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Margate Doctor Who Wrote $5M In Fraudulent Prescriptions Sentenced, Feds Say Margate Doctor Who Wrote $5M In Fraudulent Prescriptions Sentenced, Feds Say
Margate Doctor Who Wrote $5M In Fraudulent Prescriptions Sentenced, Feds Say A Margate doctor will spend more than a year in prison for his role in a $5 million prescription kickback scheme, authorities said. Brian Sokalsky, 46, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 29 to a year and three months in prison, said Vikas Khanna, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, in a news release. Sokalsky previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit healthcare fraud by prescribing compound medications. Sokalsky was a doctor at Jersey Shore Sports Medicine. His online biography said he graduated with a bachelor's degree in exercise science from R…
'What Is He Do–?' Dashcam Captures Attempted 'Insurance Fraud' Ramming Near Long Island 'What Is He Do–?' Dashcam Captures Attempted 'Insurance Fraud' Ramming Near Long Island
'What Is He Do–?' Dashcam Captures Attempted 'Insurance Fraud' Ramming Near Long Island Authorities are investigating a case of attempted insurance fraud after the victim’s shocking dashcam video of the incident went viral online. “Everything happened so fast,” Ashpia Natasha, recounted in a video on TikTok that had more than 68M views as of press time. She said she was alone driving eastbound on the Belt Parkway in Queens, toward the Southern State Parkway, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, when another driver cut her off and slammed on his brakes. At first, her dashcam video shows what appears to be just a close call; she hits her brakes and avoids crashing into the other ve…
NJ, NY Stolen Cars Shipped Overseas From Quakertown Chop Shop: Bucks County DA NJ, NY Stolen Cars Shipped Overseas From Quakertown Chop Shop: Bucks County DA
NJ, NY Stolen Cars Shipped Overseas From Quakertown Chop Shop: Bucks County DA Stacks of car parts being shipped to the Dominican Republic from a Chop Shop has lead to six arrest, the Buck County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 7.  A Pennsylvania State Police investigation lead to the dismantling of a Milford Township chop shop run out of a garage located at 2150 Rosedale Road, as detailed in the release.  Hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen parts were sold and shipped to the Dominican Republic from the shop, according to the release. The following men were charged in connection to the illegal sale of the stole car parts fro…
Fake Urine Tests By Married PA Doctors Lead To Millions In Restitution: USDOJ Fake Urine Tests By Married PA Doctors Lead To Millions In Restitution: USDOJ
Fake Urine Tests By Married PA Doctors Lead To Millions In Restitution: Usdoj A husband and wife team of Pennsylvania doctors have been sentenced for a urine drug test fraud, the US Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Physician with specialized training in anesthesiology, John H. Johnson and his physician wife, Paula Z. Johnson, both age 62, of Hollidaysburg, were sentenced for committing fraud by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner on Tuesday, Sept. 17, as detailed in the USDOJ release.  Dr. John Johnson received a sentence of 97 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. D…
Three People Conspired To Fake Life Insurance Policies: Hudson County Prosecutor Three People Conspired To Fake Life Insurance Policies: Hudson County Prosecutor
Three People Conspired To Fake Life Insurance Policies: Hudson County Prosecutor Three Queens residents were arrested and charged over the past month, with creating phony life insurance policies in Hudson County, authorities said. Auditya Ramotar, 69, in his role as a license life insurance provider, fraudulently obtained two life insurance policies for an individual without their consent, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Leona Ramroop, a 58-year-old phlebotomist, generated falsified medical records to support fraudulent claims that would benefit accounts associated with Ramotar and Bhogewattie Ramotar, a 57-year-old Queens resident, Suarez said. Auditya is…
Glen Ridge Contractor Behind Leaky, Moldy Buildings Busted For Phony Insurance: Prosecutor Glen Ridge Contractor Behind Leaky, Moldy Buildings Busted For Phony Insurance: Prosecutor
Glen Ridge Contractor Behind Leaky, Moldy Buildings Busted For Phony Insurance: Prosecutor A 37-year-old North Jersey resident was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 12 and charged with theft and forgery on accusations he submitted a fake insurance certificate, authorities said. Prince Narang's company, Artisan Design and Construction, was hired to perform contract work on a residential building in Jersey City, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Narang, of Glen Ridge, submitted a bogus insurance certificate to the property owner and bank to obtain a construction contract, Suarez said.  The owner tried to file an insurance claim for property damag…
