FORT DRUM -- A Jefferson County woman who says she keeps losing diamond rings now faces up to four years in prison.
38-year-old Valerie Henry, of Fort Drum, is accused of filing a fraudulent insurance claim after purportedly losing two diamond rings.
New York State Insurance Department Frauds Bureau investigators say Henry bought a diamond ring from a Watertown jeweler in November 2009. She lost the ring in July 2010 and was paid $1,199 after filing an insurance claim with USAA.
Henry said she used the money to buy an identical diamond ring. However, she later filed another insurance claim after purportedly losing the second ring.
Investigators say she changed the date on the sales receipt for the original ring so she could submit the claim. She was never paid for the second claim.
Henry is charged with insurance fraud and falsifying business records. If convicted, she faces up to four years in prison.
