Whitehall man charged for providing fraudulent insurance activities without a license

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) The Allegheny County Attorney General’s Office recently announced that a man from Whitehall is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly conducting fraudulent insurance activities without a valid license. Forty-four-year-old Charles Harris has charges of identity theft, insurance fraud, fraudulent business practices and unlicensed activity, and five counts of forgery. These charges stem from allegations that Harris that he continued to engage in dealings for insurance after his license was revoked in March of 2023 for misusing client and business funds. According to the criminal complaint, Harris is accused of continuing to conduct insurance meetings, write and sell policies and forge documents and signatures of employees, despite the revocation of his license. The lack of a license that was valid prohibited Harris from soliciting or selling insurance, discussing policies with prospective clients and accounting. An arrest warrant for the arrest of Harris has been issued.