If you have been charged with the crime of insurance fraud, you will want to work closely with a New Jersey insurance fraud lawyer. Insurance fraud includes a wide variety of crimes such as receiving improper payments, making exaggerated claims and submitting false claims. The penalties for insurance fraud can range from monetary fines to significant prison time.
Some common types of insurance fraud that a New Jersey insurance fraud lawyer deals with includes:
There are two broad categories of insurance fraud including “soft fraud” and “hard fraud.” Soft fraud can include acts like making exaggerations on a claim and billing for more services than you received.
Hard fraud includes arguably more serious acts like inventing a claim or even staging an accident. Hard fraud penalties can include lengthy prison sentences, substantial fines, forfeiture, restitution and other penalties.
The penalties for insurance fraud can be severe. As a result, you will want to work with an experienced insurance fraud defense attorney. To learn how attorney Tim Anderson can assist you, contact him at 732-212-2812.