A further investigation revealed that the damage was enhanced at the repair shop. However, photos taken by the adjusters show that the damage is identical to that from an accident that allegedly took place sixteen days earlier. The defendant was in a car accident in October of 1996 and received injuries to her head, neck and back. State Farm paid her under No-Fault for her lost wages. An investigation later revealed that Ms. Cohen never tutored some of the children she claimed to have tutored and that she had a family prepare a letter to State Farm falsely stating this fact.
Every consumer pays the price when they take out a policy and pay the premium.
In addition, the two recognized the continued efforts of the National Insurance Crime Bureau and the U.S. Postal Inspectors Office. All six defendants were taken into custody this morning. They'll be arraigned on the charges later today in First District Court in Hempstead. Insurance Fraud in the Third Degree is punishable by up to seven years in prison. The charges are merely an accusation and the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.