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Gwinnett prosecutors urge more referrals as committee hears low insurance‑fraud case counts
Summary
Gwinnett County prosecutors told the House study committee they are ready to prosecute insurance fraud but receive few referrals; DAs and prosecutors urged improved reporting, training and specialized white‑collar resources to pursue rings, runners and repeat fraudsters.
Gwinnett County — Prosecutors from the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit told the House Insurance Rate Study Committee they are equipped and willing to pursue insurance‑fraud cases but said low referral volumes and resource constraints limit the number of prosecutions.
Chief Assistant District Attorney John Melvin reviewed referral counts to his office under the insurance‑fraud statute (reported figures in testimony: 2021 — 5 referrals; 2022 — 8; 2023 — 12; last year — 8) and said those numbers “are very low when it comes to insurance fraud.” Melvin and…
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