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Law
Enforcement Resources |
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| Introduction |
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| Every
law enforcement agency in New Jersey has
occasion to encounter or investigate some
aspect of insurance fraud. The Office of
the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) coordinates
investigations of insurance fraud with law
enforcement agencies at every level of government,
whether municipal, county, state or federal,
and facilitates avenues of communication
among these agencies in insurance fraud. |
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OIFP
hosts regional
law enforcement coordination meetings in each
of OIFP's three regional offices. Officials from
law enforcement agencies both within and without
New Jersey are invited to attend and participate
in these meetings. These meetings offer guest
speakers with expertise in an insurance fraud
related subject. These meetings also provide an
opportunity to share information and intelligence
and establish professional relationships with
counterparts in other law enforcement agencies
assigned to work in the area of insurance fraud.
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OIFP
has undertaken a number of steps to enhance the
ability of local police officers to identify the
indicators of various types of insurance fraud
which they are likely to encounter, and to undertake
the appropriate investigative steps following
that detection. OIFP offers a comprehensive roster
of training
opportunities for local police officers at
county police training academies throughout New
Jersey, which are tailored to the level of experience
of the officers in attendance. |
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OIFP
has also produced and distributed to local police
departments statewide roll-call
training videos addressing fictitious insurance
cards, staged accidents and fraudulent auto theft
claims. OIFP has also published and disseminated
to local police a publication known as the Uninsured
Motorist Identification Directory (UMID).
UMID provides information to enable local police
officers to verify the authenticity and current
validity of automobile insurance cards by making
direct contact with appropriate insurance company
personnel. |
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OIFP
has also assigned personnel to act as liaisons
to County Prosecutors' Offices and other law enforcement
agencies. OIFP’s County Prosecutor Liaison
has established and maintains a comprehensive
system for the coordination of referrals between
OIFP and County Prosecutors’ Offices. The
Prosecutor Liaison is responsible for overseeing
and administering the County Prosecutor Insurance
Fraud Reimbursement Program, conducting annual
training for assistant prosecutors and county
investigators, and meeting with County Prosecutors
and their staff to discuss reporting requirements
and the coordination of investigations. |
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OIFP’s
Law Enforcement Liaison acts as OIFP’s representative
in coordinating OIFP’s activities with law
enforcement agencies at every level of government,
and in facilitating avenues of communication among
these agencies in the area of insurance fraud.
In addition, the Law Enforcement Liaison processes
and maintains a database of requests for fictitious
insurance cards and “pretext insurance policies”
for use in undercover investigations by OIFP and
other law enforcement agencies. |
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