Massachusetts Man Charged With Defrauding Home Repair Insurance Provider
Massachusetts Man Charged With Defrauding Home Repair Insurance Provider.
A Massachusetts man has been charged with defrauding a home repair insurance provider by billing for repair jobs that were never performed, the office of Acting U.S. Attorney J. S. L. reported.
According to the charging document, C. D., 40, of Newburyport, allegedly caused N. P. H. S. L. – a purported home repair company he controlled – to enroll as a contractor with a home repair insurance provider. Prosecutors allege that Decristofaro used false or stolen identities to enroll non-existent or unsuspecting homeowners in insurance plans with the unidentified insurance provider.
Decristofaro then allegedly reported fictitious home emergencies to the insurer on behalf of the purported homeowners and requested that N. P. be assigned to perform the repairs. His company N. P. then allegedly billed the insurance provider for the repair jobs, even though inspections of the properties showed no evidence of any repair work having been done.
As a result of these fraudulent billings, between approximately 2022 and 2023, the insurance provider allegedly paid N. P. at least $1.5 million for services that N. P.had not rendered.
D. has been arrested and charged with wire fraud. The charge of wire fraud provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, a fine of up to $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense, restitution and forfeiture. S
L.’s office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation made the announcement today.
The details contained in the complaint are allegations. D. is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts
Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2024/10/04/795702.htm