Desiree Patricia Vasquez
SACRAMENTO – A large insurance fraud ring operating in the Sacramento region was recently busted and its ringleader sentenced to over 10 years in prison.
Jazlyn Ladana Burrell
30-year-old Michael Charles Young was convicted of bilking over $500,000 from insurance companies through fraudulent claims.
Three other people also involved in the scam are still on the loose – 20-year-old Jazlyn Ladana Burrell, 26-year-old Lavina Louise Nunally and 22-year-old Desiree Patricia Vasquez.
The fraud ring was in operation from 2014 – 2016. Dozens of false claims were filed, from $5,000 to $40,000. The claims were filed with different insurance companies.
The CDI added, “In most cases, false identities were used to register and insure the vehicles used to file claims and accomplices were provided scripts to use when communicating with insurers. Some defendants allowed their identities to be used for compensation and then cashed checks issued in their names. The ring grew as friends and family members were recruited.”
Lavina Louise Nunally
Others arrested in this sting operation include –
- 27-year-old Paris Lache Elliott of Sacramento
- 27-year-old Lonnie Gene Thompson of Sacramento
- 21-year-old Ladasheza Dorrough Jackson of Sacramento
- 27-year-old Ariel Chanel Graham of Woodland
- 37-year-old Ebony Rashone Kirk of Sacramento
- 29-year-old Melvia Ann Castro of Sacramento
- 55-year-old Alyce Marie Peterson of Woodland
- 25-year-old Cameron Nunally of Sacramento
