Attorney General Jim Hood issued the following statement.
Jackson Woman Arrested on Insurance and Wire Fraud Charges
JACKSON—Today, Attorney General Jim Hood announced the arrest of a Jackson woman charged with one count each of insurance and wire fraud.
Dianne Bullock, 59, turned herself in to the Pike County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday. Her bond was set at $5,000.
The indictment alleges Bullock filed a complaint with Walmart on November 2, 2015 that stated she slipped and fell while shopping then left the store without notifying personnel. The defendant later contacted Walmart and notified them of her fall. Video surveillance indicated that the fall never took place, and she fabricated the story.
If convicted of both counts, Bullock faces up to eight years in prison and $15,000 in fines. A charge is merely an accusation, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
This case was investigated by Investigator Michael Stevens with the Attorney General’s Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau with assistance from the Pike County Sheriff’s Department. Special Assistant Attorney General Steven Waldrup will prosecute the case.
6 comments:
Damn, Granny.
Ah, the ol' unwitnessed-slip-and-fall. Oldest one in the book. Modern technology requires that you actually take a spill, over-dramatized though it may be.
So, if she didn't fall, how did her face get that way?
Walmart has surveillance all over.
Falling down. Easiest thing in the world. But apparently too much trouble.
It was easier to trip over that mobile blue-light special buggy at K-Mart.
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