Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Preacher arrested for Insurance Fraud, Bank Fraud
By admin • Jun 1st, 2009 • Category: NewsDISCLAIMER - Any Charges Reported in these Press Releases are Merely Accusations and the Defendants are Presumed Innocent Unless and Until Proven Guilty.test
June 1, 2009
BATON ROUGE – On Friday, May 29, 2009, the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud and Auto Theft Unit arrested John Stephen Vaughn (W/M, 35 yrs old) on multiple charges of Insurance Fraud, Identity Theft, and Bank Fraud. The arrest was the result of an investigation into complaints made by Allianz Life insurance company and the Louisiana Department of Insurance (DOI).
In October 2007, Vaughn, using a fake Wyoming driver’s license and the Social Security Number of a two-year old child living in Bogalusa, obtained an insurance producer’s license from the Department of Insurance. Vaughn then defrauded Allianz Life by selling a $212,000 annuity to a person who did not exist. He received approximately $20,000 as part of his commission and this money was credited to a bank account under the assumed name. By the time Allianz Life realized the annuity sale was fraudulent, Vaughn had withdrawn the money from the bank account. During this process, he also defrauded his bank of $500.00 by withdrawing more funds than was available in the account.
Investigators were able to identify Vaughn due to bank surveillance photos and a MySpace web page posted on the internet.
Vaughn used multiple false addresses and went to several bank branches to facilitate the fraud. As a result, his criminal activities involved multiple jurisdictions. Pending charges against Vaughn include the following:
East Baton Rouge
14:133 Filing False Public Records (2 counts)
14:67.16 Identity Theft (1 count)
22:1924 Insurance Fraud (2 counts)
Livingston
14:67.16 Identity Theft (1 count)
14:71.1 Bank Fraud (1 count)
14:71 Issuing Worthless Checks (4 counts)
14:67 Felony Theft in the amount of $494.98
Jefferson
14:67.16 Identity Theft (1 count)
14:71.1 Bank Fraud (1 count)
14:67 Felony Theft in the amount of $19,080.00
Vaughn was located and arrested Friday afternoon in Abita Springs, LA. He was transported and booked into the Livingston Jail on the State Police arrest warrant. He will be booked in the other jurisdictions when released from Livingston. He is also a fugitive out of Franklin County in Tennessee.
Contact Information:
Sgt. Markus Smith
Public Affairs Unit
Louisiana State Police – Headquarters
Office: (225) 925-6202
Markus.Smith@dps.la.gov
www.LSP.org
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