Maryland: Fraudulent Bel Air car dealership service tech sentenced to 15-year jail term
On November 6, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that Kenneth Wayne Collins III., 36, of Parkville, Maryland, was sentenced on one count of theft scheme having a value of $100,000 or more. Harford County Circuit Court Judge Diane Adkins-Tobin sentenced Collins to 15 years’ incarceration, with all but four years suspended. Upon his release, Collins will be on supervised probation for five years and be required to pay $223,768 in restitution to the victims.
Background: On October 2, Collins pleaded guilty to one count of theft scheme involving property valued at $100,000 or more. Collins was employed at a Bel Air car dealership from January 8, 2018, to November 6, 2018. He used information obtained in connection with his employment as a service technician to file over 260 fraudulent claims for fake mechanical repairs under vehicle service contracts issued by three insurance companies: Zurich NA, Ally, and Fidelity. In all, Collins pocketed more than $223,000 in connection with his scheme, which continued from January 12, 2018, to May 29, 2019.
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In an unrelated case, Collins pleaded guilty in 2019 to insurance fraud in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City and was granted probation before judgment. He was ordered to pay $10,272 in restitution, part of which he paid with the money he stole in the Harford County theft scheme.
(Source: Maryland Attorney General’s Office)
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