Seattle resident Saleem Robinson has been sentenced to 11 days of electronic home monitoring after being convicted of insurance fraud and attempted theft in the first degree.
The conviction follows an investigation by the Washington State Insurance Commissioner’s Criminal Investigation Unit (CIU) and prosecution by the King County Prosecutor’s Office.
Robinson, who had filed a false claim on his auto insurance, received credit for one day already served in his sentence handed down on Sept. 17.
The case dates back to May 18, 2021, when Robinson obtained an insurance policy with Progressive for his 2008 Mercedes Benz C350.
Just nine minutes after the policy was initiated, Robinson reported a collision with another vehicle, claiming damages.
Because the claim was submitted so soon after the policy’s start, it was automatically flagged and sent to Progressive’s special investigation unit.
During its investigation, Progressive discovered that Robinson’s collision had occurred several hours before he purchased the policy.