North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Crystal Nicole Frierson, 38, of 4200 U.S. Highway 29 North, Greensboro. Frierson was charged with insurance fraud, obtaining property by false pretense, attempting to obtain property by false pretense and two counts of common law forgery, all felonies.
Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Frierson of submitting a forged certificate of origin and bill of sale to Integon Indemnity Corp. to support an automobile insurance claim that her 2017 Porsche was stolen from the side of the road.
According to the arrest warrant, Frierson received $900 from the insurance company for rental car payment for the false claim.
The offense occurred on Aug. 17, 2024.
Guilford County deputies arrested Frierson on March 16. She was released on a written promise to appear in Guilford County District Court on April 15.
Commissioner Causey encourages North Carolinians to help keep insurance premiums low by reporting suspicious fraud.
“Insurance fraud is not a victimless crime,” Commissioner Causey said. “It hits all of us in the pocket through higher premiums.”
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.