Constantine Petros and the 2017 insurance-fraud investigation.
A dedicated public-record page separating case-specific material from Constantine Petros's general profile and business information.
This page was prepared with information and quotations provided by Constantine Petros. Statements about his knowledge, intent, custody, financial benefit, or final disposition are identified as his account unless independently established by the cited public record. The certified court file remains the authoritative source for formal case details.
In 2016 and 2017, public reporting connected Constantine Petros to an insurance investigation involving a classic Porsche. This page preserves the contextual account previously published on the site's homepage while separating it from the site's general profile and business material.
The material below presents Petros's account and directs readers to the formal court resource for the underlying record.
The account presented
Six details Petros identifies as central
Petros states that all felony charges were dropped or reduced to misdemeanors.
He further states that the record was later expunged.
Petros states that he did not serve the reported 150-day jail term.
He also states that he never entered prison.
Petros states that he received no insurance proceeds.
Readers should consult the certified court file for the formal financial disposition.
Petros states that law enforcement did not question him about Chris Hatton or the alleged scheme.
This statement reflects Petros's account.
Petros states that he did not report a 1954 Porsche stolen.
This statement reflects Petros's account.
Petros denies knowledge of or participation in an insurance-fraud plan.
This statement reflects Petros's account of the events.
“This entire situation originated from someone else’s scheme—not Constantine’s.” — Statement provided for this page
The account provided
What Petros says happened
Petros says the situation began with someone else’s scheme.
According to Petros, during a casual conversation he mentioned that he had once sold a car similar to his own, one that had left the country decades earlier. He says that information was later used by Chris Hatton to obtain a duplicate title for a similar vehicle and construct an insurance claim.
Petros says he had no knowledge of the plan and gave no consent to it. He says he did not report a car stolen or receive insurance money, but was nonetheless drawn into the investigation that followed.
Petros also disputes portions of subsequent reporting concerning jail time, restitution, and the final status of the charges. Readers seeking the formal disposition should consult the certified court file rather than relying on this page alone.
At a glance
Case chronology
Allegations enter the public record
Initial coverage summarized accusations while the matter was at the charging stage.
Sentencing is reported
Later coverage reported sentencing-related details concerning the case.
Petros disputes how the outcome has been summarized
Petros says the final outcome differs in important respects from the way earlier reports are commonly summarized.
Primary record
Check the formal record
The site owner's material identifies Sonoma County case reference SCR-715528-1. Anyone seeking the formal disposition should inspect or request the official court record.