Robin Smith Lankford, 32, of Oak Ridge, Tenn. was sentenced Wednesday to serve 6 months in prison, followed by 6 months of home confinement, and 3 years of supervised release. Lankford was also ordered to forfeit the proceeds of her crime and to pay restitution of $100,000 to Loyal American Life Insurance Company.
The sentence followed Lankford’s guilty plea to mail fraud charges on April 15, 2010.
Lankford was charged for use of the mail to defraud Loyal American Life Insurance Company by submitting a fake claim that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She also falsified supporting documents, and the insurance company ultimately paid her $100,000 in benefits.
Source : News Channel 9
