A woman who received more than $718,000 from an insurance company after claiming she had died in a car accident in Broome is jailed.
Karen Maree Salkilld created a bank account in her former partner's name to fraudulently claim a life insurance payout worth more than $700,000.
In February, the 43-year-old received more than $718,000 from an insurance company after claiming she died in a car accident in Broome in December 2023. While she was initially successful in transferring funds to creditors, and to herself, MyState Bank froze the new account under suspicion. During her sentencing, Judge Stewart also raised the fact Salkilld's crime would have likely impacted other people's premiums.Earlier, Salkilld lawyer's Max Crispe told the court his client had been inspired by a movie to fake her own death for money, however he did not specify which one.
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