East Naples Woman Tries to Defraud Insurance Company over Spilled Coffee

An East Naples woman was arrested for phony medical and car wash bills after claiming Dunkin’ Donuts employees did not secure the lid on her coffee, causing it to spill on herself and in her car.

According to the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud, Jennifer Faye Sanders now faces charges of creating a false insurance claim and scheming to defraud.

A story on WINK News reported that Sanders submitted to Nationwide Insurance medical receipts totaling $200 for a doctor visit to treat her burns and an invoice with charges of $170 for the cleaning of her car. However, investigators discovered that Sanders had allegedly altered information on the medical receipt and took letterhead from the car wash establishment to create her own estimate of charges.

Nationwide Insurance referred Sanders’ claim to the Division of Insurance Fraud which arrested her. When she met with detectives, Sanders claimed that she didn’t mean to do anything wrong when she made the documents.