Kentucky Man in Hot Water for Vehicle Scam

A Laurel County, Kentucky man has received a 360-day jail sentence, probated for 24 months, after reportedly falsifying a towing and storage invoice and giving it to his insurer for reimbursement.

Steven Daniels, 41, reportedly told State Farm Insurance that after his vehicle burned in October 2007, it was towed to and stored at Gibson’s Automotive in London. Daniels showed an invoice indicating he had paid Gibson’s $775 in cash for the services. As part of the investigation, it was discovered that he falsified the invoice and had not received any services from Gibson’s.

He originally was charged with one felony count of insurance fraud but pleaded guilty to an amended misdemeanor count in Laurel District Court. In addition to the probated sentence, he was ordered to pay $154 in court costs.