An ex-worker at a Houston home decor store has pleaded guilty in a $2 million insurance scam in which customers intentionally fell and then filed claims.
Sandra Johnson of Katy faces up to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors on Tuesday announced the former claims manager at a Garden Ridge Pottery store pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in the money laundering conspiracy.
The case involved more than two dozen false claims approved by Johnson and settlements topping $2 million. Prosecutors say the money was shared by Johnson, the fake victims and others in the scheme.
Johnson's sister, Natalie Jeng of Katy, was an adjuster for a business hired by Garden Ridge to also review the claims and approve payments. Jeng and two other women earlier pleaded guilty in the scam.
