FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  Raymond Worrall

PHONE: (201) 320-3550

EMAIL: rworrall@hcpo.org

DATE: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

HUDSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE INSURANCE FRAUD UNIT ARRESTS BAYONNE MAN FOR INSURANCE FRAUD

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

On May 23, 2023, Frank Olivero, age 26, of Bayonne was arrested by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Insurance Fraud Unit following an investigation that determined he submitted a fraudulent insurance claim for a vehicle involved in a motor vehicle collision.

Olivero is charged with one count of Insurance Fraud in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4.6a, a third-degree crime. He was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Secaucus on May 23, 2023 and released pending his first court appearance. His first appearance is tentatively scheduled for June 13, 2023 in Central Judicial Processing Court.

The investigation determined that Olivero filed a claim with Progressive Insurance Company falsely claiming that the damage sustained by a 2017 Honda Civic occurred while parked in New York City on January 6, 2023 when in fact the damage had occurred prior to that date. Prosecutor Suarez credited members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Insurance Fraud Unit with the investigation and arrest.

The above charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C.3.6(b)(6)