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Surgeon, Lawyers Sentenced to Prison in Slip-and-Fall Scheme

A New York surgeon and two lawyers are the latest professionals to be sentenced for their roles in a massive massive trip-and-fall fraud scheme between 2013 and 2018 that exploited some of the most vulnerable citizens of the New York …

Miami Homeowner Charged with Defrauding Citizens by Claiming Old Damage

Florida authorities have charged a Miami man – who has a long record of criminal and civil cases under his name – with insurance fraud after investigators found that some $300,000 in claims were linked to pre-exiting damage to his …

Pain Management Doctor Sentenced to 3 Years for Slip-and-Fall Scheme

A New York-licensed pain management doctor has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to obtain fraudulent insurance reimbursements and other compensation from fraudulent trip-and-fall accidents. Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District …

La. Supreme Court Suspends Hurricane Damage Lawyer

The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended indefinitely the law license of the attorney who manages McClenny Moseley & Associates’ office in New Orleans — the latest setback for a law firm that paid nearly $14 million for client leads and filed …

La. Insurance Commissioner Accuses Hurricane Claim Law Firm of Fraud

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced Friday that his department issued a cease-and-desist order to McClenny, Moseley & Associates, a Houston-based law firm that filed more than 1,500 hurricane-damage lawsuits in the state — many which duplicated filings made by …

Maid’s Son Tells Judge Alex Murdaugh Took $4 Million for Her Death

For much of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial, witnesses have talked about a generous and loving man — but prosecutors want jurors to know that same man stole over $4 million from his housekeeper’s relatives after …

2022 Top Stories Include Busy Lawyers, Crooked Doctors and Shifty Adjusters

News articles about public adjusters suspected of gaming the system and professionals accused of outright fraud were among the top stories for Claims Journal readers in 2022. Readers also showed keen interest in repair shop practices that drive up the …

NY Jury Convicts Lawyer, Doctor in $31M Trip-and-Fall Scheme

A New York attorney and surgeon were convicted by a Manhattan jury of six counts of fraud for participation in an illegal scheme that included false insurance claims and unnecessary surgeries for alleged injuries from staged trips and falls, a …

Investigators Say Car was Buried in Insurance Fraud Scheme

ATHERTON, Calif. (AP) — A car was buried in the backyard of a Northern California mansion 30 years ago as part of a scheme to commit insurance fraud, authorities said Thursday. The convertible Mercedes was discovered last month by landscapers …

Alabama Congressional Aide Indicted on Insurance Fraud Charges

A congressional aide in Alabama has been indicted on insurance fraud charges and was placed on leave from her job. Alabama news outlets reported that Sherry McCormick, an aide to U.S. Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, turned herself in to the …