Post Falls woman sentenced for insurance fraud

A Post Falls woman was recently sentenced after being found guilty of two felony counts of insurance fraud.

Michelle Stone’s conviction stems from her report of an alleged burglary to the Post Falls Police Department, according to a Friday press release from the Idaho Department of Insurance.  

"Stone then filed a fraudulent-insurance claim with Allstate Insurance and supplied photographs to support the alleged burglary. Investigators determined that the photographs Stone provided were taken after the reported burglary date," the release said.

On Oct. 14, the Kootenai County District Court sentenced Stone to up to five years in prison, suspended in favor of supervised probation; 150 hours of community service; and payment of court costs, fines and restitution.