Tim Allison made a final appearance in the Bourbon County District Court on Wednesday to receive sentencing for one count of attempted fraudulent insurance act. Allison's crime is considered a severity level eight, non-person felony. Since Allison accepted the terms of a plea agreement, the Kansas Attorney General's Office did not object to placing Allison on probation.

Conditions of his probation require Allison to abstain from alcohol and drugs; pay fees and submit DNA to the Kansas Bureau of Investigations. In addition, Allison must remain gainfully employed and report any changes in employment to the court immediately. Since Allison's crime did not personally benefit him, Smith ordered no restitution be paid.

Allison was a local insurance agent for Gross Insurance Agency during the time that a large fire broke out in downtown Fort Scott.

According to Bourbon County District Court documents, Charles and Brenda Parsons, who were Allison's clients, allowed the Farmers Alliance Insurance coverage to lapse on one of the buildings they owned in the downtown area. After the fire, Parsons presented Allison with a check to reinstate the insurance on the building. However, Parsons left the date line on the check blank, according to records of the court. Allison back dated the check, making it look as if he had received the money before the fire had taken place. After the insurance had been reinstated, Parsons and Allison submitted a claim to Farmers Alliance for damage sustained by the building in the fire, court records show.

Both Allison and Parsons were two of five local residents indicted after a grand jury investigation of alleged wrong doing by Fort Scott City officials. Parsons was cleared of criminal charges concerning the incident.