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NC man accused of taking out nearly $2 million worth of life insurance policies in other people's names
State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says William Alston, of Windsor, was arrested on multiple counts of insurance fraud, obtaining property by false pretense, forgery, and uttering a forged endorsement.
An Eastern Carolina man is accused of taking out nearly $2 million worth of life insurance policies in other people’s names.
State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says William Alston, of Windsor, was arrested on multiple counts of insurance fraud, obtaining property by false pretense, forgery, and uttering a forged endorsement.
Alston was arrested after a yearlong investigation with the help of Bertie County deputies and the Bertie County District Attorney’s Office.
The 63-year-old man is accused of submitting 38 policy claims after those people passed away with payouts totaling over $140,000.
