CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – One of four Preston County residents charged in an insurance fraud scheme has entered a guilty plea to wire fraud.
Cynthia Miller, 36, of Newburg, has admitted to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and faces up to 20-years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
Investigators say Dustin Miller, 41, Markitta Miller, 28, both of Reedsville, Cynthia Miller, 36, of Newburg and Stacey Moreland, 34, of Tunnelton, are accused of staging the incidents in Taylor and Preston counties between March and July of 2019. The group then fabricated injuries and filed false claims with insurance companies.
Markitta Miller faces two counts wire fraud. Dustin Miller and Stacey Moreland face one wire fraud count each.
The ATF and the West Virginia Insurance Commission Fraud Unit investigated the crimes.