DETROIT – A Detroit couple has been charged for collecting nearly $150,000 after claiming they were disabled from working at a group home that allegedly doesn’t exist, officials said.
Tukua Young, 42, was charged with conducting a criminal enterprise, one count of false pretenses $20,000-$50,000, two counts of false pretenses $1,000-$20,000, and two counts of insurance-fraudulent acts, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office.
Her husband, Brandon Young, 36, was charged with one count of conducting a criminal enterprise, two counts of false pretenses $20,000-$50,000, and two counts of insurance-fraudulent acts.
From 2016 to 2022, Tukua allegedly filed three fraudulent claims with an insurance company.
She received $55,952.70.
In 2019 and 2020, Brandon allegedly filed claims to the same insurance company and received $70,434.
Both of them claimed "to be disabled from working at a group home that reportedly does not exist," according to Nessel’s office.
In 2022, Tukua filed an additional claim with a different insurer and falsely claimed she was disabled, but was continuing to work. She received $23,105.73 from this claim.
Both were arraigned on Monday, March 24.
They will be back in court for a probable cause conference on March 28 and a preliminary examination on April 7.
“Making fraudulent claims siphons resources away from people who need them and raises insurance costs for everyone else,” Nessel said. “My office remains committed to holding accountable those who exploit our insurance system.”
