A Caddo Parish Sheriff’s deputy is on administrative leave after he was arrested for insurance fraud. State Police Trooper Eddie Thomas says a monthslong investigation has determined 50-year-old Frank Launer of Blanchard got into a wreck last April and did not have automobile insurance and then quickly obtained coverage.
“Launer contacted of the insurance company to obtain coverage for his vehicle after the crash occurred. And then, of course, reported the crash to the insurance company later that same day,” Thomas said.
Thomas says once investigators had enough evidence to show that Launer filed a claim with his insurance provider after he got into a wreck, an arrest warrant was issued.
“Yesterday our investigators contacted Launer and arrested him on those charges and he was processed into the Caddo Correctional Center for automobile insurance fraud,” Thomas said.
Caddo Parish Sheriff Henry Whitehorn says his office does not condone the alleged actions attributed to Launer. Thomas says Sheriff Whitehorn supports LSP’s investigation into Launer.
“Of course this investigation is still ongoing at this time, but Sheriff Whitehorn and the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office was very cooperative in their assistance with the investigations as well,” Thomas noted.
