5 Sentenced in Ohio for Insurance Fraud

The Ohio Department of Insurance reported that five people were recently sentenced for insurance-related crimes following investigations by the department.

In October, Shandell Thomas, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in court to five years of community control and ordered to pay $12,215 in restitution to five insurance companies. In November, her husband Aaron Thomas received a community control sentence of five years, also for insurance fraud. The couple submitted false medical invoices to insurance companies related to an auto insurance claim.

In November, Vernisha Shepherd-Harris, of Pataskala, was sentenced in court to two years of community control for insurance fraud. She submitted $3,488 in false medical bills to an insurance company as part of an auto insurance claim.

In November, insurance agent Lisa Chamberlin, of Lucasville, was sentenced in court to five years of community control for insurance fraud and ordered to pay more than $5,000 in restitution to an insurance company. She provided fabricated insurance applications to the company to receive commission money.

In November, Trivia Wilson, of Toledo, was sentenced in court to three years of community control for attempted insurance fraud and ordered to pay restitution. Wilson submitted $11,845 in fictitious receipts to an insurance company tied to a property loss insurance claim.

Source: Ohio Department of Insurance