A Yuma man, Isrrael Millan III, was found guilty by a federal jury on one count of Conspiracy to Commit Fraud, eight counts of Wire Fraud, two counts of Mail Fraud, and four counts of Money Laundering.
According to the Department of Justice, the evidence at trial revealed that Millan, age 40, worked as a general contractor and made fraudulent claims related to the damage caused by the incidents in an effort to collect insurance proceeds.
Millan’s charges were related to several insurance fraud schemes that occurred in Yuma, between 2018 and 2020. The schemes included staging vehicle accidents, as well as deliberately flooding residences and then submitting fraudulent claims to insurance companies related to those incidents. One of the incidents occurred in the early morning of June 2, 2019, when two individuals recruited by Millan purposefully crashed a U-Haul moving truck into the Sunshine Market and Liquor Convenience Store in Yuma.
Millan’s sentencing is scheduled for February 21, 2023.