New York State - Division of Criminal Justice Services

Bronx County Office of the District AttorneyPerformance Measure Total Performance Measure TotalMVT investigations 29 Stolen/altered vehicle recovered 428MVT felony arrests prosecuted 603 Value of vehicles recovered $4,997,025MVT misdemeanor arrest prosecuted 112 Lojack utilized 164MVT felony convictions 81 Lojack recoveries 15MVT misdemeanor convictions 320 Values of Lojack recovered vehicles $369,535MVT confidential informants developed 5 MVT/MVIF debriefings 68MVT indictments 92 MVIF felony arrests prosecuted 19MVT warrants issued 6 MVIF felony convictions 8MVT investigations filed with SAFETNet 2 MVIF misdemeanor convictions 21Hits resulting from SAFETNet MVIF confidential informants developed 1Reported motor vehicle thefts 2,411 MVIF investigations filed with SAFETNet 5Kings County Office of the District AttorneyThe District Attorney’s Office of Kings County has a history of conducting groundbreakingand multifaceted investigations, especially in the area of white collar crime.The overall purpose of the program was, and continues to be, to identify, investigate,and prosecute the perpetrators who engage in, and profit from, automobile theft,automobile insurance fraud and no-fault fraud in Kings County, with the goal ofsignificantly decreasing the incidents of these crimes in Brooklyn and elsewhere. Thegrant program allows the office to comprehensively address the auto insurance and nofaultinsurance fraud problem, while generating intelligence and cooperators who willhelp identify individuals for investigation and prosecution of auto theft and insurancefraud, as well as other criminal activities. The Rackets Division is responsible for thisendeavor and has successfully conducted investigations into automobile and insurancerelatedcrimes, which include car thefts; chop shops; odometer rollbacks; collision shopssubmitting fraudulent claims, such as enhanced damage claim; and fraudulentvandalism claims.The Division also investigates medical clinics involved in fraudulent activities,durable medical equipment providers, as well as arsons for profit, identity theft, dealersof fraudulent insurance cards and money laundering. The office also has a Zone systemof prosecution in which assistant district attorneys (ADAs) are assigned to Zonescovering specific precincts in Kings County.According to the New York State Department of Insurance, there were 4,416incidents of suspected automobile insurance fraud in Kings County during 2008. In2009, there were 4,907 incidents, representing an approximate 11% increase. Of theincidents in 2009, 4,274 were classified as suspected no-fault fraud. According toDepartment of Insurance statistics, Kings County still has the highest incidence ofsuspected no-fault fraud in the state. According to NYPD statistics, there were 45felony arrests for insurance fraud-related crimes in 2009.NYS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES MVTIFP BOARD / ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Page 23