Norwich Resident Admits Role in Insurance Fraud Scheme
A Norwich man plead guilty to his participatory role in an insurance fraud scheme.
By RJ Scofield (Patch Staff) - August 26, 2016 9:51 am ET
NEW HAVEN, CT – A Norwich man pleaded guilty Thursday in New Haven court to one count of wire fraud stemming from his involvement in an insurance fraud scheme.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Pierre Jeudy, 56, and others participated in a scheme to stage approximately 50 car crashes in eastern Connecticut between April 2011 and February 2014.The accidents were intended to defraud automobile insurance companies.
A high percentage of these planned crashes were single-vehicle accidents on remote roads where there were no witnesses other than the occupants of the crashed vehicle, according to a release. After each staged accident, the suspects filed fraudulent property damage and bodily injury claims with various insurance companies.
They then collected payouts on the fraudulent claims from the insurance companies. The payouts typically ranged from about $10,000 to $30,000 per accident.
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Jeudy admitted his personal involvement in a staged automobile crash in Norwich on Oct. 22, 2013. He was arrested on May 20 and released on bond.
He is a citizen of Haiti and a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. Jeudy sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 29, where he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.
The matter is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Norwich Police Department and the National Insurance Crime Bureau, with the assistance of the Mohegan Tribal Police Department.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – Six men from New London County were indicted on Tuesday for carrying out a large insurance fraud operation.
Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging six men with fraud and conspiracy offenses for allegedly staging approximately 50 automobile accidents in and around New London County. After allegedly staging the accidents, they then filed fraudulent property damage and bodily injury claims with insurance companies.
According to the report, the six suspects then collected payouts on the fraudulent claims, ranging from about $10,000 to about $30,000 per accident.
The individuals charged in the nine-count indictment included Mackenzy Noze, 31, Jonas Joseph, 32, Frandy Dugue, 39, Carlins Calixte, 32, Pierre Jeudy, 56, all of Norwich, and Jacques Fleurijeune, 26, of New London. The indictment charges each defendant with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and multiple counts of mail and/or wire fraud. Each charge carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.
Fleurijeune, Jeudy and Dugue were arrested on May 20, and Noze and Calixte were arrested on May 23. Noze and Fleurijeune are detained and Dugue, Calixte and Jeudy were released on bond.
Joseph is being sought by law enforcement. If you’ve seen Jonas Joseph, or have any information on where he may be, you’re asked to call the FBI at 203-777-6311, or the Norwich Police Department at 860-886-5561.