TRENTON
- Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal
Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced
that a Passaic County man has been indicted
for allegedly “giving up” his
car, falsely reporting it stolen, and fraudulently
receiving monetary compensation from his
insurance company as a result.
According
to Acting Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Riza
Dagli, Jacek R. Maslowski, 31, of Hewitt,
was charged late Friday (April 9) with second-degree
insurance fraud, third-degree theft by deception,
third-degree tampering with public records
or information and fourth-degree falsifying
records.
The Union County grand jury indictment alleges
that between May 28 and July 21, 2008,
Maslowski committed insurance fraud by reporting
that his 2003 Nissan Frontier had been stolen
at the Wayne Town Center/Willowbrook Mall,
knowing that it had not been stolen. It
is alleged that Maslowski had sold the vehicle
to an undercover law enforcement officer
prior to reporting it stolen. It is alleged
that Maslowski falsely filed an Affidavit
of Vehicle Theft to the Allstate Insurance
Company. An investigation by the Office
of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor determined
that Maslowski unlawfully obtained $10,000
from Allstate for the purported theft of
the Frontier as a result of the alleged
fraud.
Detective
Jarek Pyrzanowski and Deputy Attorney General
John J. Higgins were assigned to the investigation.
Deputy Attorney General Higgins presented
the case to the Union County grand jury.
Acting Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Dagli
thanked the Wayne Police Department and
the Allstate Insurance Company for their
assistance in the investigation.
The
indictment is merely an accusation. 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 third
degree crimes carry a maximum sentence of
five years in state prison and a criminal
fine of $15,000. Fourth-degree crimes carry
a maximum sentence of 18 months in state
prison and a criminal fine of $10,000.
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