By JEFF AMY and RYAN DEZEMBER
Staff Reporters
Two former employees of the Starfish Insurance Agency in Gulf Shores stole hundreds of thousands of dollars, police believe, some of it by selling fake property insurance policies.
Pamela Wynona Schoen, who owns the agency and is its only licensed insurance broker, says that the former employees also stole from her. Schoen has refunded at least some of the money paid for fake insurance, according to two victims of the alleged swindle, which apparently peaked in midsummer and left some Starfish customers unprotected for a chunk of hurricane season.
In a Sept. 17 police report, Schoen accused Benton Gray Harvey and Jonathan W. Adams of stealing $176,317.81 from Starfish. Most of the thefts involved unauthorized purchases on company credit cards, according to Sgt. Skip Callaway of the Gulf Shores Police Department, who is handling the inquiry. Alabama's Insurance Department is also investigating.
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