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For Immediate Release:  
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October 19, 2006  
Division of Criminal Justice
609-292-4791

Office of The Attorney General
- Stuart Rabner, Attorney General
Division of Criminal Justice
- Gregory A. Paw, Director
Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
- Greta Gooden Brown, Insurance Fraud Prosecutor

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Former Hudson County Auto Body Shop Owner Pleads Guilty in Insurance Fraud Scam
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TRENTON - Attorney General Stuart Rabner and Division of Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that a former Hudson County Auto Body shop owner pleaded guilty today to attempting to steal more than $9,000 by filing fraudulent insurance claims.

According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden Brown, Louis Rivadeneira, 69, of West New York, pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge Fred J. Theemling Jr. in Hudson County to third-degree attempted theft by deception, a charge contained in a May 9 Hudson County grand jury indictment.

Rivadeneira, the former owner and operator of Louis & Sons Auto Body on Kennedy Boulevard in West New York, also known as Louis’ Boulevard Auto Body, admitted that between May 2000 and August 2003, he inflated auto body repair claims he submitted to Allstate Insurance Company and United Services Automobile Association. An investigation by the Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor determined that Rivadeneira caused additional damage to cars he received for repairs so he could inflate the insurance claims. He also billed USAA for replacement parts in instances when he repaired the original parts and never purchased new ones.

State Investigator Jose Vendas and Deputy Attorney General Nicole D. Rizzolo have handled the case. Third-degree crimes carry a sentence of up to five years in state prison and a criminal fine of up to $15,000. Rivadeneira may also face civil insurance fraud fines. His sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 15.

Prosecutor Brown noted that some important cases have started with anonymous tips. People who are concerned about insurance cheating and have information about a fraud can report it anonymously by calling the toll-free hotline 1-877-55-FRAUD or visiting the Web at www.njinsurancefraud.org. State regulations permit an award to be paid to an eligible person who provides information that leads to an arrest, prosecution and conviction for insurance fraud.

The Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor was established by the Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act of 1998. The office is the centralized state agency that investigates and prosecutes both civil and criminal insurance fraud, as well as Medicaid fraud.

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