A law enforcement career spanning 25 years has come to an abrupt end for a Michigan sheriff's deputy who admittedly fabricated the details of an auto accident report in order to collect insurance money.
On Friday, Oct. 11, Steven Thomas Keene pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit insurance fraud and an added misdemeanor count of neglect of duty during a hearing before Kalamazoo County Circuit Judge Alexander C. Lipsey. The 48-year-old Cass County, Michigan sheriff's deputy and resident of Dowagiac was to stand trial next week on felony insurance fraud charges but instead entered a guilty plea in the case.
The incident involved an accident reportedly caused by a deer. Keene later admitted to lying about the crash in a police report so a friend could collect insurance money for a new car.
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