According to court records, between March 9, 2007 and August 19, 2009, Sanchez and her now-estranged husband, Joseph Reyes Montes, 39, also of Las Cruces, conspired to submit fraudulent insurance claims to Farmers on more than 30 separate occasions. Montes, who was then employed as a claims supervisor for Farmers, laundered the stolen money through Sanchez’ business bank account to give the funds the appearance of legitimate business income, rather than illegal proceeds of the scheme to defraud Farmers.
U.S. Kenneth J. Gonzales said that Sanchez pled guilty to an information charging her with conspiracy to launder money on October 14, 2010. On July 28, 2011, Montes, who also pled guilty to conspiracy to launder money, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison and ordered to pay $149,779 in restitution to Farmers.
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