Peabody business owner Robert Giller has pleaded guilty to charges of insurance fraud involving his auto repair shop and on-site glass repair operation for the shop.
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Attorney General Martha Coakley announced in a press statement that Giller collected more than $28,000 in fraudulent insurance claims for work he had told insurers was performed at his two companies: Advanced Automotive Concepts, Inc. and New England Glass Company, Inc., which he runs from 55R Walnut St. Giller owns the shop and is the treasurer for New England Glass.
Giller, 53, of Swampscott, pleaded guilty to 20 counts of insurance fraud, 18 counts of larceny over $250 by false pretense and two counts of attempted larceny.
Judge David Lowy of Salem Superior Court sentenced Giller to nine months of probation and to pay back what he stole, which Giller did at his court hearing, according to Coakley’s office.
The work normally conducted at Advanced Automotive and New England Glass includes glass repairs and replacement, sunroof repairs and installations, and other automotive repairs and installations.
Coakley’s office says Giller perpetrated a scheme from January 2006 through December 2009, in which he made false statements on invoices and other records he submitted to insurers to collect payments for work that was never performed on customers’ motor vehicles. The insurers then reimbursed Giller’s businesses on those fake claims.
The Attorney General’s office began an investigation after Giller’s activities were initially investigated and referred by the Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts (IFB).
An Essex County Grand Jury indicted Giller on the aforementioned charges on Dec. 29, 2010. He was then arraigned that January in Essex Superior Court, pleading not guilty and was released on personal recognizance.
The press statement said Coakley’s Insurance and Unemployment Fraud Division works to protect consumers and the integrity of the insurance system by investigating and prosecuting those who commit fraud against all types of insurers. The prosecution of insurance fraud then helps prevent increases in premiums and taxes as a result of fraudulent insurance claims.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Brendan O’Shea. The IFB assisted in the case.
