Charges Issued for Insurance Fraud

Two Niagara Falls men are facing felony criminal charges after one of them allegedly collected $1,120 fraudulently in no-fault auto insurance lost wage benefits, according to the state Insurance Department.

Jack Easterly, 49, of 194 61st St., and Kenneth Zortman, 48, of 4536 Liberty Drive, were arrested and charged with insurance fraud by Niagara Falls police Nov. 2 following a joint investigation by the department's Frauds Bureau, the Niagara Falls Police Detective Bureau and the Progressive Insurance Co. Easterly is also charged with grand larceny.