Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against a York County man accused of buying scrapped vehicles at a bargain, insuring them, and reporting accidents that never happened to receive lucrative insurance payouts.
Taofiq Salami, of York Haven, has been charged with insurance fraud, identity theft, forgery, and title washing, among other related charges, according to prosecutors.
According to an attorney general investigation, Salami used false and stolen identities — and co-conspirators — to purchase and insure the scrapped vehicles. He then reported accidents that didn’t happen to obtain more than $180,000 in insurance payouts, Sunday’s offi e said….