West New York Man Fudged Accident Report To Collect Insurance: Prosecutor West New York Man Fudged Accident Report To Collect Insurance: Prosecutor
West New York Man Fudged Accident Report To Collect Insurance: Prosecutor A 31-year-old West New York man was charged with insurance fraud on Thursday, Aug. 8, after he altered an accident report in 2023 to make it look like he had insurance at the time of the crash, authorities said. Anthony Ayala purchased an insurance policy with Progressive Insurance on June 27, 2023 and then filed a claim alleging his Jeep Wrangler was involved in a single vehicle crash in Allamuchy, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Ayala submitted altered New Jersey State Police reports to support the claim, Suarez said. An investigation revealed the crash occurred on June …
$35K Stolen By Dentist's Employee, Gettysburg Police Say $35K Stolen By Dentist's Employee, Gettysburg Police Say
$35K Stolen By Dentist's Employee, Gettysburg Police Say A family dentistry employee stole approximately $35,000, Gettysburg Borough of Police announced on Wednesday, July 17.  Rebecca Ann Chapman, 57 of Gettysburg, was working at Brent Guise Family Dentistry on Feb. 20, 2024, when police were to the office at 150 Chambersburg Street for a "reported theft from the business by an employee," police stated in the release. An investigation led by Detective Brian Weikert determined that Chapman had stolen thousands from the "business over an extended period of time," according to the release.  Chapman has been charged with 12 felonies for t…
Scheming State Employee Accused Of Forging Checks; Making Bogus Insurance Claim: Maryland AG Scheming State Employee Accused Of Forging Checks; Making Bogus Insurance Claim: Maryland AG
Scheming State Employee Accused Of Forging Checks; Making Bogus Insurance Claim: Maryland AG A woman who abused her position with the Maryland Department of Labor has been charged in a pair of cases involving theft and insurance fraud, the Attorney General's Office announced on Wednesday. Shanell Angelia West, 45, of Essex, has been indicted after allegedly abusing her power while working as a clerk for the department, authorities announced. According to the indictment, West was allegedly involved in a theft scheme, where she stole from state licensees. It is alleged that West would keep or make copies of checks payable to the state, altered them, then deposited them into her own …
Man Committed Insurance Fraud After Hit-And-Run Crash In South Jersey: Prosecutors Man Committed Insurance Fraud After Hit-And-Run Crash In South Jersey: Prosecutors
Man Committed Insurance Fraud After Hit-And-Run Crash In South Jersey: Prosecutors An Egg Harbor Township man was accused of lying about his vehicle being stolen when he left the scene of a crash, authorities said. Clay Stake, 50, was charged on Friday, June 14 with three counts of third-degree insurance fraud and third-degree giving false reports to law enforcement. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced his charges in a news release on Thursday, June 20. The state Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor told county investigators that Stake had committed insurance fraud. Police notified him on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2023, that a car registered…
NJ Trucking Company Owner Lied To Pay Lower Premiums, Prosecutor Says NJ Trucking Company Owner Lied To Pay Lower Premiums, Prosecutor Says
NJ Trucking Company Owner Lied To Pay Lower Premiums, Prosecutor Says A 36-year-old Warren Township man who ran a fuel delivery trucking company was arrested and charged on Thursday, May 9, with insurance fraud, authorities said. Rajinder Randhawa was misrepresenting his garage location on a commercial auto policy application, and an audit revealed eight trucks belonging to the trucking company were listed as being garaged in Bridgewater, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald. In truth, the trucks were located in Linden. By stating the trucks were being garaged in Bridgewater instead of Linden on the insurance application, Randhawa paid a mu…
'Patient Broker' From Balto Goes To Federal Prison For Preying On NJ Drug Addicts 'Patient Broker' From Balto Goes To Federal Prison For Preying On NJ Drug Addicts
'Patient Broker' From Balto Goes To Federal Prison For Preying On NJ Drug Addicts A Baltimore man was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for paying people to bribe drug addicts in New Jersey to go to specific rehab centers -- some as far as California. John Devlin, 37, is one of seven people who took deals from the government and admitted participating in a plot to defraud health insurance companies through patient brokering in several states, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. The confessed schemers enlisted "recruiters" to pay users addicted to heroin and other drugs with "robust" private health insurance several thousand dollars to ent…
Agent Sells Phony Insurance Policy To Long Island Victim, Police Say Agent Sells Phony Insurance Policy To Long Island Victim, Police Say
