Theft/Property — Greece, NY — reported 2026-07-07

SUMMARY

A 38-year-old man from Greece is facing federal charges for allegedly submitting thousands of false claims for payouts from class action lawsuit settlements.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Theft/Property
  • Location: Greece, NY
  • Date reported: 2026-07-07
  • Suspect: male, age 38
  • Status: arrested

REPORTED DETAILS

  • Philip DiGennaro, 38, is accused of taking in $1.3 million over four years from 107 different settlements.
  • DiGennaro allegedly identified settlements on websites that highlight potential class action payouts that visitors can claim.
  • He then used a name generator on his computer, obtained fake IDs in those names from the dark web, and sent the information to a third party in Colombia who he paid $600 a month to file the false claims using a proxy.
  • The search of his home 'found voluminous records of class action lawsuit filings, photoshopped documents with fake names, and a folder labeled 'ready for claims' with subfolders for various class action lawsuits,' court records show.