Florida Adjuster Convicted for Sending Carrier Checks to His Fake Firm

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A former staff adjuster for a large Florida insurance carrier has been found guilty of defrauding the insurer out of more than $580,000. The carrier was not named in Owens’ March indictment nor in a news release from the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. Florida’s Department of Financial Services records show a James O. Owens, of Casselberry, Florida, as an all-lines adjuster. That company billed Owens’ employer for weather services. Owens set up fake email addresses for the construction firm, and emailed himself from his Frontline email address, the court document shows.