Lindenwold Man Sentenced After Admitting To $140,000 Insurance Fraud Claim Against Aflac: Authorities

A father of twin boys from Lindenwold has been sentenced to three years in prison for submitting more than $140,000 in fraudulent claims for hospital stays the boys never had, Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor said on Monday.

Steven Herder, 41, of Lindenwold, must also pay $140,000 in restitution to his insurer, American Family Life Assurance Company (“Aflac”).

He previously pleaded guilty to second-degree insurance fraud for filing five false claims to Aflac between June 2012 and November 2014.

The boys were aged 6 months to 3 years old when the claims were submitted.

Herder was seeking payment for five stays by one boy or the other at West Jersey Hospital in Voorhees. Herder claims the hospital visits lasted between 11 and 26 weeks, authorities said.

He admitted to forging the signatures of three doctors on fake hospital records that police believe he made on a computer.

Aflac paid $140,000 for four of the claims and denied the fifth, which was for $30,250.

The attached image of Steven Herder was provided by the Attorney General's Office.