A Norwich man plead guilty Tuesday to involvement in an insurance fraud scheme, according to officials from the US Attorney’s office.
Frandy “Jimmy” Dugue, 39, plead guilty to one count of wire fraud.
According to court documents and statements, between April 2011 and February 2014, Dugue and others schemed to stage around 50 car accidents in order to defraud insurance companies. Many of these accidents were planned as single-car accidents on remote roads, so there would be no witnesses.
After each accident, the group would file fraudulent claims with different insurance companies. They then collected the payouts, which ranged between $10,000 and $30,000 per accident.
Dugue admitted his involvement in a staged accident in Killingly in December 2013 in pleading guilty, officials said.
Dugue was arrested on May 20 and released on bond. He is scheduled for sentencing on Nov. 1 and faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.
