By Patti Weaver
(Stillwater, Okla.) — A 28-year-old Stillwater woman has been accused of embezzling $17,886.38 while she was working remotely in Payne County as a casualty specialist employed by CSAA Insurance Exchange last October.
Tresor Unique Mason, who was arrested on Sept. 19 and released on $20,000 bail, has been ordered to appear in court with an attorney on Oct. 22 on a felony charge of embezzlement by employee, which is punishable by up to eight years in prison on conviction.
“On Oct. 27, 2023, an analytical tool deployed by claims management at CSAA Insurance Exchange identified several suspicious payments made by Tresor Mason, a casualty specialist employed by CSAA Insurance Exchange,” Payne County Sheriff’s Investigator Brandon Myers alleged in an affidavit filed on Sept. 17, 2024.
“These payments were flagged after an internal audit revealed that they were made to the same bank account and routing number, which is highly unusual and indicative of fraudulent behavior,” the affidavit alleged.
“Further investigation revealed that Mason, without proper authorization, accessed the Claims Administration System (CAS) to issue five fraudulent payments totaling $17,886.38. These payments were made to a Cash App account linked to Mason and were unsupported by any legitimate claims or documentation,” the affidavit alleged.
Three payments totaling $9,608.24 were made on 10/12/2023, 10/13/2023, and 10/16/2023; two payments totaling $8,278.14 were made on 10/17/2023 and 10/22/2023, the affidavit alleged.
“These payments were identified as fraudulent due to the lack of supporting documents and the use of identical bank account and routing numbers across unrelated claims,” the affidavit alleged.
“Through an Oklahoma Grand Jury subpoena and a search warrant, it was discovered that Mason had five Cash App accounts, verified by her government ID. The account activity showed that the fraudulent payments from CSAA were transferred to these Cash App accounts and subsequently moved to her Capital One bank account,” the affidavit alleged.
“All actions Tresor Mason took, including accessing the CAS system and executing the fraudulent payments, occurred while she was residing and working remotely in Payne County, Oklahoma,” the affidavit alleged.
