Reply Ogemaw County man required to pay nearly $775,000 in restitution after defrauding auto insurance company (Image Credit (www.nyphotographic.com/pix4free.org/CC BY-SA 3.0)) LANSING — The recent sentencing of an Ogemaw County man to pay back nearly $775,000 to two auto insurance companies after fraudulently claiming he couldn't walk following a car accident underscores the importance of recent auto no-fault reforms, according to the Insurance Alliance of Michigan. One of the key pieces to the auto no-fault reforms passed in 2019 was the creation of a fraud bureau to crack down on fraudulent auto insurance claims. "I want to thank the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services and the Ogemaw County Sheriff's Office for their diligent work on this investigation," said