A Davidson County resident faces felony charges in a case that intertwines alleged deceit and a hit-and-run incident. Insurance fraud isn’t a plot twist in a gritty crime novel—it’s a real-world crime with direct consequences for the wallets of everyday people. William Earl Epps Jr., 69, from Thomasville, has been charged by North Carolina authorities with one count of insurance fraud and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense, reports the North Carolina Department of Insurance.
According to a statement issued by North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, Epps allegedly sought to deceive his insurer GEICO Indemnity Company with claims of his vehicle being stolen from his yard and subsequently wrecked. A witness has thrown these assertions into disarray, claiming to have seen Epps leave the scene of a car accident, disputing his account of theft.
The tangled web of fraudulence reportedly occurred on April 13, with Epps having been served with a criminal summons on June 5. The case, which underscores the less-than-glamorous side of insurance skullduggery, has a court date set for Epps to appear in the Davidson County District Court on July 1…