Woman accused of stealing dead man's identity
A Spooner, Wis., and St. Paul resident is accused of forging documents and stealing the identity of a deceased client with the purpose of taking at least $46,769 from his estate.
ST. PAUL -- A Spooner, Wis., and St. Paul resident is accused of forging documents and stealing the identity of a deceased client with the purpose of taking at least $46,769 from his estate.
Linda A. Brost, 61, was charged Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court with six felony counts, including insurance fraud, theft by swindle and identity theft. Brost was arrested Tuesday morning when the Minnesota Department of Commerce Insurance Fraud Division — assisted by the St. Paul Police Department, Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office and Washburn County (Wis.) Sheriff’s Office — executed search warrants at her St. Paul and Spooner residences.
The Commerce Department uncovered Brost’s actions during a routine review of information provided by Jackson National Life Insurance.
Courtesy of the Duluth News Tribune.
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