Agent Sells Phony Insurance Policy To Long Island Victim, Police Say An insurance agent on Long Island is accused of selling a man a bogus policy, and police believe there could be additional victims. Joseph Cawley, age 37, was arrested at his Ridge home on Monday, April 29, following an investigation by Suffolk County Police. According to investigators, a Shirley man reached out to the agency saying he had paid Cawley for an auto insurance policy on Saturday, March 16, but never received any identification cards for the policy. In all, the man paid more than $1,550 for a policy that did not exist. Cawley, who works as an independent insurance broker, is c…
Hudson Valley Man Steals $30K In Workers' Compensation Intended For Late Mother, DA Says Hudson Valley Man Steals $30K In Workers' Compensation Intended For Late Mother, DA Says
Hudson Valley Man Steals $30K In Workers' Compensation Intended For Late Mother, DA Says A Hudson Valley man is among two defendants accused of stealing thousands of dollars in workers’ compensation intended for his late mother. Orange County resident Bryan Dunn, age 51, of Maybrook, and Hunter Diaz, age 26, of Port Richey, Florida, were arraigned on insurance fraud and related charges in Orange County Court on Tuesday, April 16. According to prosecutors, Dunn and Diaz conspired to steal more than $30,000 in workers’ compensation checks that were issued to Dunn’s late mother. The two were arrested following an investigation by the multi-agency Orange County White Collar Crime …
Long Island Man Swindles $235K From Insurance Company, DA Says Long Island Man Swindles $235K From Insurance Company, DA Says
Long Island Man Swindles $235K From Insurance Company, DA Says An employer from Long Island has been arraigned after he allegedly defrauded an insurance company out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by lying about the number of employees he had, authorities said. Sixty-year-old Vassilios Handakas, also known as William or Bill Handakas, faced the charges against him on Thursday, March 28, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. The DA’s Office said that Handakas and Vector Structural Corporation entered a contract for a worker’s compensation policy with an insurance company for coverage between March 2019 and March 2020. In the applicat…
Ex-PA Political Candidate Kills Husband By Burning Him Alive: DA Ex-PA Political Candidate Kills Husband By Burning Him Alive: DA
Ex-PA Political Candidate Kills Husband By Burning Him Alive: DA A former political candidate has been convicted in connection with the murder of her husband — a former chief deputy sheriff of Dauphin County — Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo announced on Thursday. On March 14, Evelyn Henderson (known as Evey Zigerelli when she ran for office in the 1990s) was convicted of second-degree murder and aggravated arson in connection with the death of her 84-year-old husband Carmen Henderson, according to the April 4 release by the DA's office.  Authorities first learned of Carmen's death when Evelyn called 911 claiming he had "set himsel…
Husband, Wife Nabbed For Fatal Hudson Valley Hit-Run Crash, Police Say Husband, Wife Nabbed For Fatal Hudson Valley Hit-Run Crash, Police Say
Husband, Wife Nabbed For Fatal Hudson Valley Hit-Run Crash, Police Say A 42-year-old woman and her husband have been charged in connection with the alleged hit-and-run death of a SUNY student in the region. Related: Update - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Saugerties Woman Identified As Victim Ulster County residents Lacey Maxwell and Ryan Maxwell, age 43, both of Malden, were arrested on Tuesday, March 5 for the incident that occurred on Wednesday, Jan. 10 on Route 9W in the town of Saugerties. According to the Saugerties Police, an extensive investigation determined that Lacey Maxwell was driving her 2021 Subaru south on Route 9W when she struck Starllie …
$90K Fraud: Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Insurance Scam $90K Fraud: Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Insurance Scam
$90K Fraud: Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Insurance Scam A Hudson Valley woman will face time behind bars after she falsified hospital visits for years in order to get money from her insurance company. Orange County resident Shirley Bowens, age 50, received her sentence of two to six years in prison on Tuesday, Feb. 27, the county’s district attorney announced. From 2019 to 2021, the town of Wallkill resident submitted fake bills to her insurance company, claiming that she and members of her family had been hospitalized and gotten various treatments. According to her pleadings, these treatments and visits were all fictitious. In all, Bowens, …
Over $1M Scheme: Mass Mechanic Faked Crashes, Car Damage To Cheat Insurance Companies, DA Says Over $1M Scheme: Mass Mechanic Faked Crashes, Car Damage To Cheat Insurance Companies, DA Says
