Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Former New Hampshire Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Clients

Raymond H. Douville, aka Raye Ellen Douville, 54, of Bedford, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $100,000 in insurance premium funds entrusted to her agency for her own benefit. According to prosecutors, from October 2001 to September 2003, Douville accepted funds obtained by clients through loans to pay for premiums, but failed to do so, using the money for her own benefit. In all, 12 different clients were defrauded. Douville was originally indicted last September and pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and faces up to 20 years in prison upon sentencing which is scheduled for April 14th.

Read the story here and here.

Read the DOJ's announcement of Douville's indictment here.

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