Former radio host (Mike Webb) takes stand in trial over insurance fraud

[Newsjock]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003257809_webb14m.html

By Natalie Singer
Seattle Times staff reporter

A deep, gravelly voice familiar to many Puget Sound-area radio listeners resonated through a King County courtroom Wednesday as former liberal talk-show host Mike Webb took the stand to defend himself against charges that he made a fraudulent insurance claim.

Webb worked for KIRO-AM (710) radio for 10 years and hosted a late-night show before he was fired weeks after being charged in December with the felony. If convicted, he could face up to a year in jail and $10,000 in fines.

Testimony in Webb's trial concluded Wednesday after he took the stand as the defense's only witness. Jurors, who began deliberating Wednesday afternoon, must now sift through testimony from about a dozen car-insurance-company employees, bank statements and the explanations offered by Webb himself to determine whether the former radio personality is the unwitting victim of an Internet glitch or knowingly filed a false claim.

... Insurance and bank investigators testified this week that documents submitted by Webb, including bank statements that show payments to Geico for a policy on May 20 and June 7, and a Geico statement that shows he bought his policy before the accident, were forged.

[BootinUp]

1. Doesn't look good for him

If both the bank and the insurance companies say fraud.

[dogfacedboy]

2. I think this sounds like payback after he pissed off some rightscum n/t

[niceypoo]

4. He always had the local republicans calling and issuing death threats...

...he had to carry a gun for years when he left the KIRO studio. I am sure it's a setup. Thats what republicans do...

[gratuitous]

3. Shoulda gone doctor-shopping

And abused prescription medicines. We all know that radio personalities are immune from prosecution for that.

[WHAT]

5. He's not a "Former radio host"...

I listen to him on my computer radio all the time.

http://www.mikewebb.org/

I don't know what happened, but, I do enjoy his show. He has good guests, a varied repertoire (thoughtful, sarcastic, kind, and funny), and varied music.