Egg Harbor Township, NJ Man is Charged With Insurance Fraud

According to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that an Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey man has been sentenced for insurance fraud and more.

Specifically, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has announced that:

On Friday, June 14, 2024, Clay Stake, 50, from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey was charged with multiple counts of third-degree insurance fraud and third-degree giving false reports to law enforcement. Stake was processed and released on a summons, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.

The genesis of this insurance fraud case was the result of the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office's Insurance Fraud Unit receiving a criminal referral from the New Jersey Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor regarding insurance fraud.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed the following details:

On August 27, 2023, police notified Stake that a motor vehicle registered to him was involved in a hit and run accident in Absecon, NJ. Stake told police that the vehicle must have been stolen from his property. He also filed an insurance claim stating the same. It was subsequently discovered that Stake was operating the vehicle at the time of the accident. He was charged with a total of three counts of insurance fraud and one count of false reports to law enforcement.

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