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Carlos Becker, a former police officer with the New York City Police Department (NYPD), has been sentenced to two years in prison for submitting a false insurance claim after directing accomplices to burn his car.

On January 10, 2017, Becker pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud for his role in a scheme to defraud the Government Employees Insurance Company (Geico). He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Margo K. Brodie.

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