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December 2014
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12/22 - Former Home Health Aide Admits to Falsely Billing Medicaid for Medical Services in No-Show Scam

12/11 - Union County Man Arrested and Charged with Witness Tampering and Organizing Staged Car Accidents throughout northern New Jersey

12/5 - Camden County Car Salesman Sentenced to Five Years in State Prison for Reporting Luxury Vehicles Stolen that He Knew had Been Shipped to China

November 2014
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11/21 - Perth Amboy Couple Indicted for Securing Loan to Purchase Stolen Vehicle they Already Possessed, Laundering the Proceeds, then Reporting the Car Stolen and Reaping Approximately $32,000 Payout from their Insurer - One defendant indicted last week in half million dollar workers compensation scam

11/17 - Trio Sentenced for Running International Car Theft Network through New Jersey, New York and Abu Dhabi

11/14 - Essex County Man Sentenced to Five Years in State Prison for Stealing $50,000 from 90-year-old Friend Suffering from Dementia by Coercing him into Withdrawing Money from Annuity

11/13 - Perth Amboy Man Indicted for Allegedly Faking Workplace Accident to Get Insurer to Pay for Medical Treatments, Estimated at More Than $500,000, for Old Injury - Defendant also charged with receiving temporary disability payouts while working at auto body shop and later stealing from the bank account of that business

11/3 - Passaic County Man Admits to Staging Two Automobile Accidents that Cost Insurers nearly $180,000

October 2014
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10/20 - Monmouth County Woman Acknowledges Scamming Health Care Insurer More than 100 Times

10/16 - Operation RayScam: Seven Medical Practitioners Arrested for Allegedly Taking Kickbacks in Exchange for Referrals to Medical Imaging Centers Owned by Criminal Enterprise - Six physicians and a chiropractor allegedly received approximately $200,000 in money, gift cards and construction services as payment for making approximately 20,000 referrals to Diagnostic Imaging Associates

10/6 - Passaic County Home Health Aide Indicted for Submitting 3,797 Fraudulent Claims to Medicaid - Defendant is Sixth Current or Former Aide Employed by Hackensack Company to be Indicted for Medical-related Fraud Claims Since June

10/6 - Passaic County Trio Admit to Conspiring in Staged Car Accident Scam

10/6 - Camden County Car Salesman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Insurance Companies of More Than $130,000 by Reporting Luxury Vehicles Stolen That He Knew Had Been Shipped To China

September 2014
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9/29 - Gloucester County Woman Indicted for Allegedly Hiding $100,000 Gift Received from Deceased Former Patient During Bankruptcy Proceedings

9/26 - Essex County Man Pleads Guilty to Charges he Stole $50,000 from 90-year-old Friend Suffering from Dementia by Coercing him into Withdrawing Money from Annuity

9/26 - New Jersey Enters Settlement with Shire Specialty Pharmaceuticals Over Alleged Unlawful Marketing of Five Drugs

9/15 - Newark Man Sentenced for Seeking $45,000 from Insurer for Car that was not Stolen

9/12 - Essex County Man Indicted for Attempting to Obtain Compensation from Insurer for Damage Done to Vehicle before his Policy Became Effective

9/11 - Toms River Man Indicted for Insurance Fraud for Lying About Home Repairs to Get Insurer to Pay for Roof Replacement Following Superstorm Sandy

9/10 - East Orange Man Indicted on Charges of Allegedly Fabricating Carjacking Claim to Net Nearly $40,000 from Insurer

9/9 - Hudson County Man and New York City Cohort Plead Guilty to Roles in International Luxury Car Theft Network

9/2 - Cream Ridge Doctor Indicted for Allegedly Seeking Payment for 40 Medical Diagnostic Procedures He Never Conducted

August 2014
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8/22 - President of Company Entrusted with Making Insurance Payments Charged for Pocketing More than $300,000 Earmarked for Health Care Premiums

July 2014
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7/22 - Gloucester County Woman Charged With Attempting to Collect Approximately $18,000 in Insurance Monies by Falsely Reporting That Her Vehicle Was Stolen - Defendant Also Charged with Witness Tampering

7/21 - Essex County Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Collect Approximately $45,000 in Insurance Monies by Falsely Reporting That His Vehicle Was Stolen

