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

NJ Chiropractor Admits to Fraud

On October 24th, a chiropractor based out of Paterson admitted in state court that he helped defraud insurance companies when he created a chiropractic center while his doctor’s license was suspended, and used that facility to file several bogus claims to PIP carriers. According to NorthJersey.com,...

October 25th, 2012 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

3 Chiropractic Office Workers Indicted for Fraud Scheme

On October 6th, three employees of a NJ chiropractic office were indicted by a grand jury on charges that come out of an alleged health care insurance fraud scheme. Authorities note that it took a year-long investigation to finally expose the scam. According to The Alternative Press, Alexis J. Flores,...

October 23rd, 2012 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

$154M Alleged Surgery Scam Trial Begins

Back in November we brought you this story, about several people who were accused of participating in a scheme that brought in healthy patients for unneeded surgeries in order to get the money that would come out of the fraudulent insurance bills to follow. According to The Orange County Register, the...

August 30th, 2012 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

“Operation Running Man” Claims Another

Do the names Marc Kirshner or Jennifer Netter ring a bell? How about Operation Running Man? If you’ve been keeping up with his blog all those names might ring a bell. George U. DeCarvalho, 56, is now the fourth chiropractor –and the sixth health care provider in total, to plead guilty in what the...

July 10th, 2012 | Rings & Mills | Read More

NJ Man Admits to Being “Runner” for Chiropractor

A Perth Amboy man has been sentenced to state prison for illegally soliciting patients for a local chiropractic center. According to the Office of the NJ Attorney General and the Woodbridge Patch, Jimmy Tovar, 36, received three years in prison from Superior Court Judge Bradley J. Ferencz in Middlesex...

May 15th, 2012 | Insurance Fraud, Rings & Mills | Read More

“Operation Crash Clinic” Results in 15 Arrests; 3 Clinics Shutdown

Numerous Florida residents from the Miami area have been arrested for taking part in “Operation Crash Clinic,” which is one of many similar insurance fraud scams that is partly responsible for Florida’s high car insurance premiums. According to CBS News, a news conference was held on April 26th...

April 27th, 2012 | 1, Rings & Mills | Read More

“Operation Running Man” Catches another Guilty Plea

Back in December we brought you the story of doctors, lawyers and chiropractors who were involved in an auto accident fraud ring. Another chiropractor has now pleaded guilty and faces up to five years in prison for her role in the conspiracy. According to the office of U.S. Attorney David B. Fein and...

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

“Operation Running Man” Chases Down Another

Back in July we brought you the story of doctors, lawyers and chiropractors who were involved in an accident fraud ring in Connecticut; and one more chiropractor is adding himself to that list. According to the Hartford Courant, a Stamford chiropractor with a chain of offices has become the latest person...

December 8th, 2011 | Rings & Mills | Read More

3 Tampa Residents Arrested for Insurance Fraud

Three employees from a Tampa rehabilitation company called Florida Rehabilitation Practice were arrested on November 22nd for soliciting accident victims and then submitting the fraudulent records of those patients to an insurance company. According to Department of Financial Services spokeswoman Alexis...

November 30th, 2011 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

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