Yesterday, Tukua Young, 42, and Brandon Young, 36, both of Detroit, were arraigned before Magistrate Laura A. Echartea in the 36th District





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March 25, 2025




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Detroit Couple Charged with Making Nearly $150,000 in Fraudulent Disability Claims

*LANSING* – Yesterday, Tukua Young, 42, and Brandon Young, 36, both of Detroit, were arraigned before Magistrate Laura A. Echartea in the 36th District Court in Detroit for allegedly making multiple fraudulent claims against disability insurance policies totaling nearly $150,000, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.  

Tukua Young is charged with: 


* One count of Conducting a Criminal Enterprise, a 20-year felony;
* One count of False Pretenses $20,000-$50,000, a 15-year felony;
* Two counts of False Pretenses $1,000-$20,000, a 5-year felony; and
* Two counts of Insurance-Fraudulent Acts, a 4-year felony. 

Brandon Young is charged with: 


* One count of Conducting a Criminal Enterprise;
* Two counts of False Pretenses $20,000-$50,000; and
* Two counts of Insurance-Fraudulent Acts. 

Between 2016 and 2022, Tukua Young allegedly filed three fraudulent claims with an insurance company, receiving $55,952.70. In 2019 and 2020, her husband, Brandon Young, allegedly filed two similar fraudulent claims with the same insurer and received $70,434. They both allegedly claimed to be disabled from working at a group home that reportedly does not exist. Additionally, in 2022, Tukua Young allegedly filed another claim with a different insurance company, receiving $23,105.73, while falsely claiming to be disabled despite continuing to work. 

“Making fraudulent claims siphons resources away from people who need them and raises insurance costs for everyone else,” Nessel said. “My office remains committed to holding accountable those who exploit our insurance system.”

The Youngs will next appear for a Probable Cause Conference on March 28 and a Preliminary Examination on April 7 in the 36th District Court.

 

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