OLYMPIA, Wash. – Eric Slade of Yakima was charged with first-degree theft in Kittitas County Superior Court after he reported committing insurance fraud and a subsequent investigation by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU).

According to the investigation, Slade contacted Kreidler’s office in September 2017 to report that he fraudulently received more than $5,500 from two insurance companies for his car. In October 2014, he filed a roadside assistance claim with GEICO for towing and tire replacement and a theft claim with Liberty Mutual for items he reported stolen from the vehicle.