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TRENTON
- Attorney General Anne Milgram announced
that a Somerset County woman pleaded guilty
today to stealing $18,900 in temporary insurance
benefits from the State of New Jersey and
an insurance company.
According
to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden
Brown, Sandra Jackson, 45, of Somerset,
pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge
Paul W. Armstrong in Somerset County to
a criminal accusation which charged her
with two counts of third-degree theft by
deception and one count of fourth-degree
falsifying or tampering with records.
At the guilty plea hearing, Jackson admitted
that between May 26, 2006 and Aug. 23, 2007,
she fraudulently collected a total of $18,920
in disability benefits from the State of
New Jersey and American Life Assurance Company
of Columbus (AFLAC).
Jackson
admitted that between Oct. 27, and Dec.
28, 2006, she submitted a fraudulent disability
claim to the New Jersey Department of Labor
and Workforce Development, falsely claiming
that she was unable to work. As a result,
Jackson received $3,854 in temporary disability
benefits to which she was not entitled.
Jackson
also admitted that between May 26, 2006,
and Aug. 23, 2007, she submitted five false
disability insurance claims to AFLAC and,
as a result, received $15,066 in disability
benefits to which she was not entitled.
Detective Janet Wustefeld and Deputy Attorney
General Cheryl A. Maccaroni were assigned
to the investigation into this case. Maccaroni
represented the Office of Insurance Fraud
Prosecutor at the guilty plea hearing. Fraud
Prosecutor Brown thanked the Department
of Labor and Workforce Development and AFLAC
for their assistance in this investigation.
Jackson
is scheduled to appear before Judge Armstrong
on Nov. 7 to be sentenced.
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