South River Law Student Found Guilty Of Insurance Fraud

SOUTH RIVER, NJ — A South River man was found guilty by a jury last week for insurance fraud after he submitted fraudulent insurance claims to Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.

MaCaulay Williams, 44, of South River was found guilty on Friday, June 1 of one count of insurance fraud in the third degree and one count of attempted theft by deception in the third degree for falsely filing a claim to Liberty Mutual Insurance Company seeking $31,500 for reimbursement of living expenses while his South River home was being treated for mold.

Williams, a law student at the time, submitted a fraudulent claim to Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for living expenses he incurred while his home was being cleared of mold.

Between May 1, 2013 and December 5, 2013, Williams made false submissions regarding a claim for reimbursement pursuant to an insurance policy with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. The claim he submitted was for $1,500 a day for 21 days; in the form of two checks he wrote to his girlfriend for rent to stay at her home. It was determined that the two checks he submitted to the insurance company were written but never cashed.

Williams is facing a prison term of three to five years when he is sentenced on July 13.

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