Port Arthur man pleads guilty to $1.7M insurance fraud scheme
A 50-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday in relation to a 2011 insurance fraud scheme, according to information from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Patrick Wayne Bronnon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud after filing fraudulent home and auto claims across Southeast Texas.
According to information presented in court, Bronnon and several others began identifying low value property and purchasing them. After a down payment was made Bronnon, or one of the others working in the scheme, would intentionally damage the property with fire or water collecting insurance proceeds.
Bronnon filed nine fire claims, three water claims and two theft claims totaling about $1.7 million in fraudulent payments, officials said.
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