When Thomas A. George and Tamika Hampton decided to defraud an auto insurer in 2019, they went big—claiming that George was so severely injured in a crash that he could no longer walk or talk, according to court documents.
The Gainesville, Florida, couple’s attorney made a settlement demand to General Star National Insurance Co. for $6.6 million, contending that George would need lifetime care for an incapacitating brain injury from the crash with an oil company truck. A video sent to the insurance carrier showed the man limited to moaning, rocking, and needing assistance to use the restroom and get dressed.
But in May 2023, the alleged fraud scheme went up in smoke…