Crime & Safety
Brookfield Man Accused of Changing Brother's Life Insurance Policy to Collect Money
Suspect allegedly changed himself to the beneficiary on his brother's life insurance just one month before his brother died.
A 66-year-old Brookfield man is facing charges after he allegedly forged a signature in order to collect on his dead brother’s life insurance policy.
Harold R. Federman was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Thursday with two counts of identity theft for financial gain and two counts of uttering a forgery. If convicted, he faces up to 24 years in prison and $40,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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In 2007, Federman gave a change of beneficiary document for a life insurance policy on his brother, which changed the beneficiary to Federman from his brother’s wife. He collected nearly $351,000 from the policy one month later when his brother died.
After investigating the case, the complaint states investigators discovered Federman misled investigators.
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Federman will make his initial appearance in court June 11.