7/11 - Monmouth County Woman Sentenced to State Prison for Defrauding State Out of More than $8,800 Through Temporary Disability Insurance Claim Scheme - Defendant Also Admitted to Falsely Claiming She Had Cancer to Avoid Prison Sentence

7/9 - Three Home Health Aides Indicted on Multiple Counts of Health Care Claims Fraud

June 2014
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6/9 - Owner of Numerous MRI Centers and Twelve Others Arrested in Scheme That Allegedly Paid Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Illegal Kickbacks to Doctors in Exchange for Patient Referrals - Alleged Scheme Generated Millions in Illegal Profits

6/9 - Middlesex County Man Sentenced to State Prison for Receiving More Than $50,000 Worth of Stolen Property and Selling the Items Online

6/9 - Sussex County Man Arraigned on Charges He Allegedly Attempted to Steal Thousands of Dollars From Elderly Relative’s Annuity

6/6 - Former Ocean County Doctor Charged with Practicing Medicine without a License - Detectives with the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Executed Search Warrant at Ocean County Medical Care Center

6/6 - President of Roofing Company Sentenced to Jail for Scheme to Avoid Paying Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Insurance Premiums

6/5 - Camden County Man Charged With Stealing More Than $48,000 by Collecting on Deceased Father’s Annuity

6/5 - Camden County Car Salesman Charged for His Alleged Role in a Scheme to Defraud Insurance Companies of More Than $130,000 by Reporting Luxury Vehicles Stolen That He Knew Had Been Shipped to China - Camden County Woman Also Charged for Her Alleged Role in Scheme

6/2 - Two Former Home Health Aides Charged With Causing Bills to Be Submitted to Medicaid for Services That Were Never Rendered

May 2014
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5/20 - Warren County Woman Charged With Stealing More Than $12,000 by Falsifying Information She Provided to Insurance Company

5/15 - Owner of Union County Home Health Aide Agency Charged With Billing Medicaid & Veterans Affairs More Than $100,000 for Services That Were Not Provided

5/1 - Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Charges 12, Including Lawyer, Doctor and Two Chiropractors, in Alleged Scheme to Illegally Use Runners to Recruit Accident Victims as Clients - Alleged Illegal Enterprise Generated Millions of Dollars for Ringleaders

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April 2014
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4/25 - Monmouth County Woman Charged with Attempting to StealMore Than $500,000 by Submitting Over 100 Fraudulent Invoices - Defendant Allegedly Stole More Than $140,000 as Result of Fraud

4/25 - Former Bergen County Man Charged with Stealing More Than $100,000 Worth of Equipment and Fencing Three Generators in the Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy

4/22 - Hudson County Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to Submitting Fraudulent Claims to Insurance Company - Defendant’s Chiropractic License to be Suspended as Result of Guilty Plea

4/21 - Six Passaic Residents Charged for Their Alleged Roles in Staged Automobile Accident That Defrauded Insurance Companies of $78,000

4/17 - President of Roofing Company Pleads Guilty to Felony for Scheme to Avoid Paying Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Insurance Premiums

4/10 - Union County Woman Indicted for Allegedly Filing Fraudulent Auto Theft Claim in Attempt to Steal Money from Insurance Company

March 2014
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3/26 - Monmouth County Man Pleads Guilty to Submitting Fraudulent Superstorm Sandy Insurance Claim

3/14 - Camden County Man Sentenced to State Prison for Distributing Prescription Narcotics to Undercover Detective

3/12 - New Jersey Joins Global Settlement with Genzyme Corp. Over Alleged Kickbacks to Promote Anti-Adhesion Product

3/11 - Middlesex County Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving More Than $50,000 Worth of Stolen Property and Selling the Items Online

3/6 - New Jersey to Receive More Than $400,000 from Settlement with Omnicare Over Alleged Kickbacks

February 2014
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2/7 - Camden County Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Prescription Narcotics to Undercover Investigator

January 2014
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1/24 - New Jersey Joins Global Settlement Resolving False Claims Act Allegations Against Medical Supply Manufacturer CareFusion

1/10 - Monmouth County Man Charged With Insurance Fraud & Witness Tampering Following Alleged Crash of All-Terrain Vehicle

1/10 - Third-Party Insurance Administrator Sentenced to Seven Years in State Prison for Stealing More Than $462,000

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