Des Moines – Officials with the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau said Monday (today), a Montgomery County woman, 45-year-old Amanda Riggle, of Red Oak, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Fraudulent Submissions (Class D Felony), Fraudulent Practices in the First Degree (Class C Felony), and Theft in the First Degree (Class C Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.

The charges against Riggle stem from an investigation that began in December 2023. According to criminal complaints filed by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau, Riggle filed accident insurance claims containing false information with her insurer. Riggle obtained $11,545 from her insurer which she otherwise would not have been entitled to.

On April 11, 2024, Riggle was arrested and booked into the Montgomery County Jail.

Iowans with information about insurance fraud are encouraged to contact the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau at 515-654-6556.

Note: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.