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BALTIMORE, MD – Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that Corrie Dewayne Alston, 51, of Bowie, pleaded guilty to one count of felony theft scheme and one count of felony insurance fraud in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County before the Honorable Nicholas E. Rattal. Alston stole $5,122.87 in the form of commission payments from Senior Life Insurance Company for fraudulent applications for life insurance. The investigation was led by the Attorney General’s Fraud and Corruption Unit and the Maryland Insurance Administration.
While employed as an information technology specialist for the federal government, Alston also worked a secondary job as a licensed Maryland insurance agent for the Don Pope Insurance Agency, selling policies for Senior Life Insurance Company. The investigation revealed that Alston submitted 21 applications for fictitious individuals in order to be paid commissions on these fraudulent policies. In an interview with investigators, Alston later admitted that he deliberately chose Hispanic surnames because he believed Senior Life would conclude they were undocumented individuals and not attempt to further verify the Social Security Numbers that he had provided in the applications.
His charges were previously announced in May 2026. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for November 18, 2026.
In making today’s announcement, Attorney General Brown thanked his Criminal Division, specifically Criminal Division Chief Katie Dorian, Fraud and Corruption Unit Chief Alexander Huggins, and Assistant Attorney General Michael Palisano, who is prosecuting this case. Attorney General Brown also thanked Maryland Insurance Administration Forensic Auditor Shervonne Thomas and Investigator Dimitri Goodwin for their assistance with this investigation. Finally, Attorney General Brown also thanked State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County Tara H. Jackson for her assistance with this prosecution.
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