Hudson County Family Conspired To Burn $139K Bentley For Insurance Money: Prosecutor

Authorities have charged a Hudson County couple - along with their adult son and the manager of a car dealership – with allegedly buying a $139,000 Bentley, torching it and reporting it stolen for the insurance money.

According to the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Chester Jarzabek, 63, his wife Anna Jarzabek, 61, and their son John Jarzabek, 26, are accused in the alleged scheme, which involved a used Bentley they had recently purchased from D.I.B Leasing in Teterboro, where the junior Jarzabek worked as a salesman.

The general manager of the dealership, Hector Marquez, 43, of Monroe was also indicted as a co-conspirator in the alleged scheme, authorities stated.

According to the indictment, the Chester and Anna Jarzabek allegedly purchased the car and conspired with their son and Marquez to burn it for the insurance money.

The four are also charged with falsifying a car loan application and providing bogus documents to inflate their income to obtain financing for the luxury vehicle.

A bookkeeper for D.I.B. Leasing, Michael Ricciardi, 53, of Wayne, was also charged with conspiracy in connection with the alleged fraudulent loan application, authorities stated.

In addition to the second-degree conspiracy and insurance fraud charges, all three Jarzabeks and Marquez were indicted on two counts of second-degree theft by deception.

The four, along with Ricciardi, were also indicted on two charges of third-degree theft by deception, prosecutors said.

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