Five men charged in motorcycle theft ring

TRENTON -- The state Attorney General's Office has charged five Burlington County men with involvement in a motorcycle theft ring.

The men allegedly stole motorcycles, retagged them with new vehicle identification numbers, then sold them, according to a press release from the attorney general's office.
TRENTON -- The state Attorney General's Office has charged five Burlington County men with involvement in a motorcycle theft ring.

The men allegedly stole motorcycles, retagged them with new vehicle identification numbers, then sold them, according to a press release from the attorney general's office.
Wilson Lopez, 25, of Burlington Township; Tyrone Sapp, 31, of Willingboro; and Angel Carrion, 28, of Mount Holly were charged in one indictment with eight counts of theft by unlawful taking, five counts of receiving stolen property and conspiracy, the statement said. Lopez was also charged with fencing, or receiving and selling stolen goods.

The three men allegedly conspired to steal six motorcycles and two vans between December 2003 and June 2004, according to the press release.

In two other indictments, Neil C. Moyer, 33, of Brown Mills was charged with receiving stolen property and fencing, while Ian Boyington, 30, of Riverside was charged with receiving stolen property, alteration of a vehicle identification number and another motor vehicle-related offense.

The charges for the five men are all third-degree crimes, the statement said.

In some cases, the men would receive the motorcycle from its owner, file a false insurance claim saying the motorcycle had been stolen so that the owner could receive an insurance payment, then change the motorcycle's VIN and sell it.

An insurance fraud investigation led the New Jersey State Police and the Attorney General's Office to evidence of the theft ring, officials said.

"Frequently, insurance fraud investigations lead to evidence of stolen vehicles," said Greta Gooden Brown, the office's insurance fraud prosecutor.

According to the Attorney General's Office, the five men have been ordered to appear at a later date at Superior Court in Burlington County.


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