USA v. Conn et al

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Case Number:

5:16-cr-00022

Court:

Kentucky Eastern

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Judge:

Danny C. Reeves

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  1. March 20, 2020

    Doctor In $550M Fraud Scheme Can't Duck 25-Year Sentence

    A Kentucky federal judge on Friday rejected a clinical psychologist's argument that his 25-year prison sentence for his role in a $550 million Social Security fraud scheme should be vacated because he allegedly did not have a sufficient chance to speak before sentencing.

  2. June 04, 2018

    $550M Social Security Fraud Lawyer Cops To Skipping Bail

    A Kentucky lawyer who helped bilk the Social Security Administration out of more than $550 million pled guilty on Monday to skipping bail, fraud and retaliating against a witness after a previous guilty plea on other fraud charges, putting him on the hook for another 15 years in prison.

  3. March 26, 2018

    Ex-Atty Wants Counts In $550M Social Security Fraud Tossed

    A disbarred Kentucky lawyer who is serving a 12-year prison sentence for his role in an over $550 million Social Security fraud scheme after evading authorities for roughly six months asked a federal judge Sunday to drop 18 criminal charges against him, citing an earlier plea agreement.

  4. December 05, 2017

    Fugitive $550M Social Security Fraudster Returned To US

    Honduran officials announced Tuesday that they have extradited Eric C. Conn, a fugitive Kentucky lawyer who fled the U.S. after pleading guilty to his role in a $550 million Social Security fraud scheme and was recently captured following six months on the run.

  5. August 25, 2017

    Ex-Judge Gets 4 Years In Social Security Fraud Case

    A former administrative law judge for the Social Security Administration received a four-year prison sentence Friday from a Kentucky federal judge, who also ordered that he pay $93 million in restitution for his role in a scheme to siphon more than $550 million in federal disability payments.

  6. August 14, 2017

    Doctor Can't Escape $550M Social Security Fraud Verdict

    A Kentucky federal judge on Monday rejected a clinical psychologist's attempt to toss a jury's finding that he defrauded Social Security of at least $550 million in disability benefits, saying that the government presented "compelling" evidence that the man participated in the fraud scheme.

  7. June 26, 2017

    Psychologist Seeks Toss Of $550M Social Security Fraud Case

    A clinical psychologist asked a Kentucky federal judge Friday to throw out a jury's finding that he defrauded Social Security of at least $550 million in disability benefits, saying the government hasn't shown he had the intent to co-conspire with the other two defendants.

  8. June 05, 2017

    Ky. Atty Guilty Of $550M Social Security Fraud Is Missing

    In one of Kentucky attorney Eric C. Conn's commercials, a woman in a trenchcoat tells him "we need you back," and he dramatically responds that he "never left." Now, a month before his sentencing for a $550 million Social Security fraud, he's gone and the FBI wants him back.

  9. May 12, 2017

    Ex-Judge Named In Social Security Fraud Case Pleads Guilty

    A former administrative law judge for the Social Security Administration entered a guilty plea in Kentucky federal court Friday to charges he pocketed illegal gratuities in a scheme to siphon off more than $550 million in federal disability payments, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

  10. March 28, 2017

    Doc's Immunity Bid In $600M Social Security Fraud Denied

    A clinical psychologist was never promised immunity before testifying about an alleged $600 million Social Security fraud scheme involving a now-retired administrative law judge and an attorney, a Kentucky federal magistrate judge said Monday in recommending the case survive his dismissal bid.