(KAIR)--An Atchison County woman has been sentenced to one-year of probation for insurance fraud.

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt says 30-year-old Amber Conner pleaded guilty July 13 in Atchison County District Court to one felony count of insurance fraud. She was sentenced August 24.

Investigators determined Conner opened a new insurance policy after her vehicle had already been damaged. She then falsely reported the date of the damage in an attempt to obtain coverage.

Schmidt says insurance fraud increases costs for families and businesses across Kansas, and the department will continue working to hold offenders accountable.

The Kansas Department of Insurance investigated the case. The Kansas Attorney General’s Office handled the prosecution.