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TRENTON
- Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal
Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced
that a Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty
for his role in a New Jersey auto theft
and insurance fraud ring.
According
to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden
Brown, Krzysztof Sprysak, a/k/a Krzysztof
Rumor, a/k/a Andrzej Komar, 33, of Worcester,
Massachusetts, pleaded guilty yesterday
before Superior Court Judge Joseph P. Donohue
in Union County to third-degree receiving
stolen property. The charge was contained
in a July 26, 2006 Union County grand jury
indictment.
At
the guilty plea hearing, Sprysak admitted
that he possessed a stolen 2003 BMW 330i
and sold the car to an undercover investigator
who was working on behalf of the Office
of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor. A 2003 BMW
330i has an approximate value of $38,000.
Typically, stolen cars are fenced for far
below book value or market price.
This
indictment was part of the Office of Insurance
Fraud Prosecutor’s continuing investigation
into a ring that committed car thefts, trafficked
in stolen cars, and participated in owner
“give ups” in New Jersey, New
York and Pennsylvania. Sprysak’s illegal
conduct was centered in Union County.
An
owner-initiated vehicle “give up”
occurs when the owner of an automobile voluntarily
gives up his car to another so that it can
be chopped for parts or retagged and sold,
and so that a phony automobile theft insurance
claim can be submitted.
State
Investigators Jeffrey Lorman and Jarek Pyrzanowski,
Civil Investigator Gary Miller, Analyst
Paula Carter and Deputy Attorney General
Jacqueline D. Smith were assigned to the
investigation into this case. Smith represented
the Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
at the guilty plea hearing.
Sprysak
is scheduled to be sentenced on March 14.
Third-degree crimes carry a sentence of
up to five years in state prison and a fine
of up to $15,000. Sprysak also may face
civil insurance fraud fines.
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