The owner and operator of an unlicensed prize insurance company who for years avoided paying claims, ignored cease and desist orders, and has been convicted of illegal sales or theft more than once has pleaded guilty to fraud.
Kevin Kolenda of Norwalk, Connecticut this week pleaded guilty to wire fraud in federal district court, according to David X. Sullivan, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Kolenda’s jury trial was set to begin on September 23. The federal charges against him were brought in April 2024.
During the years Kolenda engaged in his illegal conduct, neither Kolenda nor his entities were licensed to sell insurance products and a number of state insurance departments issued cease and desist orders in an effort to stop him, warnings that Kolenda ignored. Since 2011, he has been convicted four…
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