Iowan charged with insurance fraud

(DES MOINES, Iowa)   A former northwest Iowa man has been charged with insurance fraud.  Forty-year-old Scott Leininger, formerly of Spencer, is accused of giving fake documents to his insurer to support fraudulent insurance claims.

Leininger has been charged in Clay County with Ongoing Criminal Conduct, a Class B Felony, for his alleged role in committing fraud against Homesite Insurance Company.

The case was investigated by the Iowa Insurance Division's Fraud Bureau and the National Insurance Crime Bureau.   No other details about the investigation are being released at this time.

Iowans with information about insurance fraud are encouraged to contact the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau at 515-242-5304.


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