Osefos indicted on insurance fraud in staged burglary case

Reality television personality Dr. Wendy Osefo and her husband, Edward Osefo, were arrested on Oct. 9 in Maryland and booked on criminal fraud charges related to an alleged staged burglary at their home last April, authorities said. The couple were released the next day after posting a combined $100,000 in bail, and prosecutors have since brought indictments tied to insurance claims stemming from the reported thefts.

Wendy Osefo was indicted on 16 counts, including seven felony counts of insurance fraud, eight misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit insurance fraud and one misdemeanor count of making a false statement to a police officer, court records show. Edward Osefo faces multiple charges that include felony insurance fraud counts, according to charging documents. Prosecutors allege the couple filed claims for roughly $450,000 in property loss and $2,500 in property damage after reporting that numerous designer handbags, jewelry and other items were taken while the family was on vacation.

Investigators said their probe cast doubt on the burglary. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office reported that detectives found images showing a homeowner wearing jewelry that had been...