A McDowell County man who earlier pleaded guilty to a felony count of insurance fraud was in a regional jail last week after being sentenced, West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane Cline said.
Bradley Vernatter pleaded guilty in February to one felony count of conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, Cline’s office said. Vernatter admitted to his role in committing staged auto accidents and was sentenced Wednesday to one year in a regional jail and ordered to pay State Farm Insurance Co. $2,000 in restitution, Cline’s office said.
