HARFORD COUNTY WOMAN CHARGED WITH FELONY INSURANCE FRAUD AND THEFT

Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced today the filing of felony insurance fraud and felony theft charges against Peggy Fowler-Sanders of the 2800 block of Churchville Road, Churchville, Maryland. The filing of charges follows a joint investigation conducted by the Insurance Fraud Division of the Maryland Insurance Administration and the Office of the Attorney General.

In a two-count criminal information filed in the Circuit Court for Harford County, Fowler-Sanders, 45, was charged with submitting fraudulent documentation and statements to G.E. Insurance Solutions in support of an insurance claim and stealing approximately $16,800.00 in insurance proceeds. The charges allege that Fowler-Sanders, from December 2002 through February 2005, received, forged and cashed her late father’s disability checks.

If convicted, Fowler-Sanders could face up to fifteen years in prison on each count. No trial date has been set. A criminal information is merely an accusation of wrongdoing, and every individual is presumed innocent until the charges are proven by the State.