An Armstrong County insurance coverage representative pleaded guilty to running with an ended license and taking cash from a client for a policy that never ever was released.
Last summer season, the state Chief law officer’s Officie charged Thomas John Scheeren, 42, of the 100 block of Sherwood Drive in East Franklin with felony counts of theft, theft by deceptiveness and working without a license, in addition to counts of damaging records and misappropriation of funds.
Scheeren pleaded guilty to the charges in Armstrong County Court on July 25. He was sentenced to 2 years of probation, according to court records.
A representative from the Chief law officer’s Workplace started examining Scheeren when a couple from Ford City submitted a composed problem with the state Insurance coverage Department after discovering the insurance coverage on their SUV was ended since the premium wasn’t paid in April 2021, according to a criminal problem in assistance of the charges.
The couple informed detectives they drove without insurance coverage for a year since they didn’t understand the payment had actually not been made and the policy had actually been canceled, the problem stated.
Private investigators stated the alerts about nonpayment and cancellation of the couple’s policy from Encompass Insurance coverage were sent out to Scheeren’s firm in Ford City rather of the couple’s house.
The couple stated they believed their automobile was guaranteed since Scheeren released them a monetary duty card after taking payment for the policy, detectives stated. They utilized the card when the automobile was required to a mechanic for its yearly security examination, the problem stated.
Private investigators stated the couple started asking about their insurance coverage after they called Scheeren’s workplace in March 2022 to restore protection and were informed business was offered to another firm and they were not noted as consumers.
The state Department of Insurance coverage informed detectives that Scheeren’s license to work as a representative ended in Might 2020, the problem stated.
The couple supplied authorities with a copy of the canceled check composed to Scheeren, and detectives gotten records from S&T Bank revealing the check was transferred into Scheeren’s account, according to his arrest documents.
An evaluation of Scheeren’s savings account discovered he did not move the cash to Encompass Insurance coverage, the problem stated.
Tony LaRussa is a Tribune-Review personnel author. You can get in touch with Tony by e-mail at [email protected] or through Twitter .