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Instruction 8.400, Criminal Model Jury Instructions for Use in the District Court
Fraudulent insurance claim (G.L. c. 266, s. 111A)
FRAUDULENT INSURANCE CLAIM
The defendant is charged with having made a fraudulent insurance
claim, in violation of section 111A of chapter 266 of our General Laws.
In order to prove the defendant guilty of this offense, the
Commonwealth must prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First: That the defendant (presented to an insurance company) (aided
in presenting to an insurance company) (procured the presentation to an
insurance company of) a notice, statement, proof of loss, or other written
document in connection with or in support of a claim under an insurance
policy;
Second: That such written document contained a false statement
about a matter that was significant to that claim;
Third: That the defendant knew that the statement was false; and
Fourth: That the defendant intended to injure, defraud or deceive the
insurance company.
See also Instructions 3.140 (Knowledge) and 3.120 (Intent).
History
Instruction 8.400, Criminal Model Jury Instructions for Use in the District Court (2009 Edition). Published by the Administrative Office of the District Court, District Court Department of the Trial Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on www.mass.gov. © 1988-2009 Administrative Office of the District Court; reproduced under its title-page permission ("You may freely reproduce or copy this work if you identify its source and any changes made to the original work"). Source: https://www.mass.gov/doc/8400-fraudulent-insurance-claim-gl-c-266-s-111a/download. Changes made: the text is extracted from the published PDF (verified by three extraction engines); the running headers, page numbers and line layout are removed, and a closing NOTES section, where printed, is carried as the note.
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