NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced the conviction of Jose E. Urena, a New York City police officer assigned to the NYPD’s 25th Precinct, in relation to a scheme to defraud automobile insurance companies through a series of false claims. The scheme was designed to free him from financial responsibility for high-end vehicles he couldn’t afford, to pocket insurance money for personal use, to pay for repairs of pre-existing damage and to add expensive features to various vehicles.
“Gaming the system, whether to steal money or to avoid financial responsibility, is both unethical and illegal,” said Attorney General Schneiderman. “Today’s conviction sends a clear message: there must be one set of rules for everyone, particularly those sworn to uphold the law.”