Man jailed for 12 months for multiple bogus medical claims

Benjamin Wilby, 34, submitted more than 100 fraudulent claims to several health insurance providers using different names between December 2018 and September 2019, according to the City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED). The series of claims caused one provider to look into four policies, which it believed to be linked to the same individual. The claims had a similar pattern and were all located in the Yorkshire region, resulting in the provider uncovering 54 claims all linked to the policies. Contact with the medical professionals listed on the claim...