TAMPA, Fla. (WWSB) – A Tampa woman, who posed as a licensed insurance broker, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge William F. Jung to 13 months in federal prison for a years-long wire fraud scheme that left more than 500 drivers unknowingly on the road without auto insurance.
Court documents say Katrenia Harris, 55, pretended to be a licensed insurance broker from Feb. 2017 and continuing through August 2023. During that time, Harris offered customers auto-insurance policies, even though she was not licensed or authorized to sell coverage.
Harris also submitted online and phone applications in her customers’ names, but used fake email addresses and phone numbers she controlled, so all insurance communications went to her instead of the policyholders. Harris then forwarded the proof of insurance to her customers, but she did not pay the required premiums…