Camden County sisters tried to scam Geico and got caught, authorities say
They lied about which one was involved in a car accident, and then sought thousands of dollars to cover medical bills, authorities said.
Two Camden County sisters tried to scam Geico by lying about which one was involved in a car accident and then seeking thousands of dollars to cover medical bills, authorities said.
Labre Hodge, 25, of Pine Hill, and Brittney Hodge, 26, of Pennsauken, were charged with conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. The New Jersey Attorney General's Office said Brittany Hodge was driving alone in her sister's Chevrolet Aveo in Camden in 2015 when a vehicle that ran a stop sign struck the Aveo.
Labre Hodge then told Geico, her insurance carrier, that she had been driving —though she didn't show up at the scene until an hour after the accident — and that her sister was a passenger, the Attorney General's Office said.
Labre Hodge also claimed that she was injured in the crash, and sought $5,000 for medical bills and $950 in lost wages, authorities said.
"Many people erroneously assume that fabricating a scenario to net them a relatively small insurance payout will not get them into trouble," acting insurance fraud prosecutor Christopher Iu said in a statement Friday. "But nothing could be further from the truth."
The pair were indicted Tuesday by a grand jury in Trenton. If convicted, they could face fines and jail.