Fraud Files: A Family of Frauds

A dozen people have been indicted for their role in an alleged criminal racketeering scheme that targeted senior citizens in eight New Jersey counties and New York and also conducted phoney slip-and-falls to collect insurance money. The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office has dismantled an alleged ring of scam artists, indicting the 12 individuals on 51 counts of racketeering and related crimes committed through the area.

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Anyone with information concerning insurance fraud or vehicle theft can report it anonymously by calling toll-free 800.TEL.NICB (800.835.6422) or submitting a form on our website.

About the National Insurance Crime Bureau: Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., the NICB is the nation's leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to combatting and preventing insurance crime through Intelligence, Analytics, and Operations; Education and Crime Prevention; and Strategy, Policy, and Advocacy. The NICB is supported by more than 1,200 property and casualty insurance companies and self-insured organizations. NICB member companies wrote over $582 billion in insurance premiums in 2021, or more than 82% of the nation's property-casualty insurance. That includes more than 96% of the nation's personal auto insurance. To learn more, visit www.nicb.org.