Winston-Salem woman charged with fraud, false pretense

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Latricha Leann Mankins, 42, of 185 Athens Drive, Winston-Salem, was charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies.

Special agents with the Department of Insurance's Criminal Investigations Division accuse Mankins submitting claims saying she was unemployed to Triton Insurance Co. in order to receive loan payment benefits after she returned to work.

The offense occurred between July 10, 2023, and June 24, 2024.

Mankins was served with a criminal summons on Jan. 21. She is due in Forsyth County District Court Feb. 6.

Commissioner Causey encourages North Carolinians to help keep insurance premiums low by reporting suspicious fraud.

"Insurance fraud is not a victimless crime," Commissioner Causey said. "It hits all of us in the pocket through higher premiums."

If you suspect insurance fraud or other white-collar crimes, please report it. You may anonymously report fraud by calling the N.C. Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Division at 919-807-6840 or toll free from anywhere in North Carolina at 888-680-7684.