GREENVILLE, S.C. —
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has charged an Upstate woman with insurance fraud and forgery after investigators say she submitted multiple false insurance claims totaling in the thousands.
SLED reported on Thursday that 25-year-old Kelsey Michelle Moore falsely claimed her water heater failed, causing damage to her clothes, shoes, and other personal items.
According to warrants then submitted an insurance claim to USAA Casualty Insurance Company and a forged dry-cleaning receipt from Uptown Dry Cleaning for $2,231.40.
During an investigation, the property manager confirmed no water heater failure had occurred, and the dry-cleaning company did not exist.
Through the false claims, authorities say Moore was given $4,916.58 from USAA.
Moore was charged with presenting a false claim for insurance – value more than $2,000 but less than $10,000 and three counts of forgery – value less than $10,000.
Moore was booked into the Greenville County Detention Center following her arrest.
The South Carolina Department of Insurance requested the SLED investigation.
The case will be prosecuted by the South Carolina Department of Insurance.
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GREENVILLE, S.C. — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has charged an Upstate woman with insurance fraud and forgery after investigators say she submitted multiple false insurance claims t...