An Alabama farmer has been charged with stealing crop insurance money and federal prosecutors want him to repay more than $919,000.
The Dothan Eagle reports Dexter Day Gilbert was charged Thursday in U.S. District Court with illegally receiving funds from the federal Agriculture Department’s insurance program to compensate farmers for crop losses caused by natural disasters. Court records say Gilbert received payments to which he wasn’t entitled between February 2016 and January 2017.
A plea hearing in the case has been scheduled for June 11.
Court records say prosecutors believe Gilbert wasn’t the only person involved in the crime. Prosecutors are asking that Gilbert forfeit $919,551 if he’s convicted.
Topics Fraud Agribusiness Alabama
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Flood Insurance Gap Will Squeeze Local Governments and Homeowners, Moody’s Says 
Higginbotham Tests the Carolina Waters With Turbeville Acquisition 
Camp Mystic, Where Texas Floods Killed 28, Files Bankruptcy 
NYC Hires Pinnacle Actuaries, Seeks Private Partners for Housing Insurance Program 
