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For Immediate Release:  
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December 6, 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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Union County Man Pleads Guilty to $10,500 Insurance Theft

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TRENTON - Attorney General Stuart Rabner and Division of Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that a Union County man pleaded guilty today for stealing more than $10,500 in disability insurance claims money.

According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden Brown, John C. Ponticello, 54, of Roselle Park, pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge Scott J. Moynihan in Union County to a criminal accusation that charged him with third-degree theft by deception.

At the guilty plea hearing, Ponticello admitted that between August 2003 and November 2005, he submitted false disability claims to the JMIC Life Insurance Company. Specifically, Ponticello admitted that he falsely advised JMIC Life that he was disabled so that JMIC Life would pay $425.95 per month to the Ford Motor Company in repayment of his car loan. Ponticello admitted that in support of his claims, he submitted a total of 17 false monthly disability verification forms bearing fraudulent doctors’ signatures. JMIC Life paid $10,563 to the Ford Motor Company on behalf of Ponticello as a result of the fraudulent claims.

State Investigator Laura Parisi and Deputy Attorney General Stephen J. Cirillo handled the case.

Ponticello is scheduled to appear before Judge Moynihan on Jan. 16 to be sentenced. Crimes of the third degree carry a sentence of up to five years in state prison and a criminal fine of up to $15,000.

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.

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