On Feb. 3, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office received information regarding a possible insurance fraud case involving a dirt bike that had previously been reported stolen.

According to Capt. Don Goulet, in December 2009, Daniel McCracken reported that his 2008 KTM 505 dirt bike was stolen out of the back of his pick-up truck while parked at a boat launch off Route 114 in Naples. The value of the bike was reported to be $5,000.

Recent information received by the sheriff’s office indicated that this same bike was advertised for sale on the website, fyimoto.com.

Deputies contacted the seller and expressed interest in purchasing the bike, Goulet said. Arrangements were made to look at the bike prior to purchase. On Feb. 4, undercover deputies met with the seller, who was identified as Daniel McCracken, 41, of 216 Tandberg Trail in Windham. The bike for sale was also identified as the same bike that McCracken had reported stolen in 2009. The investigation also revealed that McCracken had filed an insurance claim in 2009 and had received financial compensation for the theft of the bike.

McCracken was arrested at a residence on Helen Allen Lane in Casco while showing undercover officers the dirt bike. The owners of the residence where the bike was located were not charged.

Goulet said McCracken was charged with insurance deception (class C). He was booked at the Cumberland County Jail where he subsequently posted bail. He is scheduled for arraignment on March 12 in the Cumberland County Unified Court.

Daniel McCracken

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