$18M No-Fault Insurance Fraud Racket: Bribes Paid For Confidential Info Of New York Crash Victims

A hardened fraudster ran a massive $18 million insurance fraud scam that involved an NYPD cop and five crooked 911 operators, prosecutors charged Thursday.

Ringleader Anthony Rose, 51, ran the elaborate no-fault insurance scheme that involved bribes to NYPD employees and hospital staff who handed over the confidential information of people involved in car crashes. All told, 27 people were charged in the scheme, including Rose’s wife and son.

The lone cop, Officer Yaniris Deleon, was taken into custody while on duty in Long Island City at 5:15 a.m. by federal agents with assault weapons drawn, sources said. Deleon, 29, and the 911 operators received monthly bribes from Rose of as much as $4,000 to keep the confidential info flowing.

“There is no place for corruption within the NYPD,” Police Commissioner James O’Neill said in a statement. “By tarnishing the shield, as well as their sacred oaths, these employees will be held the highest account the law provides.”

The names, addresses and contact numbers for about 60,000 crash victims were disclosed to the scam artists over the last five years, officials said.