Over $1M Scheme: Mass Mechanic Faked Crashes, Car Damage To Cheat Insurance Companies, DA Says Six people, including two fugitives, have been charged with defrauding more than $1 million from insurance companies by submitting false claims through their Massachusetts auto-body shop business, officials announced.  The Middlesex County District Attorney's Office announced the indictment of the six defendants on Monday, Feb. 26.  According to the DA's Office, a two-year investigation revealed that Everett-based FT Auto or Riviera Auto had been at the center of a "wide-ranging scheme" to defraud several insurance carriers.  As part of the scheme, the defendants would orche…
Man Busted In Hudson Valley Insurance Fraud Case, DA Says Man Busted In Hudson Valley Insurance Fraud Case, DA Says
Man Busted In Hudson Valley Insurance Fraud Case, DA Says A Long Island man was busted in the Hudson Valley for alleged insurance fraud for providing a fake address to receive a cheaper insurance rate. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that Nassau County resident Victor Coles, age 35, of Westbury, was arrested by the multi-agency Orange County White Collar Crime Task Force and charged with insurance fraud.  As alleged in charges filed in court, Coles submitted a written application for car insurance using a false address. As a result of the misrepresentation, the defendant’s insurance premiums were fraudulently reduc…
NJ Doc Accused Of Sexually Abusing Patients Now Charged With Insurance Fraud: Prosecutor NJ Doc Accused Of Sexually Abusing Patients Now Charged With Insurance Fraud: Prosecutor
NJ Doc Accused Of Sexually Abusing Patients Now Charged With Insurance Fraud: Prosecutor A New Jersey doctor accused of sexually abusing six of his patients has now been charged with insurance fraud — as has his office manager, authorities said. Gurvindra Johal, 56, of Colonia, was arrested back in March for  inappropriately touching of two patients under his care at an urgent care center on Broad Street in Newark, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens. Another woman later came forward saying the physician sexually assaulted her while under his care at Amboy Urgent Care, located at 469 Cornell Street, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yola…
Medical Company Data Breach: Affected NY Residents Warned Of Potential Identity Theft Medical Company Data Breach: Affected NY Residents Warned Of Potential Identity Theft
Medical Company Data Breach: Affected NY Residents Warned Of Potential Identity Theft Millions of New Yorkers are being warned by Attorney General Leticia James to protect themselves against identity theft following a data breach at a medical transcription company.  The warning, issued by James on Tuesday, Nov. 28, urges New York residents to take action to prevent their identities from being stolen in the midst of a data breach at medical transcription company Perry Johnson & Associates.  The Nevada-based company, which provides transcription services to healthcare organizations and physicians to help them dictate and transcribe patient notes, first becam…
PA Man Charged With Torching NJ Home For Insurance Money PA Man Charged With Torching NJ Home For Insurance Money
PA Man Charged With Torching NJ Home For Insurance Money A Pennsylvania man already awaiting trial in connection with other incidents was charged with setting fire to a former home in Cherry Hill to collect on the insurance. Richard Orlandini, 62, of Wilkes Barre, collected at least $75,000 from Allstate by "recklessly placing others in danger of death or bodily injury,"  New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Firefighters reported finding the two-story single-family home on Chapel Avenue West well-involved shortly before 1:30 a.m. Oct. 20, 2018. No injuries were reported and the house had to be demolished. Orlandini deli…
Scheming Mechanic Who Used One Scam To Pay Off Another Gets Prison Time, Maryland AG Says Scheming Mechanic Who Used One Scam To Pay Off Another Gets Prison Time, Maryland AG Says
Scheming Mechanic Who Used One Scam To Pay Off Another Gets Prison Time, Maryland AG Says it didn't take long for a mechanic working at a Maryland auto dealership to scam customers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and now he will be heading back to prison, according to the state Attorney General. Parkville resident Kenneth Wayne Collins III, 35, who was only employed at a Bel Air car dealership in Harford County between January and November 2018, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, with all but four years suspended, after he admitted to a theft scheme after he made 260 fraudulent claims for fake mechanical repairs that were issued by three insurance companies. In t…
NJ Woman, 72, Indicted For Using Dead Caregiver's Info To Keep Collecting Insurance Payments NJ Woman, 72, Indicted For Using Dead Caregiver's Info To Keep Collecting Insurance Payments
NJ Woman, 72, Indicted For Using Dead Caregiver's Info To Keep Collecting Insurance Payments A 72-year-old New Jersey woman used phony timesheets and a bogus bank account from a dead caregiver to fraudulently collect insurance payments for long-term care from him, state authorities charged. Leoncia Hutchinson of Metuchen deposited the payments from the Continental Casualty Company into a dedicated account, then slid the funds back into her own, an indictment returned by a grand jury in Trenton alleges. For six months, Hutchinson treated the man’s death as “a moneymaking opportunity,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said in announcing the indictment on Wednesday, Nov.…
