,775 in damages in 2008, stating that her daughter's throat was injured after she choked on a chicken bone in a McDonald's sandwich. Clemons concocted a story to back up her claim by falsifying medical reports, surgical procedures, and locations of treatment for her daughter's alleged injury.

Following a long police investigation, Clemons' order was up, and she was charged with insurance fraud, third-degree forgery, and criminal attempt to commit third-degree larceny.

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader

Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.