A Denver-area insurance broker is accused of quietly siphoning off nearly $97,000 in workers’ compensation premiums, according to a newly filed indictment that puts his business practices under a harsh spotlight.
Court documents identify 55-year-old George Gonzalez, owner of Amerimex Insurance, and lay out 14 felony counts tied to the alleged scheme. Prosecutors say the conduct involved workers’ compensation policies and ran from early 2022 through early 2024. For now, those remain allegations that must be proven in court.
As reported by The Denver Post, the case surfaced after a new customer called Pinnacol Assurance to verify a workers’ compensation policy, triggering an internal review. According to the indictment, Gonzalez allegedly diverted $97,233 from nine insurance companies, with many of the questioned policies involving Pinnacol workers’ comp coverage.
What The Indictment Alleges
According to prosecutors, Gonzalez used Amerimex to create or manage workers’ compensation policies, then rerouted premium payments instead of sending them on to the insurance carriers. The indictment lists nine counts of insurance fraud and five counts of theft tied to those transactions, backed by financial entries and policy records attached as evidence…