FL Gains 26 Arrests in Operation Sledgehammer

When I think of sledgehammers, I tend to think of Thor; but for authorities in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties, they might think of staged automobile accidents. “Operation Sledgehammer,” the multi-agency investigation that has been three years in the making, resulted in the arrests of 26 people...

May 20th, 2013 | 2, Staged Accidents | Read More

$400M NY Fraud Scheme gets 5 more Guilty Pleas

Several New Yorkers have pleaded guilty for their roles in what is being called the single largest no-fault automobile insurance fraud scheme ever charged in New York. According to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, and the FBI, five defendants have pled...

February 21st, 2013 | Rings & Mills | Read More

4 Floridians Arrested For Staged Crash Scheme

Four more medical clinic employees are now behind bars in Florida. You can chalk up their arrests to an undercover operation that showed that they billed fraudulent medical claims for at least one staged auto accident. According to WTSP News, a search warrant was delivered at The Heisha Medical &...

January 15th, 2013 | Staged Accidents | Read More

2 FL Men Found Guilty in “Operation Whiplash”

Back in March we brought you (one of many) stories of a PIP fraud ring that was disbanded. Two of the participants in that ring have now been found guilty and are scheduled to be sentenced on March 11, 2013. You can read that article by clicking here. According to WINK News, a federal jury found Francisco...

December 19th, 2012 | Rings & Mills | Read More

FL Staged Accident Ring Members Arrested

Because of the efforts made by the Miami Police and other assisting agencies, the investigation “Operation Never Ends” finally did come to an end with various suspects arrested, and two fraudulent clinics being shut down. According to NBC News, Miami Police teamed up with the Secret Service,...

December 17th, 2012 | Staged Accidents | Read More

FL Staged Accident Ring Disbanded

Orange County Florida has seen its share of staged accident rings, but this time fraud investigators have busted a ring that they say staged crashes and later cashed in on insurance claims. According to WFTV News and state investigators, despite the fact that they weren’t always injured, the people...

November 28th, 2012 | Staged Accidents | Read More

FL Chiropractor Pleads Guilty for part in Staged Accident Scam

Back in June we followed up on a story we originally brought you in May, about a staged accident ring in Floridainvolving 26 defendants, 2 separate indictments, fraudulent insurance documents, and 8 clinics. Yet another defendant, chiropractor Jennifer Adams, has now pled guilty, this time to Conspiracy...

November 8th, 2012 | Staged Accidents | Read More

CA Medical Insurance Fraud Case nears Completion

A California tax evasion case, which is being called the largest case of medical fraud in the United States, finally heard its closing arguments last week. According to TaxLawHome.com, the four defendants associated with the Unity Surgical Outpatient Center –including two administrators from the facility,...

November 5th, 2012 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

2 Miami Men Charged for Bogus Clinic, PIP Fraud

Two Florida men are in a heap of trouble due to fraudulent billing at an unlicensed clinic. It was announced on August 10th that they will collectively face up to 340 years in prison if they are convicted on all counts. According to the Sunshine State News and Florida Chief Financial Officer, Robbie...

August 13th, 2012 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

New PIP Law in Effect in FL

The long awaited “fix” to the personal injury protection (PIP) and insurance fraud problems Florida has been facing was put into place on July 1st. Earlier this year we reported on the projection of such a law existing, and now we can definitively say something has been put in place to assist in...

July 3rd, 2012 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

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