North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today the arrest of Travis Layne Ramsey, 27, of 10100 Rock Hollow Road, Raleigh, NC. Ramsey was charged with one count of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense. Both are felonies. He was also charged with filing a false report to a police station, a misdemeanor.
According to special agents with the NC Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division, Ramsey filed a false report to USAA stating his 2016 Jeep Cherokee had been vandalized in a parking space at his apartment complex, when instead the vehicle had been involved in a hit and run accident. He used the information to get his rental vehicle paid for by the insurer, in the amount of $1,457.08. He also told the Raleigh Police Department his vehicle had been vandalized, agents said.
According to the arrest warrant, the offenses occurred on May 22, 2024.
Rollinson was arrested on July 19, held under the Pretrial Integrity Act and appeared in Wake County District Court on Aug. 8.
“Insurance fraud hits consumers in the wallet,” Commissioner Causey said. “Approximately 20 cents of every insurance premium dollar goes to covering the cost of fraud. I’m fighting this by aggressively pursuing and prosecuting insurance fraud in North Carolina.”
If you suspect insurance fraud or other white-collar crimes, please report it. You may anonymously report fraud by calling the N.C. Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Division at 919-807-6840 or toll free from anywhere in North Carolina at 888-680-7684.
Information is also available at www.ncdoi.gov.