Crime

Former insurance agent charged with submitting fraudulent applications to Aflac

A former Fulton County insurance agent has been arrested and faces 12 counts of insurance fraud.

Insurance commissioner Ralph Hudgens said in a press release that Kenneth Underwood, 60, of Atlanta is accused of submitting fraudulent life insurance applications to Aflac and receiving advance commissions in excess of $8,500.

Underwood was arrested on Oct. 13, taken to the Muscogee County Jail and later released.

Insurance fraud is a felony with a penalty of two to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000.

Larry Gierer: 706-571-8581, @lagierer

This story was originally published October 17, 2016 at 1:28 PM with the headline "Former insurance agent charged with submitting fraudulent applications to Aflac."

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