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For
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June
13, 2005
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Office
of The Attorney General
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Peter C. Harvey,
Attorney General
Division
of Criminal Justice
- Vaughn L. McKoy, Director
Office of the Insurance Fraud
Prosecutor
- Greta Gooden Brown, Insurance
Fraud Prosecutor
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Rachel
Sacharow
609-984-1936
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Hunterdon
County Woman Sentenced for Submitting More
than $13,900 in Fraudulent Health Insurance
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TRENTON
- Division of Criminal Justice Director
Vaughn L. McKoy announced that a Hunterdon
County woman was ordered to pay more than
$18,900 in fines and restitution after
pleading guilty to Health Care Claims
Fraud and forgery for submitting more
than 40 fraudulent health insurance claims
worth more than $13,900.
According to Director McKoy and Insurance
Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden-Brown, Carol
Severe, 65, Hamden Road, Annandale, Hunterdon
County, was ordered by Hunterdon Superior
Court Judge Roger Mahon to serve one year
probation. Prior to sentencing, Severe
had paid $13,947 in restitution and a
$5,000 civil insurance fine. On Feb. 8,
Severe pleaded guilty before Hunterdon
County Superior Court Judge Robert Reed
to a criminal Accusation filed by the
Division of Criminal Justice - Office
of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor. The Accusation
charged Severe with Health Care Claims
Fraud and uttering a forged document.
At the guilty plea hearing, Severe admitted
that between Jan. 5, 2000 and May 4, 2004,
she collected more than $13,947 from Horizon
Blue Cross/Blue Shield as the result of
submitting false health insurance claims.
Severe admitted that she submitted more
than 40 claims, stating that a psychologist
has provided services to her on 192 dates.
An investigation by the Division of Criminal
Justice - Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
determined that these services had not
been provided and that Severe had signed
the psychologist’s name to the claims
form.
State Investigator Laura Parisi, Civil
Investigator Lauren E. Rule, and Deputy
Attorney General Tanya Y. Justice were
assigned to the investigation. DAG Justice
represented the Division of Criminal Justice
- Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
at the sentencing. The case was referred
to the Division of Criminal Justice -
Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor by
Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
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