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A New York man has been arraigned on charges that he altered a home heating-oil receipt to support a $20,000 insurance claim for damages to his home.

By Eric Gilkey | Updated on November 17, 2009

A New York man has been arraigned on charges that he altered a home heating-oil receipt to support a $20,000 insurance claim for damages to his home.

Gilson DaSilva, 50, is accused of altering the receipt to show that there was oil in the home’s furnace and that the residence was heated. The home, which was insured by DaSilva, was damaged by water when a frozen pipe broke in February.

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