Friday, January 30, 2015

PERSONAL-INJURY ATTORNEY, JOSEPH HADDAD, PLEADS GUILTY TO MAIL FRAUD AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MAIL FRAUD WHEN HE INFLATED AUTO INJURIES



PERSONAL-INJURY ATTORNEY, JOSEPH HADDAD, PLEADS GUILTY TO MAIL FRAUD AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MAIL FRAUD WHEN HE INFLATED AUTO INJURIES



Personal-injury lawyer Joseph Haddad, working in concert with the owner of a chain of chiropractic clinics, an unlicensed doctor and a medical diagnostics testing company, ran an industrial-scale insurance fraud centered on victims of minor traffic incidents.


The Bridgeport, Connecticut-based attorney bought police accident reports that identified the victims. His agents then induced the motorists to get treatment at the medical facilities aligned with Haddad, which would inflate the seriousness of the patients' conditions. Over 145 prescriptions for more than 4,400 pills were written for accident victims who were never diagnosed.


According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, more than 10 insurance carriers lost up to $2.5 million as a result of the conspiracy. Haddad pleaded guilty to mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and agreed to pay $1.75 million in restitution to his victims.