On May 19, 1998, the Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act of 1998 (AICRA) was enacted which created the OIFP P.L. 1998, c.21. The mission of the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) is to conduct full and fair investigations to ensure successful criminal prosecutions, civil adjudications, licensing sanctions or other appropriate dispositions and to serve as the focal point for the coordination of all anti-insurance fraud activities statewide.
OIFP serves as the focal point for all criminal, civil and administrative prosecutions of Medicaid and insurance fraud. The Office also coordinates all insurance-related anti-fraud activities of State and local departments and agencies.
Recent News
Essex County Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Obtaining $74,000 in Disability Insurance Payments by Submitting Phony Documents
TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor today announced that an Essex County man has pleaded guilty in a scheme to obtain $74,000 in disability payments by submitting dozens of forged documents to his...
NJ Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Announces Indictments in Three Elder Abuse Cases Ahead of “World Elder Abuse Awareness Day” – Invites Public to “Building Strong Support for Elders” Symposium
For Immediate Release: June 13, 2018 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralOffice of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor- Tracy M. Thompson, Acting Insurance Fraud ProsecutorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...
Former Home Health Aide Pleads Guilty to Charges He Stole More Than $64,000 from Medicaid by Submitting Phony Claims
Elhan Gurban, 52, of Fort Lee, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree health care claims fraud before Bergen County Superior Court Judge Liliana Deavila-Silebi. The state will recommend a prison sentence of four years and that he pay restitution in the amount of...
Newark Woman Pleads Guilty to Abandoning Car, Then Reporting It Stolen to Reap Insurance Payout
Janette Bautista, 57, pleaded guilty to third-degree insurance fraud before Essex County Superior Court Judge Peter V. Ryan. The state recommended a state prison sentence of three years. In pleading guilty, Bautista admitted that in November 2011 she reported her car...
Office Manager of Hudson County Chiropractic Center Charged With Illegally Accepting Cash Kickbacks in Exchange for Patient Referrals
For Immediate Release: April 8, 2013 Office of the Attorney General- Jeffrey S. Chiesa, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- Stephen J. Taylor, Acting DirectorOffice of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor- Ronald Chillemi, Interim Insurance Fraud Prosecutor...
