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For Immediate Release:  
For Further Information:
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August 18, 2006  
Division of Criminal Justice
609-984-1936
Office of The Attorney General
- Zulima V. Farber, Attorney General
Division of Criminal Justice
- Gregory A. Paw, Director
Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
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Greta Gooden Brown, Insurance Fraud Prosecutor  
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Passaic County Husband and Wife
Sentenced for Automobile Insurance
Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Fraud
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TRENTON - Attorney General Zulima V. Farber and Division of Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that a Passaic County woman and her husband were sentenced today for attempting to fraudulently collect more than $23,000 in automobile insurance Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits.

According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden Brown, Virginia B. Kinion, 66, of Paterson, was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to pay a $10,000 civil insurance fraud fine by Passaic County Superior Court Judge Ernest M. Caposela. Kinion pleaded guilty on April 13 to a charge of third-degree health care claims fraud, which was contained in a June 29, 2005 Passaic County grand jury indictment.

Kinion’s husband, John Knight, 49, was sentenced to two years probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 civil insurance fraud fine. Knight pleaded guilty on March 24 before Judge Caposela to fourth-degree falsifying records.

At her guilty plea hearing before Judge Caposela, Kinion admitted that she submitted a false automobile insurance policy application and false PIP claims to the Clarendon National Insurance Company after being involved in an automobile accident. An investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice - Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor determined that, at the time of the accident, neither Kinion nor Knight had automobile insurance. Kinion acknowledged that she applied for and received automobile insurance issued by Clarendon National Insurance Company on June 7 - a day after the motor vehicle accident. The investigation further revealed that Kinion denied involvement in any accidents during the prior 36 months.

Upon receiving automobile insurance coverage, Kinion and Knight filed PIP health-care claims totaling more than $23,100 with the Clarendon National Insurance Co. Kinion admitted that on June 10, three days after the applying for insurance, she falsely reported to the Paterson Police Department that the accident occurred on June 7. The investigation determined that Kinion later returned to the Paterson Police Department to revise her report, adding that Knight was a passenger when, in fact, Knight was the driver at the time of the accident. Clarendon National Insurance denied both claims and referred the matter to the Division of Criminal Justice - Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor.

State Investigator Wendy Wylie, Civil Investigator Eileen Bellantine, and Deputy Attorney General Frank L. Holstein coordinated the investigation. Holstein represented the state at the sentencing.

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