CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - A man who authorities say collected insurance payments on false claims and withheld renters' damage deposits by falsely claiming damage to apartments has been indicted on 19 counts of mail fraud.

Robert Miell, 53, of Cedar Rapids, was charged in an indictment unsealed Friday in U.S. District Court.

The indictment claims that Miell was doing business as Miell Property Management and other businesses, and collected insurance payments after he falsely claimed he had paid for repairs to about 145 hail-damaged properties.

Miell also fraudulently kept renters' damage deposits claiming damage in excess of the amount of the deposits, documents show.

The indictment indicates he provided fraudulent invoices from a company called "The Home Doctor," showing the costs of damage to the properties.

If convicted, Miell could face up to 380 years in prison and a $4.75 million fine.

He appeared in court on Friday and was released on his own recognizance.