Smith County Man Sentenced for Mail Fraud
Posted/updated on: August 2, 2012 at 4:09 pm
TYLER — A Tyler man will be going to federal prison for mail fraud. Vincent Darnell Hamilton, 41, pleaded guilty on February 2, 2011. He was sentenced yesterday to 21 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Leonard E. Davis.
Federal prosecutors say from June 2007 to August 2009, Hamilton devised a scheme to make fraudulent claims to motor vehicle insurance agencies through the United States mail. Hamilton made fraudulent claims totaling $29,551.02 to Allstate and $4,657.00 to State Farm. As a result of the scheme, Hamilton was paid $14,318.02 for the fraudulent Allstate claims and $968 for the fraudulent State Farm claims. Hamilton was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 7, 2011 and charged with the federal violations.
