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For Immediate Release:
For Further Information:

October 18, 2011

Office of The Attorney General
- Paula T. Dow, Attorney General 
Division of Criminal Justice
- Stephen J. Taylor, Director
Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
- Ronald Chillemi, Acting Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
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Monmouth County Man Charged with Attempting to Illegally Obtain More than $24,000 in Insurance Money
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TRENTON - Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Acting Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Ronald Chillemi announced that a Monmouth County man has been indicted for allegedly submitting a forged receipt in support of an insurance claim in an attempt to collect more than $24,000 to which he was not entitled.

According to Acting Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Chillemi, Dennis Abato, 59, of Howell, was charged with third-degree insurance fraud, third-degree attempted theft by deception and fourth-degree falsifying records.

The Monmouth County grand jury indictment alleges that between Dec. 30, 2008 and March 18, 2009, Abato submitted a fraudulent bill to New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company (NJM) for reimbursement of $24,138 in connection with an insurance claim for property damage repairs to a 2004 Ford L9000 roll back truck. The indictment alleges that in support of the fraudulent claim, Abato submitted a false John’s Heavy Duty Truck & Repair bill to NJM, knowing that the bill was false and that he was not entitled to the $24,138 reimbursement.

Detectives Wendy Berg and Terrence Buie and Deputy Attorney General Joan M. Burke were assigned to the investigation. Burke presented the case to the Monmouth County grand jury. Acting Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Chillemi thanked the New Jersey Manufacturer’s Insurance Company for referring the matter to the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor and for its assistance in the investigation.

The indictment, which was voted on Sept. 26 and handed up yesterday, is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Third-degree crimes carry a maximum sentence of five years in state prison and a criminal fine of $15,000, while fourth-degree crimes carry a maximum sentence of 18 months in State prison and a criminal fine of $10,000.

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