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Lumberton insurance agent charged with fraud

State Department of Insurance investigators arrested a Lumberton insurance agent Wednesday and charged him with staging an accident.

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Robert Killens, charged with insurance fraud
RALEIGH, N.C. — State Department of Insurance investigators arrested a Lumberton insurance agent Wednesday and charged him with staging an accident.

Robert Gene Killens, 51, of 1005 N. Elm St. was charged with insurance fraud and was released on a $5,000 bond.

Investigators said Killens, a self-employed insurance agent, staged an accident in Lumberton on Feb. 1 and filed a fraudulent claim with Nationwide Insurance.

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