A 24-YEAR-OLD RIDGEFIELD NEW JERSEY MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING THE NEW JERSEY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM
" Daniel Gaston, Jr. Of Ridgefield, New Jersey Has Been Charged With Insurance Fraud, Theft By Deception & Money Laundering Offenses."
September 2, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
RIDGEFIELD, NJ.- On Thursday, September 2, 2021 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of Daniel Gaston, Jr., 24, of Ridgefield, New Jersey on fraud related charges. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Fairfax County, VA. Police Department under the direction of Chief Kevin Davis.
On Monday, April 19, 2021, Detectives from The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit received information from the Fairfax County, VA Police Department regarding a Bergen County resident who may be fraudulently receiving New Jersey Unemployment Benefits.
The Fairfax County Detectives discovered this information while conducting a shoplifting investigation that occurred in Fairfax, VA. A subsequent investigation revealed that Daniel Gaston, Jr. assumed the identity of another and filed for New Jersey unemployment benefits and defrauded the State of New Jersey. He used the identity of another to fraudulently open accounts in their name and transferred all the funds to accounts that were under his control and used the funds for his personal use.
On Wednesday, September 1, 2021, Mr. Gaston was arrested and Charged with One Count of Second Degree Insurance Fraud; One Count of Third Degree Impersonation; One Count of Third Degree Theft by Deception; One Count of Third Degree Money Laundering; and One Count of Fourth Degree Possession of Fraudulent Government Documents. Mr. Gaston was transported to the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, New Jersey.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Contained In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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