Two Brooklyn men are criminally charged with staging two car crashes on Queens highways and another one in East New York and then seeking insurance payouts for damages and purported injuries, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office.

Jaime Huiracocha, 53, of Milford Street, and Victor Murillo, 34, of Bushwick Avenue, were arraigned Tuesday night in Queens Criminal Court on a criminal complaint charging them with staging a motor vehicle accident, reckless endangerment, conspiracy, insurance fraud, and other related crimes.

Huiracocha allegedly planned the collisions by luring participants with promises of cash payouts while Murillo drove the vehicles involved in the crashes.

“The prevalence of staged auto crimes has outraged New Yorkers,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz

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