Post by KC on Aug 11, 2006 23:08:16 GMT -5
August 11, 2006 - TRENTON - A suspended Camden police officer was convicted today for his role in an automobile insurance fraud scam, officials said.
Officer Jerome Bollettieri, 44, of Oaklyn, was convicted of conspiracy, official misconduct, two counts of bribery, all in the second degree, and one count of third-degree criminal use of runners.
Brown found that Bollettieri, while assigned to the city's traffic bureau, sold Camden police accident reports to retired Camden police officer Thomas DiPatri.
DiPatri delivered the illegally obtained accident reports to American Spinal Care, Inc., a chiropractic facility on Haddon Avenue in Collingswood, so that "runners" for the facility could illegally solicit individuals listed in the reports as clients for treatment and the filing of insurance claims.
"This police officer turned a profit by exploiting accident victims and breaking the law," said Attorney General Zulima V. Farber. "He violated the public trust and the honor of his badge."
Previously, DiPatri was found guilty at trial of working with Bollettieri in the scam and sentenced to three years in state prison.
In addition, Charles Warrington, an officer of American Spinal Care, and Ettore Carchia, a chiropractor employed at the facility, pleaded guilty for their roles in the scheme.
Warrington was sentenced to three years in state prison, and Carchia was sentenced to probation and ordered to surrender his chiropractic license.
Bollettieri and DiPatri were arrested on the criminal charges in October 2000 and was suspended from the Camden Police Department the day of his arrest.
He was indicted by a state grand jury on March 27, 2002 and convicted following a six-day bench trial in Camden before Superior Court Judge Thomas A. Brown Jr.
Bollettieri is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 16.
Under state law, crimes of the second-degree carry sentences of up to 10 years in state prison and a criminal fine of up to $150,000, while crimes of the third-degree carry sentences of up to five years in state prison and a criminal fine of up to $15,000.
Bollettieri may also face civil insurance fraud fines.
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Officer Jerome Bollettieri, 44, of Oaklyn, was convicted of conspiracy, official misconduct, two counts of bribery, all in the second degree, and one count of third-degree criminal use of runners.
Brown found that Bollettieri, while assigned to the city's traffic bureau, sold Camden police accident reports to retired Camden police officer Thomas DiPatri.
DiPatri delivered the illegally obtained accident reports to American Spinal Care, Inc., a chiropractic facility on Haddon Avenue in Collingswood, so that "runners" for the facility could illegally solicit individuals listed in the reports as clients for treatment and the filing of insurance claims.
"This police officer turned a profit by exploiting accident victims and breaking the law," said Attorney General Zulima V. Farber. "He violated the public trust and the honor of his badge."
Previously, DiPatri was found guilty at trial of working with Bollettieri in the scam and sentenced to three years in state prison.
In addition, Charles Warrington, an officer of American Spinal Care, and Ettore Carchia, a chiropractor employed at the facility, pleaded guilty for their roles in the scheme.
Warrington was sentenced to three years in state prison, and Carchia was sentenced to probation and ordered to surrender his chiropractic license.
Bollettieri and DiPatri were arrested on the criminal charges in October 2000 and was suspended from the Camden Police Department the day of his arrest.
He was indicted by a state grand jury on March 27, 2002 and convicted following a six-day bench trial in Camden before Superior Court Judge Thomas A. Brown Jr.
Bollettieri is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 16.
Under state law, crimes of the second-degree carry sentences of up to 10 years in state prison and a criminal fine of up to $150,000, while crimes of the third-degree carry sentences of up to five years in state prison and a criminal fine of up to $15,000.
Bollettieri may also face civil insurance fraud fines.
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