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June
9, 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
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Passaic
County Plumber Charged with Attempting to
Steal More than $12,000 in Insurance Fraud
Scam
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TRENTON
- Division of Criminal Justice Director
Vaughn L. McKoy announced that the Division
of Criminal Justice - Office
of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor has
obtained a State Grand Jury indictment
charging a Passaic County plumber with
attempting to steal more than $12,000
by submitting false documentation in support
of a claim he filed with State Farm Insurance.
According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
Greta Gooden-Brown, James Eifler, 40,
of Dowling Parkway, West Paterson, Passaic
County, was charged with insurance fraud
(2nd degree), attempted theft by deception
(3rd degree), and three counts of forgery
(4th degree). If convicted of all charges,
Eifler faces up to 19 years in state prison
and a fine of up to $195,000. Eifler will
be ordered to appear in Passaic County
Superior Court for an arraignment and
bail hearing on a date yet to be determined.
The indictment alleges that in November
2003, Eifler submitted an insurance claim
for reimbursement for tools that were
allegedly stolen in a burglary of his
tool shed on the night of Nov. 12. Of
the $6,000 he was then seeking, State
Farm paid Eifler more $3,800. In February
2004, Eifler allegedly filed additional
paperwork in support of his claim with
State Farm, seeking another $6,000 in
replacement cost benefits for additional
tools that he had already allegedly purchased.
Upon receiving the additional documentation,
State Farm Insurance became suspicious
and referred the matter to the Division
of Criminal Justice - Office of Insurance
Fraud Prosecutor. An investigation by
the Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
determined that Eifler had used fraudulent
receipts and other false documentation
to support of his claim.
State Investigator Robert Stemmer, Civil
Investigator Cynthia Rome, and Deputy
Attorney General Nicole D. Rizzolo were
assigned to the investigation. DAG Rizzolo
represented the Office of Insurance Fraud
Prosecutor before the State Grand Jury.
The indictment, which was handed up to
Mercer County Superior Court Judge Maria
M. Sypek on June 3, is merely an accusation.
The defendant is presumed innocent unless
and until the State proves him guilty
beyond a reasonable doubt.
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