Union County Man Pleads Guilty in Sale Of Fictitious MVC Documents

TRENTON - Attorney General Zulima V. Farber and Division of Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that a Union County man has pleaded guilty in connection with the sale of phony Motor Vehicle Commission documents, including a driver’s license and insurance card.

According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden Brown, Roscoe Henderson Jr., 37, of Elizabeth, pleaded guilty before Union County Superior Court Judge James C. Heimlech to a criminal accusation which charged second-degree sale of a simulated document. When sentenced on June 9, Henderson faces up to ten years in state prison and a fine of up to $150,000.

At the guilty plea hearing, Henderson admitted that on at least one occasion he sold a fictitious driver’s license to an undercover State Police investigator. An investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice - Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor determined that, in addition to the driver’s license, Henderson sold false credit cards, birth certificates and social security cards. Henderson was arrested on Dec. 8, 2004 after selling the phony insurance card for $75 at the White Castle Restaurant located in Rahway. The investigation further revealed that Henderson made arrangements to sell inspection stickers, televisions and home computers.

State Investigators Wendy Wylie and Ron Williams and Deputy Attorney General Valerie A. Noto coordinated the investigation. The New Jersey State Police assisted in the investigation.

“Our office is committed to protecting New Jersey’s citizens from unscrupulous acts by combating insurance fraud in whatever form it takes. Those who use fictitious documents to commit insurance fraud violate the laws of the state and the trust of the public, and they do so at a significant expense to people who play by the rules,” said Fraud Prosecutor Brown.