POLICE OFFICER ADRIAN BROWN INDICTED ON FRAUD CHARGES

Adrian Brown, of Laurel Maryland and 33 years of age was indicted on mail fraud charges which are associated with a scheme to defraud an insurance company.  Brown is a police officer for the Prince George County Police Department.

It all happened between September 2014 and January 2015 when Brown decided to lie to the insurance company about owning a Chevrolet Caprice that he claimed was stolen from his apartment complex.

When the investigation began into Brown and his claims, his police powers were suspended which was in 2015.

The problem with the insurance claim, however, was that Brown never purchased or owned a Chevrolet Caprice. Brown many false statements to the insurance company regarding this insurance claim which is also a crime. He also filed an incident report with the Prince George County Police Department to further legitimize what was fraudulent, to begin with.

Brown was arrested and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for conspiracy if convicted.  

Prince George’s County Police Chief Hank Stawinski said, “This represents the conclusion of a more than three-year investigation.  It illustrates the fact that this department takes accountability extraordinarily seriously. The conduct of this individual does not represent the integrity of the men and women of this institution.”

Brown is currently on administrative leave without pay.

Adrian Brown’s Insurance Fraud

It took three years to investigate this incident which is just crazy to me.  I feel like that is a bit long unless more components were being investigated.  The insurance fraud itself would not take that long to investigate in my opinion unless they didn’t realize fraud was taking place for an extended period of time.

Meanwhile, it appears (though I don’t know for sure) that Brown continued to be employed by the police department and earn a living.  I do applaud the police department quick removing his arrest powers when the investigation began.  This lack of character could easily bleed into his job as a police officer and every arrest would be subject to further inspection should he been able to keep his arrest powers.

All vehicles have VIN numbers and can be tracked to some degree (in most cases).  There has to be a seller. There has to be a receipt of purchase (bill of sale).  There has to be a ton of evidence to prove that the vehicle even existed. And an incident report, while required by all insurance companies, is not enough proof that a vehicle was stolen or even exists.  A claims investigator will find these things out.

I would venture to guess that Adrian Brown has seen his last days as a police officer.

Sources

Prince George Police Blog