Baltimore Cop Faces Insurance Fraud Charges

A Baltimore City Police officer has been charged with two counts of insurance fraud and attempted theft. Eric Spilman has been charged in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County with making fraudulent statements about an insurance claim to Progressive Insurance Company and attempting to steal approximately $4,000 in insurance proceeds. Spilman had claimed he had been driving when his vehicle was involved in an accident Feb. 19, but his wife, Lori, who did not have a driver’s license, was driving. If convicted, Spilman could face up to 15 years in prison on each count.