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Detectives with the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit investigated a staged crash ring in Ouachita Parish that was suspected in more than twenty staged crashes. The LSP investigation focused on six of these crashes where individuals were staging crashes and then making false bodily injury claims. The payments made by insurance companies in two of the six crashes resulted in more than $18,000 paid to these individuals. Payments were denied by the other insurance companies due to misrepresentation and non-cooperation.

Seven warrants were signed on January 23, 2012 and the following subjects were arrested for the listed charges on January, 24, 2012:

Keshanta Reed (26 yoa)-Insurance Fraud (2 counts)

Constance Jenkins (33 yoa)-Insurance Fraud

Ladeiszem McGraw (31 yoa)-Insurance Fraud (4 counts)

On January 25, 2012 LSP Detectives arrested Quanisha Marshall (26 yoa) for Insurance Fraud. Three additional arrests are expected and pending in this investigation.

The Insurance Fraud Unit is responsible for investigating referrals of suspected fraudulent insurance acts; assisting federal and local law enforcement in the investigation of fraudulent insurance acts; cooperating with local prosecutors and the attorney general's office in the prosecution of fraudulent insurance acts; and promoting awareness of insurance fraud throughout the state.

Contact Information:
Trooper First Class Mark Dennis
Louisiana State Police
Troop F Public Affairs
Office: (318) 345-2810