Fraud Charges Levied Against Man Accused of Taking $42K: Police

Atlanta GA

17 November, 2021

8:59 AM

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ATLANTA — An Atlanta man faces forgery, insurance fraud charges for accusations that he filed a bogus police report and insurance claim. , among other things. The Georgia Insurance Commissioner said Tyrone Bernard Briscoe, 35, was wanted on 16 counts of forgery, insurance fraud and one count of false statements and writings charges on an incident stemming from December. Authorities said Briscoe bilked his insurance company of $42,524. "It was discovered that Mr. Briscoe submitted several fraudulent invoice receipts, several fraudulent monthly credit card statements, a fraudulent lease agreement, as well as a fraudulent Atlanta Police report," State Insurance Commissioner John King said in a statement. Briscoe was booked into the Fulton County Jail on Monday and later released on a signature bond the same day, according to jail records. Like this article? Sign up for our newsletter and get it delivered daily. It's free!