2022年10月25日

您現在可以收聽《保險雜誌》的文章!紐約南區聯邦檢察官達米安·威廉姆斯(Damian Williams)宣布，馬克·埃萊芬特(Marc Elefant)承認了一項與該計劃有關的電信詐騙合謀罪名。埃萊芬特涉嫌從欺詐性絆倒事故中騙取數百萬美元的保險補償和其他賠償。Elefant是今年第三個認罪的被告。另外兩名被告——一家訴訟融資公司的老板阿德裏安•亞曆山大和疼痛管理醫生兼外科醫生薩迪•裏貝羅——在今年早些時候認罪。今年8月，亞曆山大承認了一項合謀進行電信欺詐的指控。今年9月，裏貝羅對一項合謀實施電信欺詐和一項合謀實施郵件欺詐的指控供認不諱。所有被告都在美國地區法官西德尼·h·斯坦麵前認罪。Elefant將麵臨最高5年的監禁。作為認罪協議的一部分，Elefant將向美國沒收955,281美元，並支付1,486,000美元的賠償金。Elefant將於2023年1月25日被判刑。 According to the indictment, Elefant and others were involved in a scheme in which they defrauded businesses and insurance companies by arranging for staged trip-and-fall accidents throughout the New York City area and then filing fraudulent lawsuits. In the course of the fraud scheme, participants recruited more than 400 patients. The defendants, together with others known and unknown, attempted to defraud the victims of more than $31,000,000. The patients were encouraged and in some cases paid to receive ongoing chiropractic and medical treatment from certain chiropractors and doctors. Their legal and medical fees were usually paid for by litigation funding companies, As part of their plea agreements, Ribeiro agreed to forfeit $513,005 and to make restitution in the amount of $3,928,133 while Alexander agreed to forfeit $659,001 and to make restitution in the amount of $3,928,133, according to officials. Ribeiro is scheduled to be sentenced on January 5, 2023. Alexander is scheduled to be sentenced on November 30, 2022. Three other members of the scheme were sentenced to prison terms in 2020. Related: