Florida Principal Arrested in $16K Hurricane Irma Insurance Fraud Attempt
Florida Department of Financial Services | November 29, 2018
An elementary school principal in Jacksonville, Fla., has been arrested in an alleged attempt to commit more than $16,000 in insurance fraud related to Hurricane Irma, according to a statement from Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis, who leads the state’s Department of Financial Services. Darrell Perry, principal of Timucuan Elementary in Jacksonville, is accused of attempting to defraud State Farm Insurance Co. for damages claimed to be sustained during Hurricane Irma.