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6168 2011-02-14 Troop G Mother and Daughter Jailed for Insurance Fraud
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE

Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

News Release – February 14, 2011


Mother and Daughter Jailed for Insurance Fraud

Shreveport – On Monday, February 14, 2011, troopers with the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit in Shreveport arrested a mother and daughter from Shreveport and charged them each with one count of insurance fraud. The arrest was the result of an investigation into an alleged fraudulent insurance claim referred to the Louisiana Department of Insurance.

On March 23, 2010, Mary J. Nelson (B/F; age 52) and her daughter Josette L. Nelson (B/F; age 29) reported that their 1996 Pontiac Bonneville and 1999 GMC Sierra truck, both of which were registered to Mary Nelson, sustained hail damage during a recent storm. The claim was filed with their automobile insurer seeking compensation for damages.

The investigation concluded that both vehicles had not been damaged during a hail storm. During an interview, the Nelson’s admitted to intentionally damaging both vehicles by striking them with rocks wrapped up in paper towels and later filing an insurance claim alleging the vehicles were damaged by hail.

Arrest warrants were obtained for Mary and Josette Nelson in Caddo Parish. As a result, the Nelson’s voluntary surrendered themselves to troopers at the Caddo Correctional Center where they were each arrested and booked on the charge of insurance fraud.

The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit is responsible for investigating referrals of suspected fraudulent insurance acts, such as fraudulent property / injury, staged crashes, “jump-in” crashes, along with staged slip and fall accidents and criminal acts involving stolen vehicles. The LSP Insurance Fraud / Auto Theft Unit is a branch of the State Police Criminal Investigation Division and works closely with the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), LA Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office in successfully bringing individuals involved in committing insurance fraud and auto theft related crimes to justice. More information regarding the Insurance Fraud Unit can be found at http://www.lsp.org/ifu.html.


If you suspect someone has committed insurance fraud, contact the State Police Insurance Fraud / Auto Theft Unit at:

E-mail: insurance.fraud.unit@dps.la.gov
Phone: (225) 925-3701 or (225) 925-3702
Fax: (225) 925-3769

Mail:
Louisiana State Police
Bureau of Investigation
Insurance Fraud Unit
7919 Independence Blvd, Box A-19
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Arrested:

Mary J. Nelson (B/F; Age 52) of Shreveport, LA

Josette L. Nelson (B/F; Age 29) of Shreveport, LA


Contact Information:
Tpr. Cordell Williams
Louisiana State Police
Public Affairs Unit
Office: (318) 741-7411
cordell.williams@dps.la.gov
www.lsp.org

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