Dr. Salomon Melgen, a soon-to-be former ophthalmologist, who still faces criminal charges for bribing New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, was recently found guilty of healthcare claims fraud following a seven-week jury trial. His case is significant because it highlights some of the activities that typically cause medical service providers to…
Robert Goodwin recently learned that New Jersey is serious about convicting defendants charged with insurance fraud. He was found guilty at trial of second-degree insurance fraud and sentenced to a prison term of seven years on account of false statements made to an insurance carrier in connection with an insurance…
Six Passaic County residents were arrested recently and charged with staging automobile accidents. The State is alleging that their actions defrauded two insurance companies out of approximately $78,000.00, in connection with accidents that occurred on or about April 29 2009. According to the State, four of the six suspects were…