FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
DATE: DECEMBER 7, 2016
RE: PRESS RELEASE – ROBERT BARI INDICTMENT
Robert Bari, age 37, of Milton, New York, was indicted on December 6, 2016 by an Ulster County Grand Jury on multiple felony counts of Insurance Fraud, Grand Larceny, Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, and Falsifying Business Records.
The Grand Jury has charged that between January 11, 2012 and December 13, 2013 Robert Bari defrauded AFLAC Insurance Company by submitting numerous fraudulent disability claim forms thereby receiving benefits he was not entitled to receive. It is further alleged that between December 10, 2012 and September 15, 2013, Robert Bari defrauded AFLAC Insurance Company by submitting fraudulent policy applications thereby receiving commissions from AFLAC which he was not entitled to receive.
The case was investigated by NYS Department of Financial Services who have worked in conjunction with the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office in securing this indictment.
Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo stated, “Integrity and honesty must be at the core of how insurance agents conduct themselves. The Department of Financial Services’s investigation revealed that this defendant engaged in a deliberate pattern of illegal activities aimed solely at fraudulently enriching himself. DFS appreciates the opportunity to have worked on this investigation with District Attorney Carnright and commends him for bringing this defendant to justice.”
Defendant is represented by Lee Kindlon, Esq. of Albany.
The defendant’s arraignment will take place at a yet to be determined date in Ulster County Court.