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Three South Carolinian men, one identified as 34-year old Gerald B. Hardin, are being charged with insurance fraud of up to $650,000. Gerald and two other men agreed to have one of their hands chopped off with a saw pole.
The conspiracy resulted in the three men receiving $671,000 from a homeowner’s insurance policy and three accidental death and dismemberment polices.
Gerald and the other men who remain unidentified can face over 20 years in prison if convicted.
As reported by WIS:
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Gerald B. Hardin, 34, of Cayce, was arrested on charges that he and two other people committed mail fraud in May 2008.
Prosecutors said, while living in Sumter, Hardin and another person devised a plan to use a small chain saw attached to a pole to cut the third person’s hand off.
The three participants, according to a six-count indictment, then submitted claims against a homeowner’s insurance policy and three accidental death and dismemberment policies and received over $671,000.
Neither the other person who helped or the person whose hand was severed is identified in the indictment.
The maximum penalty Hardin could receive on each count is 20 years imprisonment and $250,000 in fines.
Hardin made his initial appearance in federal court on Feb. 21. He is currently being held on a $100,000 bond.
The case was investigated by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Dean A. Eichelberger of the Columbia office for prosecution.
We hope that the men involved in this incident are dealt with justly.
SOURCE: WIS
