A Walcott, Iowa insurance agent has been charged with over 20 felonies for allegedly opening insurance policies under the names of family who had no knowledge that the polices were taken out, the Iowa Insurance Division announced.

Stanly Blythe, 61, was arrested on June 26 and booked into the Scott County Jail, where he was being held on a $75,000 cash-only bond. Investigators say that between February 2024 and January 2025, Blythe opened policies under the names of at least 11 family members and allegedly forged his family members’ signature on the policy documents.

The commissionable premiums of the policies would have resulted in at least $36,000, according to investigators.

Blythe has been charged with 24 counties, including 11 counts of forgery, a Class D felony, and 10 counts of identity theft – over $1,500 and under $10,000, also a Class D felony. He faces one count of ongoing criminal conduct, which is a Class B felony.

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