Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt this week announced a Sedgwick county man has been sentenced to 18 months of probation for insurance fraud.
Shawn Gales, age 37, pleaded guilty on December 18, 2025, in Sedgwick County District Court to one count of Fraudulent Insurance Act, a level 8 Nonperson Felony and one count of Interference with Law Enforcement. Gales fraudulently reported his dirt bike as stolen to his insurance company for a payout on the bike’s loan.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months probation for insurance fraud. Gales was ordered to pay $2,273.93 to Progressive Insurance and $1,757.50 to Golden Plains Credit Union in restitution.
The Kansas Department of Insurance investigated this case which was prosecuted by the Kansas Attorney General’s Office.
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