Brooklyn duo charged in viral Belt Parkway ‘cash-for-crash’ scam on LI border

Two Brooklyn men have been charged with orchestrating a brazen “cash-for-crash” insurance scam — deliberately staging three wrecks, including one that went viral last fall after a victim’s dashcam captured the bizarre scene on the Belt Parkway, prosecutors said.

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Jaime Huiracocha, 53, and Victor Murillo, 34, have been arraigned on charges that include staging a motor vehicle accident, reckless endangerment, conspiracy, and multiple counts of insurance fraud.

If convicted on the top charge, each faces five to 15 years in prison…

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