CASE OF INTEREST

Date: February 19, 2004
Case: People v. Thomas Eugene Jackson (02F10017)
Contact: Dick Margarita, Insurance Fraud Unit, (916) 874-8952

Sacramento County District Attorney Jan Scully announced on February 18, 2004 the sentencing of Thomas Eugene Jackson to six years and four months in state prison for insurance fraud by Judge Jane Ure. On December 17, 2003, Jackson entered guilty pleas to nine counts of embezzlement, and admitted enhancements for aggravated white-collar crimes totaling $586,096.62.

Jackson, age fifty-five, a former claims adjuster for Zurich and Progressive Insurance Companies, utilized his position of trust and authority to issue fraudulent auto insurance claim checks to his associates, who were not involved in actual automobile accidents.

The investigation of Jackson was conducted by the California Department of Insurance, Fraud Division/Urban Auto Task Force, Sacramento County District Attorney's Office, and California Highway Patrol. Deputy District Attorney Dick Margarita said, "a sentence of this magnitude should serve as a future deterrent to those who even contemplate such sophisticated white collar crimes."

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