Brokers frustrated by fraud in the auto insurance sector can take heart that there is one less criminal on the streets.

A 64-year-old Michigan man has been sentenced to one year in jail for selling fake auto insurance certificates, following his arrest in September after secretary of state staff suspected customers had sent in fake insurance certificates to renew their license plate tabs.

Hakeem Sanusi of Eastpointe, Michigan pleaded no contest to six counts of insurance fraud as a habitual offender, according to the Associated Press.

Sanusi was sentenced yesterday, according to Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd.

Like here in Canada, Michigan’s secretary of state has put an emphasis on cracking down on fraud.

Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) and The Insurance Institute of Canada are launching a country-wide seminar series to increase awareness and knowledge about insurance fraud, a partnership that leads up to Fraud Prevention Month, which takes place every year in Canada during the month of March.

To learn more about which cities and dates the seminars are taking place, click here.