Brick Woman Faces Theft Charges Over $16K In Insurance Claims

BRICK, NJ — A Brick Township woman has been charged with theft by deception in connection with $16,000 in insurance claims she filed in 2015, the Ocean County prosecutor's office announced Friday.

Linda Cainzos, 61, was arrested Thursday, April 4, and charged with two counts of theft by deception, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.

Cainzos came under investigation by the prosecutor’s office following a referral from the state Office of Insurance Fraud over claims she filed with California Casualty Insurance Company in October and November 2015, the prosecutor's office said.

Cainzos filed two separate claims: one for a purported water leak in her home that she said $7,000 worth of damage, and another for an alleged burglary wherein she claimed that $9,000 worth of valuables were stolen from her home.

The prosecutor's office alleges Cainzos had submitted fraudulent invoices and receipts in support of her claims. The case was investigated by detectives from the prosecutor’s Economic Crime Unit.

Cainzos was processed and released pending a future court date, the prosecutor's office said.

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