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TagsShannon Daney, 34, of Pine Hill, and Nicola "Nick'' Bellapingna, 34, of Deptford, were charged with conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, insurance fraud, and attempted theft by deception, all in the third degree, according to state Acting Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Riza Dagli.
A Gloucester grand jury alleges that between Nov. 2, 2006 and Feb. 26, 2007, Daney and Bellapingna conspired to falsely report to the Glassboro and Washington Township police that Daney's 2006 Honda Civic had been stolen.
The indictment also alleges that they reported the purported theft to the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and attempted to obtain approximately $13,000 from the company.An investigation by the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor revealed that earlier in the evening on Nov. 2, 2006, the Honda had been involved in an automobile accident in Washington Township and could not have been stolen later in the evening from a parking lot in Glassboro.
Third-degree crimes carry a maximum punishment of five years in state prison and a criminal fine of $15,000. Daney and Bellapingna also face the possibility of civil insurance fraud fines.
Det. Christina Fiscella, Civil Investigator Robert Rosiello, and Deputy Attorney General Candy Cure were assigned to the investigation. Cure presented the case to the grand jury.
– TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
