Insurnace Fraud Sweep has resulted in 31 individuals charged

State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced today at a press conference the success of “Operation Flames and Flood Two” which charged 31 individuals with insurance fraud.  According to the State Attorney’s Office the operation focused on public adjuster, Jorge Fausto Espinosa, who was hired by policy holders to damage the insured homes for the purpose to collect ill-gotten gains from insurance companies. Jorge Fausto Espinosa, who is already facing charges in a similar fraud case from last year, called “Operation Flames and Flood One”, deliberately staged fire and water damage claims to residential homes in Miami-Dade County, Lehigh Acres, and Naples.

“Operation Flames and Flood Two” focused on the expansion of Espinosa’s fraud activities through his Miami-Dade company, Nationwide Adjusters LLC, into the west coast of Florida into Collier and Lee counties. According to the State Attorney’s Office operation two involved 20 staged fires with loses close to $ 7 million. Several homeowners also face charges for their role in the fraud.