OLYMPIA, Wash. — Santiago G. Rodriguez, of Bothell, Wash., has been added to Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Most Wanted list after being charged with insurance fraud by the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office.

If you have information that may lead to his arrest, please contact your local law enforcement agency or contact Kreidler's Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU).

Rodriguez failed to appear at his arraignment to answer to the charge of false claims or proof. Consequently, a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. Please be advised, several other agencies also have outstanding warrants for Rodriguez’s arrest.

On March 8, 2021, Rodriguez stated his vehicle had been broken into and that someone had stolen $19,029 worth of scuba diving gear. He filed a claim with Homesite Insurance, where he had purchased a renter’s insurance policy.

Homesite investigated the claim further and found Rodriguez had reported the same scuba diving gear stolen in a prior claim with AGCS Marine Insurance just five months prior and had been paid over $16,000.

Homesite investigators were able to match the receipts from each claim, including the same serial numbers for all the items that were allegedly stolen. After this discovery, Homesite denied Rodriguez’s claim based on fraud and misrepresentation and referred it to CIU, as required by state law.

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