New Jersey Man Charged With Insurance Fraud After CCTV Footage Catches Him Throwing Ice On Floor

A contractor in New Jersey has been charged with insurance fraud, after CCTV footage showed him ‘purposely’ slipping and falling, after throwing ice on the floor and then returning to walk on that spot.

The amusing CCTV clip was posted on the Facebook page for Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, where the incident was referred to as a ‘fake slip and fall’. Looking at the video, it’s hard to argue that it is anything other than that.

In the video, Alexander Goldinsky, 57, can be seen walking around the empty cafeteria, where he was working as an independent contractor at an unnamed company in Woodbridge.

At one point, he appears to throw ice from the machine onto the floor from his cup, before clutching the counter and slowly lowering himself to the ground, giving the appearance that he had slipped and fallen.

According to prosecutors, Goldinsky then took an ambulance to a local hospital, where he received treatment for the injuries he supposedly sustained in the ‘fall’. I guess he might have thought that this would add credibility to his story, but the CCTV clip does the exact opposite.

One Facebook user commented: “Nice try buddy there are cameras everywhere.”

Someone else joked: “I think my toddler acts better.” – it wasn’t a very convincing performance from Mr Goldinsky, it has to be said.

He was arrested on 15 January, and has since been charged with ‘one count of insurance fraud in the third degree and one count of theft by deception in the third degree’, having fraudulently filed an insurance claim relating to the incident afterwards.

It is not known how much compensation Goldinsky – an independent contractor who is the owner of All Gold Industries – was hoping to get in his claim, but you can be pretty sure that he won’t see a penny now.

A statement from Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said: “The investigation revealed that Goldinsky purposely threw the ice on the floor in the cafeteria at his workplace, placed himself on the ground, and waited until he was discovered.”

Goldinsky was released on a summons, with his initial court appearance scheduled for 7 February 2019 in New Brunswick Superior Court.

The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office statement explains that the prosecution of insurance fraud is part of the Attorney General’s statewide insurance fraud crackdown through its County Prosecutor Insurance Fraud Reimbursement Program.

“Fraudulent claims cost everyone and we will aggressively prosecute those who illegally manipulate the system,” said Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey.

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