On March 23, 2026, detectives of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Insurance Fraud Unit arrested 35 year old Jillian D. Kaman of Nokomis, FL and charged her with Insurance Fraud and Attempted Theft by Deception. According to the criminal complaint, on July 6, 2025, Kaman obtained a renter’s insurance policy with Assurant Insurance for her property in Philadelphia. On the insurance application, Kaman reportedly indicated that there had not been any losses in the last three years. On July 8, 2025, Kaman submitted a claim totaling $18,405.45, indicating that the water heater broke on July 6, 2025, and her personal property was damaged. According to the complaint, an investigation reportedly revealed
that Kaman had notified her landlord by text message of the water leak and damages on July 4, 2025, and that the landlord replaced the water heater that same day.
On March 20, 2026, detectives of the Allegheny County Police Department filed a criminal complaint charging 20 year old Jacob Gasper of South Park, PA with Insurance Fraud. According to the complaint, it is alleged that Gasper purchased an auto insurance policy from Progressive Insurance after being involved in a collision. Gasper later filed a claim for damage his vehicle sustained as the result of the collision and allegedly lied about the time of the incident by stating that the damage occurred after the purchase of the Progressive policy.
On March 19, 2026, detectives of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Insurance Fraud Unit arrested 26 year old Cornelius Brown of Philadelphia, PA and charged him with Insurance Fraud and Theft by Deception. According to the criminal complaint, on October 31, 2023, at approximately 4:43 PM, Brown reinstated his auto policy for his 2016 Chrysler with Root Insurance. On November 6, 2023, Brown filed a claim with Root alleging that his car was hit on November 3, 2023, while parked. Reportedly, Brown indicated that his vehicle sustained front passenger side damages from the incident. While investigating, it was reportedly found that Brown’s vehicle was towed to a collision center on October 31, 2023, at approximately 3:00 PM with the same damage Brown claimed to Root Insurance. Root denied Brown’s claim. On December 3, 2023, Brown incepted a new policy with GEICO Insurance for the same vehicle. On January 2, 2024, Brown filed a claim indicating that a phantom vehicle hit his vehicle that same day while parked. Brown reportedly submitted damage photos showing the same front passenger side damage as in the claim he filed with Root Insurance. According to the complaint, GEICO paid Brown’s claim in the amount of $14,836.86.
On March 17, 2026, detectives of the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office arrested 52 year old Nathaniel Wood of Glenolden, PA and charged him with Insurance Fraud. According to the criminal complaint, On October 9, 2024, Wood submitted a renewal application for his Progressive Insurance auto policy omitting his son as a resident driver at his address. On July 4, 2025, Wood’s vehicle was involved in an accident while being driven by his son. According to the complaint, detectives interviewed both Wood and his son and Wood admitted that his son lived at the same address prior to and after the accident.
On March 16, 2026, detectives of the York County District Attorney’s Office filed a criminal complaint charging 35 year old Jessica A. Elliot of York, PA with Insurance Fraud. According to the complaint, it is alleged that Elliot failed to disclose household members and other drivers who regularly used her vehicles, including her daughters and partner. Reportedly, a crash on December 30, 2025, involved Elliott’s daughter who was not listed on the application for insurance with Progressive Insurance. Elliott reportedly admitted to Progressive employees that she did not list all household members and drivers as she did not understand the application requirements.
On March 10, 2026, detectives of the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office filed a criminal complaint charging 35 year old Jose A. Fernandez of Brooklyn, NY with Insurance Fraud. According to the complaint, it is alleged that when Fernandez applied for an auto insurance policy with Progressive Insurance that he provided his garaging location was of Allentown, PA and that there were no listed household residents 16 years or older. Reportedly, through an accident claim, an investigation revealed that Fernandez’s address and garaging location are in Brooklyn, NY.
On March 9, 2026, detectives of the Northeast Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Task Force filed a criminal complaint charging 33 year old Mairyn Rivera of Scranton, PA with Insurance Fraud. According to the complaint, it is alleged that Rivera was involved in an auto accident prior to obtaining a Progressive Insurance policy. An investigation was initiated when Rivera filed a claim soon after obtaining the Progressive policy which reportedly revealed that an accident occurred prior to the policy purchase.
On March 2, 2026, detectives of the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office arrested 43 year old Kelley A. Nash of Pittsburgh, PA and charged her with Insurance Fraud. According to the criminal complaint, on September 2, 2025, Nash’s husband caused a multi-vehicle accident and reportedly fled the scene. Nash’s vehicle was impounded and later salvaged after being abandoned for several months. Nash’s husband was arrested and jailed on November 5, 2025, and remained in custody until January 14, 2026. According to the complaint, on November 17, 2025, Nash filed a personal injury claim with GEICO Insurance, allegedly stating that the accident occurred on November 16, 2025, and that her husband was in a coma due to the collision; however, evidence from police reports, towing records and jail records contradicted her claim.
On March 2, 2026, detectives of the York County District Attorney’s Office filed a criminal complaint charging 34 year old Justin P. Salter of Dillsburg, PA with Insurance Fraud. According to the complaint, Salter filed a claim with Sentry Insurance for a crash he was involved in when operating his vehicle. It is alleged that Salter misrepresented the time of the accident to reflect he reinstated his canceled auto policy prior to the incident.
On March 2, 2026, detectives of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Insurance Fraud Unit arrested 38 year old Whitney J. Blaylock of Malvern, PA and charged her with Insurance Fraud and Attempted Theft by Deception. According to the criminal complaint, on September 9, 2025, at approximately 2:50 PM, Blaylock added her 2018 Range Rover to her GEICO Insurance auto policy. On September 11, 2025, Blaylock submitted a vehicle damage claim and stated that on September 9, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., she discovered that her parked vehicle was struck by another vehicle. According to the complaint, during an investigation, a police report was obtained, and it was discovered that Blaylock’s vehicle was involved in an auto accident on September 9, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. – prior to Blaylock obtaining coverage on her Range Rover.