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TRENTON
- Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal
Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced
today that a Mercer County man has been
charged in a state grand jury indictment
for his role in an insurance fraud and identity
theft scam.
According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
Greta Gooden Brown, Daniel L. Martin, aka
Paul B. Harris, Jr., aka Preston C. Adams,
aka Preston Adams, 46, Trenton, was charged
with second-degree insurance fraud and three
counts of second-degree identity theft.
The
State Grand Jury indictment alleges that
between July 9 and Oct. 6, 2003, Martin
committed insurance fraud by signing and
submitting eight documents in the name of
Preston C. Adams and Preston Adams to the
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and the
Prudential General Insurance Company to
obtain or renew automobile insurance. The
documents allegedly included a policy renewal
questionnaire, a policy change request,
an auto insurance policy application, a
Certification of Continuous Automobile Insurance,
a standard policy coverage selection form,
an auto policy supplemental application,
and a driver’s license in the name
of Preston C. Adams. The indictment also
alleges that Martin committed identity theft
in that it is alleged he attempted to fraudulently
procure automobile insurance in the name
of Preston C. Adams.
State
Investigator Wendy Wylie, Civil Investigator
Robert Palentchar and Deputy Attorneys General
Valerie A. Noto and Ronald Epstein were
assigned to the investigation. Epstein presented
the case to the state grand jury.
This
case was referred to OIFP by the Special
Investigative Unit of High Point Insurance
Company, the successor to Prudential, which
initially uncovered the fraud and assisted
OIFP in the investigation. Insurance Fraud
Prosecutor Brown thanks High Point for their
involvement in this matter.
The
indictment is merely an accusation. The
defendant is presumed innocent unless or
until proven guilty. Second degree crimes
carry a maximum punishment of ten years
in state prison and a criminal fine of up
to $150,000. Martin also faces civil insurance
fraud fines.
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