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Warren County Woman, 59, Made Fake Police Report, Filed Bogus Insurance Claim: Prosecutor
A 59-year-old Warren County woman who made a false police report and filed a bogus insurance claim about a stolen pickup truck has been charged, authorities said.
Silvana Saleh, of Rose Lane in Hackettstown, told officers that her 2012 Chevy pickup truck was stolen from her barn when she was gone sometime between Friday, April 29 and Sunday, May 1, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release with local officials on Friday, June 3.
The truck was subsequently entered in the national crime information center as stolen.
On Tuesday, May 24, detectives learned that the truck had…
Dozens Of Bogus NJ Insurance Claims Filed By 2 Women: AG
Two women are accused of submitting dozens of fraudulent health insurance claims in New Jersey, authorities said.
The women were indicted for allegedly submitting the fake claims to Aflac for medical treatment that they did not receive, according to Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.
Hassanah Todd, 33, of Newark, N.J. and Shirell Todd, 32, of High Point, NC, were indicted on charges of conspiracy, insurance fraud, theft by deception, and falsifying or tampering with records, Plotkin said.
The indictment was returned by a grand jury on Thursday, May 12.
The indictment fu…
Uber, Lyft Drivers Used Bogus Insurance Cards: Hudson Prosecutor
Three alleged rideshare drivers were arrested in New Jersey on insurance fraud charges, authorities said.
Muhammad Khan, 21, Haq Khan, 24, and Yasir Raza, 34, have each been accused of collecting insurance money from ridesharing apps such as Uber and Lyft, for car accidents that never happened, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The alleged drivers told the rideshare companies that the accidents occurred in a 2018 Tesla, which they claim was previously damaged in another accident, the prosecutor said. They say an insurance company determined the damage was a "total loss."
It…
Orange Man Towed, Junked 13 Vehicles Using Bogus Insurance Papers In North Jersey, Police Say
A 34-year-old New Jersey man was charged with theft after having more than a dozen vehicles towed and junked using bogus insurance papers, authorities said.
Anthony Greene, of Orange, walked up to older model cars parked on Essex County streets and collected their vehicle identification numbers from Oct. 22, 2021, to Nov. 30, 2021, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
After receiving the information, he called tow companies to junk the cars and later put insurance on them, using the location of the theft as his home address, according to O'Hara.
When the tow truck drive…
Arson: Morris County Woman Started Fire That Killed Cat For Insurance Claim, Prosecutor Says
A 46-year-old Morris County woman was accused of starting a fire that destroyed a home and killed a cat for insurance purposes, authorities announced Tuesday.
Pamela Hankin, of Boonton, was charged with aggravated arson, insurance fraud, endangerment, and animal cruelty, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release with Chief of Detectives Christoph K. Kimker, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, and Pequannock Township Police Chief Daniel Comune.
Authorities say Hankin intentionally started the fire in her room at the Prospect Avenue home she lived in on Wednesday, Jul…
State: Jersey Shore Chiropractor, 73, With Fraud History Files 261 Bogus Insurance Claims
A Bayonne-based chiropractor from the Jersey Shore with an insurance fraud conviction already on his record did it again, state authorities charged.
Charles B. Boas, 73, of Matawan, got probation seven years ago after pleading guilty to collecting nearly $13,000 through bogus claims, records show.
State officials announced Wednesday that they'd caught him in an even bigger scam -- this time involving hundreds of false submissions to Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield.
A grand jury in Trenton indicted Boas on 261 counts involving health care claims fraud, theft by deception and tax evasions, Ac…
Son Of Infamous Bergen County Burglar Charged With ID Theft, Unemployment Fraud
The son of an infamous Bergen County burglar was charged with unemployment fraud after a shoplifting bust in Virginia, authorities said.
A judge ordered Daniel Gatson Jr., 24, of Ridgefield released this week after he was booked into the Bergen County Jail hours earlier, records show.
Gatson assumed another identity to open bank accounts, then applied for and received unemployment benefits from the state of New Jersey, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said, without specifying the amount.
Detectives in Fairfax County, VA discovered this while investigating a shoplifting, the prose…
3rd Accused Arsonist Arrested In Jersey City Bodega Fire
A 29-year-old man was the third person to be charged with torching a Jersey City bodega in 2019, authorities announced Tuesday.
Jeremiah Lane surrendered at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Monday, and was charged in connection with the June 9, 2019 blaze at Tribu Minimart on Princeton Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The shop's two owners, Amado Gonzalez-Abreu, 38, and Francisca Duran-Tejada, age 47, were charged last October, Suarez said.
Gonzalez-Abreu and Duran-Tejada were charged with arson for insurance fraud purposes, while was charged with aggrava…
Jersey Shore Con Man, 73, Gets Three Years, Son Probation For $4M Insurance Scam
A 73-year-old Asbury Park man was sentenced to three years in state prison while his son got probation for an insurance scam that netted them $4 million, authorities said.
Frank Pescatore, 73, and his son, former life insurance agent Evan Pescatore, 38, of Highlands finagled 18 policies with a combined face value of $61.5 million from eight insurance companies by paying the premiums, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday.
The process of providing applicants and insureds with a no-cost inducement to apply for life insurance policies by paying their premiums is known as “reba…
Bodega Owners Charged With Aggravated Arson In Fire That Damaged Jersey City Grocery Store
A pair of Jersey City bodega owners were charged with setting fire to their shop in June of last year, authorities said.
Amado Gonzalez-Abreu, age 38, and Francisca Duran-Tejada, age 47, were arrested at the Jersey City Fire Department Headquarters on Marin Boulevard Wednesday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Members of the Jersey City Fire Department were responding to a fire alarm at 9 Linden Ave., in Jersey City when they noticed smoke coming from the first floor store at 343 Princeton Ave., around 6:20 a.m. June 9, 2019, Suarez said.
Smoke billowed from the three-story, wo…
