Jersey City Man Indicted In Auto Insurance Fraud Scam

JERSEY CITY, NJ — A Jersey City man was indicted in connection with an auto insurance fraud scam that lasted from 2016 to 2020.

John A. Loor, 33, of Jersey City, was indicted on second-degree Conspiracy, second-degree Insurance Fraud, and two counts of fourth-degree Falsifying or Tampering with Records.

According to the indictment, Loor caused invalid banking account information to be submitted in order to obtain auto insurance identification cards from Progressive Garden State Insurance Company without paying the policy premiums.

Between December 28, 2016 and September 9, 2020, Loor is accused of causing 11 fraudulent auto insurance coverage applications to be submitted to Progressive knowing that the insurance company could not secure the payment for its initial premium from the bank account provided because the account had “insufficient” or “not sufficient funds” from which to pay the policy premium.

The indictment claims Loor faked or tampered with records when he presented invalid auto insurance identification cards containing false information to the Jersey City Police during motor vehicle accident investigations on April 6, 2019 and September 14, 2019.

Second-degree crimes carry a sentence of five to 10 years in state prison and a fine of up to $150,000, and fourth-degree crimes carry a sentence of up to 18 months in state prison and a fine of up to $10,000.