Two Slidell residents who allegedly sold their boat to a couple in Florida after claiming it was lost during Hurricane Katrina have been cited with insurance fraud charges, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Robert F. Angle, 78, and his 77-year-old wife, Joyce Angle, reported their boat was gone after the August 2005 storm and collected money on it from their insurance company, authorities said.
But investigators believe the Angles recently dealt that same boat to people from Lee County, Fla.
Authorities took note of the situation when the Angles' customers registered the boat?in their state, DWF spokesman Adam Einck said. Agents with Wildlife and Fisheries as well as with the National Insurance Crime Bureau launched a joint investigation into the matter.
Einck said the probe determined Robert and Joyce Angle committed theft by insurance fraud, filed false public documents and injured official records. They received citations for the violations on Dec. 15.
If convicted of insurance fraud theft, the Angles face a maximum of 10 years in prison and up to $3,000 in fines. Injuring records and filing false ones each carry a fine of no more than $5,000 and up to five years in prison.
Einck added that, by paying the Angles' claim, the insurer for the Slidell pair became the owner of the boat at the center of the case. The company has since seized the watercraft, and the Floridians who purchased it from the Angles no longer have it.
Ramon Antonio Vargas can be reached at rvargas@timespicayune.com or 985.645.2848.
Source: http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/12/slidell_couple_accused_of_insu.html
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