Mike Webb convicted of insurance fraud

[flamingyouth]

Former Seattle radio talk show host Mike Webb was convicted this morning of insurance fraud in King County Superior Court.

Saying he was "mystified and overwhelmed" by the judge's ruling, Webb, a former late-night host on KIRO radio, asserted that he had been set up by a vindictive listener and vowed to appeal.

The felony conviction stems from a 2005 car wreck, in which Webb's Lexus suffered about $6,000 in damage. The driver of the other car in the crash -- who didn't have car insurance at the time -- was at fault.

Hoping to recoup the costs of fixing his car, Webb purchased comprehensive car insurance the day after the crash, prosecutors said.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/302231_webb02ww.html

[Union Thug]

1. Too bad. Insurance companies deserve whatever they get, the robber-baron bastards

I'm just sorry Mike got stung.

[flamingyouth]

2. Considering he wasn't even at fault in the accident...

The whole thing is pretty weird. Check out the comments on the P-I site. :eyes:

[Union Thug]

3. Funny how these morons side with the insurance companies.

The goddamned insurance industry lobbied this state for its bullshit mandatory insurance laws promising lower premiums as a result. All that these criminal racketeers have done in the past 30-odd years is raise rates, find ways of denying coverage, presume to predict the our risk by spying on our credit histories, etc.

I have no sympathy for the insurance industry.