Bryan Carraway Is Placed on the Insurance Fraud Most Wanted List
Bryan Caraway, is a former UFC Veteran, who was able to make it to the semi-finals of the The Ultimate Fighter. This was all the way back in 2011 however, the former UFC veteran, is back in hot water. This was after he failed to appear at a pre-trail conference hearing in Washington state. This is over an insurance fraud case that launched all the way back in 2021.
The criminal investigations unit posted the latest update to the “most wanted list”. Bryan Caraway was placed at the very top after he failed to appear at a recent hearing about the case. Caraway was previously placed on the wanted list after the investigation was first launched. However, he eventually reached out to schedule an arraignment hearing.
Here is the most recent update from the office of the insurance commissioner in Washington state.
“Caraway failed to appear for Pre-Trial Conference after being charged with Forgery, False Statement on Vehicle Application Certificate of Title, False Claims or Proof in excess of $1500, and Attempted Theft.”
Carraway’s Crime
Bryan Caraway was initially charged after he allegedly stolen an ATV from his ex-girlfriend and fellow UFC veteran Miesha Tate. Then Carraway filed a fraudulent insurance claim over the vehicle.
Back in 2021 the insurance commission wrote
“According to the investigation, Caraway reported the theft of a 2015 Polaris RZR all-terrain vehicle from his property in Richland in December 2018,”
“He bought a policy for it from GEICO on Dec. 21 and filed the claim on Dec. 24. He told GEICO that he bought the vehicle and contents, including helmets, a battery charger and spare tire, for $18,500 and provided a title showing his ex-girlfriend gifted it to him in January 2018.”
“The investigation showed evidence that Caraway forged the title and that the vehicle was not in fact stolen but was owned by and in possession of the ex-girlfriend. Caraway withdrew the claim and GEICO referred the case to Kreidler’s CIU (criminal investigation unit) as required by state law.”
If Bryan Caraway is convicted of the crime, he faces potential jail time as well as a possible fine. The former fighter who is now 40 years old if a former bantamweight contender. Caraway last fought in the UFC in 2018 when he suffered a knockout loss to Pedro Munhoz. Since being in the UFC he has only fought once. This was for Battlefield FC back in 2019.
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