Vermyttya Miller, 37, of Santa Clarita, pleaded to no contest to charges of fraud against The Knot. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The wedding blues took on new meaning when a California woman, Vermyttya Miller, was sentenced to five years in jail after pleading no contest to a felony insurance fraud charge for a scheme she devised to swindle The Knot — twice, says the California Department of Insurance.

In October 2016, Miller booked a wedding reception at the Galleria Ballroom in Glendale, Calif., through The Knot, a popular wedding planning website. The booking came with a $10,000 event cancellation/postponement insurance policy.

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Heather A. Turner

Heather A. Turner is the managing editor of ALM's NU Property & Casualty Group. She can be reached at [email protected].

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