Asbestos Removal Company Owner Charged With Forging Insurance Documents

The owner of a Waukesha asbestos removal company is facing multiple charges on allegations he doctored insurance liability certificates in order to prove to clients he was insured.

Timothy A. Klingbiel, 45, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Wednesday with three counts of identity theft for financial gain and one count of possession of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, for doctoring insurance liability certificates from R&R Insurance. If convicted, he faces up to 18 and a half years in prison and $31,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint, Klingbiel, who owns Residential and Industrial Asbestos Removal LLC, altered the liability forms to show had insurance from R&R. After one company checked with the insurance provider on the legitimacy of the certificates, R&R informed them Klingbiel had not only not been insured by the company since 2008, but his policies were for half of what had been presented in present day.

Investigators served a search warrant on Klingbiel’s home in September, where they discovered marijuana, which he told officers he smokes on occasion to aid in his cancer treatment, according to the complaint.

The complaint states Klingbiel also admitted to doctoring the forms, saying he had to drop his insurance in 2008 due to financial issues.