Nebraska Sheriff Charged with Filing Fraudulent Auto Insurance Claim for Repairs

ORD, Neb. (AP) — A small-town Nebraska sheriff has been charged with filing a fraudulent auto insurance claim to get the repairs to his yellow 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo paid for.

The complaint filed against Valley County Sheriff Casey Hurlburt said that he claimed a car accident happened in October 2022 when he had insurance instead of when it really happened in March 2022 — a month before he bought the policy from State Farm Insurance.

The Nebraska Attorney General`s office charged Hurlburt with felony fraudulent insurance acts after investigating him for months. The complaint said the claim the 46-year-old Hurlburt filed was worth between $1,500 and $5,000.

Hurlburt has been released from custody, but Hall County Jail officials don`t have any records showing whether he posted bail because he has been released.

Hurlburt isn’t scheduled to make his initial court appearance until Oct. 25.

The Associated Press left a message for Hurlburt Wednesday morning, but a woman who answered the phone there said he hadn`t been in the office in Ord since his arrest. The case isn`t listed in online court records yet, so it`s not clear if he has an attorney.

Ord is a small town in the middle of Nebraska about 185 miles (about 300 kilometers) west of Omaha. About 4,000 people live in Valley County.