Posted on 11/14/2024 3:14:57 PM PST by Impala64ssa
ABrooklyn man was busted for his role in a viral, staged Belt Parkway crash that investigators determined was all a scam to rake in insurance money, prosecutors said.
Maikel Martinez, 28, of Dyker Heights, was a passenger in the Honda Civic that backed into Asphia Natasha’s vehicle the late morning of Oct. 16 on the Belt Parkway in Rosedale, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office.
Martinez – who was nabbed Thursday after arriving in the Big Apple on a flight from Ecuador – was charged with staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree, criminal mischief in the third degree, reckless endangerment in the first degree, as well as conspiracy and insurance fraud, each in the fifth degree, the DA’s office said.
He was released on his own recognizance because the charges are not bail-eligible – but Criminal Court Judge Jerry Iannece ordered that he surrender his passport.
Natasha – who posted disturbing front and rear dashcam video of the crash to TikTok in the wake of the crash – took to social media again Friday to express relief over the arrest.
“I have an update for you guys. It’s really good news,” Natasha said. “I just got the phone with the police, and they let me know that they made one arrest, which is amazing progress.”
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I saw this on the Dash Cam Lessons YouTube channel a couple of days ago. The biggest giveaway to me is them holding up a beach towel so the driver could switch with the front passenger.
There was a bear that was destroying cars around here. Only turns out it was a man in a bear suit who was paid to create an insurance scam.
Like to bear suit?
“Martinez – who was nabbed Thursday after arriving in the Big Apple on a flight from Ecuador”
Another imported criminal because apparently we don’t have enough here.
Was he going home for a vacation to the place he fled for ‘persecution’ reasons?
“...charged with staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree, criminal mischief in the third degree, reckless endangerment in the first degree, as well as conspiracy and insurance fraud, each in the fifth degree..”
What a wonderfully fine tuned, precise judicial system NewYawk has .. (cough) Leticia James, Juan Merchan, Alvin Bragg, Gov Hochul, et al.
Must be a lotta loyas there.
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