Scheming Mechanic Used One Scam To Pay Off Another, Maryland AG Says Scheming Mechanic Used One Scam To Pay Off Another, Maryland AG Says
Scheming Mechanic Used One Scam To Pay Off Another, Maryland AG Says it didn't take long for a mechanic working at a Maryland auto dealership to scam customers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to the state Attorney General. Parkville resident Kenneth Wayne Collins III, 35, who was only employed at a Bel Air car dealership in Harford County between January and November 2018, was found guilty of theft scheme after he made 260 fraudulent claims for fake mechanical repairs that were issued by three insurance companies. In total, Collins pocketed more than $223,000 in connection to the scam, which he continued through May 2019. Earlier this wee…
Insurance Agent, Police Officer Teamed Up To Defraud Client: Morris County Prosecutor Insurance Agent, Police Officer Teamed Up To Defraud Client: Morris County Prosecutor
Insurance Agent, Police Officer Teamed Up To Defraud Client: Morris County Prosecutor A Bergen County insurance agent created false documents to help a Long Valley business owner defraud a client at his painting business, authorities in Morris County said. Michael McFadden, a 54-year-old New Milford resident and insurance agent at Insuranze Associates in Hasbrouck Heights, created false documents claiming Long Valley's Christopher Angst had a workman's compensation coverage policy, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll and Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally said. Angst, 48, is the owner of C&E Professional Painting in Long Valley, and a …
$1M Fraud: Chiropractor On Long Island Gets Prison After Billing For Ghost Services $1M Fraud: Chiropractor On Long Island Gets Prison After Billing For Ghost Services
$1M Fraud: Chiropractor On Long Island Gets Prison After Billing For Ghost Services A Long Island chiropractor will spend time in federal prison after fraudulently obtaining nearly $1 million in insurance payouts for services that were never provided. Peter Adamczack, age 66, of Huntington, was sentenced to one year and a day behind bars in federal court in Central Islip on Monday, July 31. It came one year after he pleaded guilty to health care fraud in August 2022, admitting that he billed a private insurance company over $1 million for acupuncture services that were never performed at his East Meadow office. Earlier Report: Huntington Chiropractor Admits To $1 M…
Bayonne Man Popped For Insurance Fraud: Prosecutors Bayonne Man Popped For Insurance Fraud: Prosecutors
Bayonne Man Popped For Insurance Fraud: Prosecutors A 26-year-old Bayonne man was arrested and charged with submitting a fake insurance claim for a car crash, authorities said. Frank Olivero was arrested by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Insurance Fraud Unit on Tuesday, May 23, Esther Suarez said. Olivero filed a claim with Progressive Insurance Company falsely claiming his 2017 Honda Civic was damaged while he was parked in New York City in January 2003, Suarez said. The damage had actually occurred prior to that date, Suarez said.  Olivero was charged with insurance fraud in the third degree and was released pending his first c…
Details Emerge Around Widow Of NJ ‘Animal Whisperer’ Who Continued Vet Practice Without License Details Emerge Around Widow Of NJ ‘Animal Whisperer’ Who Continued Vet Practice Without License
Details Emerge Around Widow Of NJ ‘Animal Whisperer’ Who Continued Vet Practice Without License The widow of a revered North Jersey veterinarian known as the “animal whisperer” had help from two alleged co-conspirators from New York in continuing to operate her husband’s clinic without a license, it was recently revealed. Alia Muslih, 41, of Montclair originally was accused of posing as a veterinarian following her husband’s death in order to keep the Totowa Animal Hospital open. A massive 77-count grand jury indictment returned earlier this month in Paterson lays out additional details. Included are allegations that Muslih had help from Marco A. Gamarra, 64, of the Bronx and Yaser I…
PA Mom Caught Prostituting To Undercover State Trooper At Hair Salon: Affidavit PA Mom Caught Prostituting To Undercover State Trooper At Hair Salon: Affidavit
PA Mom Caught Prostituting To Undercover State Trooper At Hair Salon: Affidavit A Craiglist advertisement and a sudden uptick in male salon customers led Pennsylvania State Police to run a sting operation at a hair salon in Burgettstown on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Mom of two, 51-year-old Amy Zlobin's inmate details were being shared by "Johns" on an adult chatroom over 24 times on the website ECCIE.net—  along with sexual services that she would offer and the phone number of her salon where she allegedly was selling men those services, state police vice squad troopers investigating the case detailed in the affida…