On Oct. 8, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that a Dobbs Ferry woman was arrested and charged with defrauding two insurance companies of nearly $100,000 between May 2022 and February 2025.
The defendant, Jackie Crino, 46, was arrested Thursday by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office and arraigned before Judge David Koenigsberg in Dobbs Ferry Justice Court on the following charges:
• Grand Larceny in the Second Degree: Class C Felony
• Insurance Fraud in the Second Degree: Class C Felony
• Health Care Fraud in the Second Degree: Class C Felony
• Two counts of Health Care Fraud in the Third Degree: Class D Felony
• Grand Larceny in the Third Degree: Class D Felony
• Insurance Fraud in the Third Degree: Class D Felony
• Health Care Fraud in the Fourth Degree: Class E Felony
• Six counts of Forgery in the Second Degree: Class D Felony
• Six counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree: Class D Felony
• Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree: Class E Felony
The defendant pleaded not guilty and was released on her own recognizance, as the charges are not bail-eligible under New York State Law. She is due back in court on Oct. 22, 2026.
DA Cacace said: “This defendant allegedly submitted false insurance claims to UnitedHealthcare Company and Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company over a three-year period, ultimately netting nearly $100,000 in reimbursements and unlawfully profiting off these insurance companies and their customers. I thank UnitedHealthcare’s Special Investigative Unit for referring this alleged scheme to my Economic Crimes Bureau, which uncovered its full scope, and the New York State Department of Financial Services for its assistance throughout the investigation.”
It is alleged that between May 17, 2022, and Feb. 14, 2025, the defendant submitted written insurance forms to UnitedHealthcare Company and Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company containing false invoices for medical services that were not performed and received reimbursements totaling $99,007.15.
More specifically, the defendant is accused of defrauding UnitedHealthcare Company of $16,737.13 between May 17, 2022, and July 10, 2023, and Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company of $86,270.02 between April 15, 2024, and Feb. 14, 2025.
The case was investigated by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office Economic Crimes Bureau and Forensic Accountant Michael Frenza following referrals from the New York State Department of Financial Services and UnitedHealthcare’s Special Investigative Unit. The New York State Department of Financial Services assisted in the joint investigation.
The case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Emily Rowe-Smith, with the assistance of Forensic Accountant Michael Frenza, both of the Economic Crimes Bureau.