Washington County Prosecuting First Insurance Fraud Case Under OIC Deal
A county with one of the highest volumes of insurance fraud cases in Washington has filed its first changes under a new agreement with the state’s insurance regulator.
The Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed insurance fraud charges in Pierce Co. Superior Court against Ulrich W. Motchoffo-Kom on June 4.
The case was enabled under an interagency agreement with the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
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Pierce County was the source of the second-highest volume of insurance fraud cases referred to the OIC in 2025, with 561 cases. The OIC asked the state Legislature for an appropriation during the 2025 session to support a partnership, providing funding to the Pierce County prosecutor for insurance fraud referrals from the OIC.
Motchoffo-Kom was charged with attempted first-degree theft, false claims or proof, forgery, and second-degree identify theft.
After an August 2024 collision, he allegedly filed falsified documents with his insurer, Liberty Mutual, reporting injuries and lost wages as a result with a total loss exposure of $54,206.