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Published on: 08/04/08
POWDER SPRINGS — The state has charged a suburban Atlanta insurance agent with fraud after authorities say he pocketed his clients' premiums.
Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said 49-year-old Ellery Butler was arrested Friday and charged with three counts of insurance fraud. Authorities say Butler stole $7,005 from clients on workers compensation, liability, commercial auto and inland marine insurance policies.
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He was working at Eternity Insurance Agency in Powder Springs. Butler faces up to 10 years in prison for each fraud charge.
A spokesman for Oxendine said Butler has been released from the Cobb County jail on $15,000 bond.
Oxendine is asking Butler's clients to contact the consumer services division at 800-656-2298.
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