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New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that an Essex County woman has pleaded guilty to charges filed by the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor, including selling fictitious motor vehicle documents.
According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden-Brown, Kamillah Ali, 34, of Newark, Essex County, pleaded guilty to three counts of sale of simulated documents (3rd degree) and one count of simulating a motor vehicle insurance identification card (3rd degree). When sentenced on June 10, Ali faces up to 20 years in state prison and a fine of up to $45,000. The charges were contained in an Oct. 15, 2004 State Grand Jury indictment.
At the guilty plea, Ali reportedly admitted that between Oct. 3 and Oct. 12, 2001, she sold fictitious motor vehicle-related documents from her home. An investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor determined that on at least three occasions, Ali sold false documents, including two temporary registration tags, two automobile insurance identification cards, a New Jersey automobile title for a stolen vehicle, a New Jersey driver’s license, a social security card and a birth certificate.
An undercover investigator with the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor purchased the fictitious documents for more than $1,000. Investigative experience with similar cases has reportedly indicated that there is an active black market in New Jersey for identity related phony documents.
Phony records are bought and sold every day to include Motor Vehicle Commission records such as drivers licenses, commercial drivers licenses, social security cards, vehicle registrations, and birth certificates. These records, which are sold for amounts ranging from several hundred to several thousand dollars each, are used for identity theft scams, phony insurance claims, thefts, and other illegal purposes.