10/15/2010

News / Atlantic County Woman Charged Again with Insurance Fraud

She is currently serving time in prison for an unrelated insurance fraud conviction

TRENTON - Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced that an Atlantic County woman has been charged in a state grand jury indictment for an alleged auto insurance fraud.

According to Acting Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Riza Dagli, Dalynn White (also known as Da’lynn White), of Mays Landing, 32, who is currently incarcerated in the Edna Mahon Correctional Facility in Clinton, was charged yesterday, Oct. 13, with second-degree insurance fraud and third-degree theft by deception.

The indictment alleges that between Dec. 24, 2008 and July 19, 2009, White knowingly submitted false information in applications for automobile insurance to customer service representatives of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. The indictment alleges that White provided false financial information to obtain 13 separate automobile insurance policies, and subsequently collected $8,241 in insurance premium refunds to which she was not entitled.

White is currently serving a five-year prison sentence following a guilty plea on Aug. 17, 2009 to third-degree insurance fraud. That charge was contained in a May 13, 2009 Atlantic County grand jury indictment obtained by the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor. White also pleaded guilty to two counts of identity theft filed by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.

In pleading guilty to the charge brought by the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor, White admitted that between March 15 and June 19, 2005, she fraudulently collected $4,357 from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development by submitting false disability claim forms. White gave the false impression that she and a co-worker were disabled and under the care of two doctors. An investigation determined that White forged the two doctors’ names on the claim forms in support of the false disability claims. White admitted that she reported to the labor department that she was pregnant when, in fact, she was not. White also admitted that she falsely claimed her co-worker was injured in an accident on his way to work.

In pleading guilty to the charges brought by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, White admitted that she unlawfully obtained bank information of at least seven victims, and used the information to fraudulently obtain duplicate ATM and other bank cards. White admitted that she used the fraudulent cards to obtain cash and other items from various retail stores within Atlantic County.

Sgt. Weldon Powell, Civil Investigator Frank Crosson and Deputy Attorney General Steven B. Farman were assigned to the investigation. Farman presented yesterday's case to the state grand jury. Acting Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Dagli thanked Investigator David Costello of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for his assistance in the investigation.

The indictment is merely an accusation and 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. Third-degree crimes carry a maximum sentence of five years in state prison and a criminal fine of $15,000. White may also face civil insurance fraud fines.

http://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases10/pr20101014a.html

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