Six men have been sentenced for their involvement in a $3.5 million central Ohio fraud and theft ring.

Six men have been sentenced for their involvement in a $3.5 million central Ohio fraud and theft ring. The ongoing investigation began after a suspicious insurance claim was submitted in January 2006.
The Ohio Department of Insurance, Fairfield County Sheriff's and Prosecutor's Office and the National Insurance Crime Bureau have all been involved in the investigation.
Ohio Department of Insurance spokesperson Robert Denhard says charges involve falsifying mortgage and vehicle loan documents to fraudulently obtained financing, theft of vehicles and equipment, money laundering and tax evasion.
"This team of people would go in and they would falsify documentation to secure lending from different financial institutions and at the end of the day none of the information was factual and true," Denhard said. Six people were sentenced in the Fairfield County Common Pleas Court with sentences ranging from 30 days to four years in prison. A bill of information has been filed against another suspect, two others have trials scheduled for September.