The indictment further alleges that, following referrals of patients to AR Medical, Rozenberg conducted cursory medical evaluations, fabricated patients' symptoms, falsely diagnosed extensive soft tissue injuries, and referred patients for prolonged, unnecessary treatment and testing.
Robinson and Elfe allegedly staged accidents by recruiting individuals to pose as injured pedestrians or bicyclists, and also recruited individuals to pose as witnesses. Glen "AZ" Elfe, 37, of Fresh Meadows, is charged as a steerer in the other. Shaun "Prince" Robinson, 36, of Brooklyn, is charged as a steerer in one of the staged accident ring indictments. Steerers solicited patients by staging motor vehicle accidents and by offering the clinic's "services" to real car accident victims. The defendants acquired patients through a network of "steerers," who were paid to refer patients to AR Medical. Instead, Inna Polack, who lacks a health provider license, secretly owned the clinic and decided what medical and health services were to be provided to patients. Alexander Rozenberg, a physician specializing in physical rehabilitation, he did not control the operations or the financial affairs of the clinic. The enterprise corruption indictment alleges that although the owner of record of AR Medical was Dr. The no-fault law governs the provision of medical care to people injured in car accidents. Ongoing one, and we're not about to rest on our laurels, as today's announcement indicates."Īll three indictments allege that the defendants submitted fraudulent no-fault claims to insurance carriers. But the fight against those who abuse the no-fault system is an New York State Insurance Superintendent Howard Mills said: "The New York State Insurance Department has made great strides in combating no-fault auto insurance fraud through a combination of vigorous investigations and innovative regulatory changes aimed at protecting both honest consumers and insurers, and that's why millions of New Yorkers saw their auto insurance premium rates drop in 2004 and again in 2005. These two staged accident ring indictments charged the defendants with scheme to defraud, insurance fraud, larceny, falsifying business records, and offering a false instrument for filing. In the two other indictments unsealed today, 14 people were charged with staging car accidents throughout New York City and attending clinics, including AR Medical, for treatment of their feigned injuries. Harkavy of Kings County Supreme Court, civil term. Alexander Rozenberg, 52, of Brooklyn and three corporate defendants. As part of that case, the Attorney General has obtained a court order freezing assets-including bank account proceeds and real property - of Inna Polack, 36, of Staten Island and Dr. The Attorney General has also brought a civil case against the defendants seeking the forfeiture of over $3.9 million in illegally obtained proceeds. Other charges in the indictment include scheme to defraud, money laundering, grand larceny, insurance fraud, falsifying business records, and offering a false instrument for filing. (AR Medical), a medical clinic in the Midwood section of Brooklyn that "treated" persons purportedly injured in car accidents. The defendants allegedly earned millions of dollars through their operation and control of AR Medical Art, P.C. In the first indictment, three defendants, including a doctor and a medical clinic owner, are charged with Enterprise Corruption, a class "B" felony. The defendants are charged in three separate indictments unsealed last week by Justice Joseph Kevin McKay in New York State Supreme Court, Kings County.
KINGS COUNTY SMART SEARCH CRACKED
"Over the last five years, the auto-insurance fraud unit has cracked down on lawyers, health professionals, and phony accident victims who have cheated us through lucrative and complex no-fault schemes." Targeting those who cheat the system is beginning to bring premiums down for the law-abiding public," Spitzer said. "Auto insurance fraud hits consumers and businesses hard. Spitzer also released a comprehensive report detailing his accomplishments as the state's special prosecutor for auto insurance fraud. Attorney General Spitzer, State Insurance Superintendent Howard Mills and New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly today announced the indictment of 17 people and three corporations on charges that they engaged in an elaborate scheme to defraud no-fault insurance carriers.
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