Detectives Seek Insurance Fraud Victims
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland police detectives are asking victims of fraud on the part of a Portland insurance company to contact them.
Darlene Jo Rethwill, 46, the owner and president of Trautman Perrin & Hale Insurance, is accused of fraud and violating state insurance laws.
Police said Rethwill wrote insurance policies for people and businesses and then used the insurance premiums for personal gain, instead of forwarding the money on to the appropriate insurance company.
As a result, police said it's possible that hundreds of people were without personal or business insurance and didn't even know it.
Police said Rethwill, who sold personal liability, auto, homeowner, renter and business insurance, was still at large as of early Friday afternoon.
Authorities served a search warrant at the Trautman Perrin & Hale office on Westgate Drive in Portland on Thursday.
Police said anyone who obtained insurance through the company should call their insurance provider to verify their coverage.
If they're not covered, they should call police at 503-823-0450.
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