Former EOD Chief Petty Officer Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud Scheme

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A former Navy chief petty officer pleaded guilty to his role in an insurance fraud scheme, the U.S. attorney’s office for the southern district of California announced Thursday.

Christopher Toups, 43, a former chief petty officer construction mechanic assigned to the explosive ordnance disposal expeditionary support unit in San Diego, Calif., pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office.

When Toups was indicted in January 2019, he was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and making a false and fraudulent claim, according to the indictment.