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For Immediate Release:  
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June 16, 2009  

Division of Criminal Justice
609-292-4791

Office of The Attorney General
- Anne Milgram, Attorney General
Division of Criminal Justice
- Deborah L. Gramiccioni, Director
Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
- Greta Gooden Brown, Insurance Fraud Prosecutor

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Hackettstown Man Charged with Receiving & Registering $80,000 Stolen Automobile

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TRENTON - Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Deborah L. Gramiccioni announced that a Warren County man has been indicted on charges that he knowingly possessed and registered a stolen vehicle.

According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden Brown, Louis R. Perez, 36, who is currently in state prison on unrelated charges, was charged with second-degree receiving stolen property, third-degree possession of a motor vehicle with an altered vehicle identification number (VIN), and third-degree tampering with public records or information.

The Passaic County grand jury indictment alleges that on Sept. 21, 2006, Perez was in possession of a stolen 2006 Land Rover Range Rover. The indictment alleges that Perez knew that the Range Rover, which was valued at more than $80,000, had been stolen. The indictment further alleges that the Range Rover’s VIN number had been altered and that Perez presented false documents to the Motor Vehicle Commission when attempting to register the vehicle. The Motor Vehicle Commission uncovered the alleged fraud and referred the matter to the Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor for further investigation.

Detective Nicholas Olenick, Detective Scott Caponi and Deputy Attorney General Dennis Kwasnik were assigned to the investigation. Kwasnik presented the case to the Passaic County grand jury. Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Brown thanked the Motor Vehicle Commission for its assistance in this investigation.

The indictment was voted on June 8 but handed up yesterday. The indictment is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Second-degree crimes carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in state prison and a criminal fine of $150,000, while crimes of the third degree carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of $15,000. Perez may also face civil insurance fraud fines.

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