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Vallejo Woman Arrested for Staging $60,000 Carjacking in Insurance Fraud Scheme

Investigators located the abandoned van on Sandy Mush Road before retrieving $60,000 in merchandise from a Merced storage facility.

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The Madera County Sheriff's Office recovered merchandise that was reported stolen by a Vallejo woman who they said staged a carjacking as part of an insurance fraud scheme.
The Madera County Sheriff's Office recovered merchandise that was reported stolen by a Vallejo woman who they said staged a carjacking as part of an insurance fraud scheme.

Overview

  • On May 23, Martha Gutierrez DeRomero reported that two masked men stole her Chevrolet van at knifepoint on Avenue 21 and Road 26 while it carried swap-meet goods valued at about $60,000.
  • Deputies from Madera County, the CHP and Merced County responded to the 911 call and later found the van abandoned on Sandy Mush Road.
  • A second interview revealed that DeRomero and her boyfriend, Alfredo Delezma, had concocted the carjacking to file a fraudulent insurance claim.
  • DeRomero was booked into the Madera County Jail on May 29 on charges of felony insurance fraud, conspiracy and filing a false police report.
  • Alfredo Delezma remains at large but is expected to face related charges as the investigation proceeds.