Des Moines, Iowa – Following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau, a Jasper County man and woman have pled guilty to insurance fraud. Officials with the IID report 44-year-old Jarod Hirbar, of Kellogg, pled guilty on April 17, 2023, to one count of Fraudulent Submission to Insurer (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.  42-year-old Latisha Hribar, also of Kellogg, pled guilty on April 18, 2023, to one count of Fraudulent Submission to Insurer (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.

The investigation began in August of 2022 after the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau received information indicating the Hirbars provided false statements and fraudulent documents to an insurer in connection with an insurance claim. The investigation determined that the Hribars fabricated and submitted thirty-four receipts to an insurer purporting to be from a bed and breakfast that did not actually exist and to which no payments were made. The Hribars submitted the receipts while they were displaced from their home due to storm damage and stayed with family at no cost. The Hribars received $39,330 in insurance benefits due to these fabricated receipts. The Hribars were arrested on October 5, 2022.

Following his guilty plea, Jarod Hribar received a deferred judgment and was placed on supervised probation for a period not to exceed three years. Hribar was also ordered to pay $39,330 in restitution as well as a civil penalty of $1,025. Following her guilty plea, Latisha Hribar received a deferred judgment and was placed on supervised probation for a period not to exceed three years. Hribar was also ordered to pay a civil penalty of $1,025.

Iowans with information about insurance fraud are encouraged to contact the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau at 515-654-6556.