USA v. CONSTANTINE
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1:21-cr-00530
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June 15, 2023
Trip-And-Fall Fraud Mastermind Avoids Jail, Gets House Arrest
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a former chiropractor to nine months of home detention Thursday for his central role in a "massive fraud," walking back a vow to imprison the government cooperator at the last moment during an emotional sentencing.
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June 14, 2023
NY Atty, Doctor Get Bail Extension Amid Trip-And-Fall Appeal
An attorney and doctor who were convicted and sentenced to 8½ years in prison for their roles in a $31 million trip-and-fall scheme were granted an extension to bail Wednesday while they appeal to the Second Circuit.
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April 26, 2023
NY Lawyer, Doctor Sentenced In $31M Trip-And-Fall Scheme
A New York federal judge sentenced a personal injury lawyer and an orthopedic surgeon to eight and a half years in prison on Tuesday after their conviction in connection with a trip-and-fall fraud scheme that prosecutors say cost businesses and insurers $31 million.
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April 24, 2023
Disbarred NY Injury Atty Gets 2 Years In Trip-And-Fall Scam
A Manhattan federal judge hit a disbarred Queens, New York, personal injury lawyer with two years in prison Monday after he admitted filing fraudulent trip-and-fall suits despite knowing clients obtained unnecessary surgeries in a scam that cost insurers $31 million.
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April 14, 2023
NYC Financier Gets 3 Years In $31M Trip-And-Fall Scam Case
A New York City financier accused of bankrolling a $31 million litigation settlement scam has been sentenced to three years in prison for his role in the multifaceted alleged trip-and-fall racket, which involved bogus personal injury lawsuits and medically unnecessary surgeries performed on indigent New Yorkers.
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March 24, 2023
72-Year-Old Surgeon Gets 3 Years Over $31M Fall Scam
A 72-year-old surgeon who claimed to be nothing more than a "naive" cog in a slip-and-fall scam that netted $31 million was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday in Manhattan federal court.
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February 14, 2023
72-Year-Old Surgeon Wants No Prison In $31M Fall Scam
An elderly surgeon who pled guilty in September to his role in a $31 million slip-and-fall scam asked a federal court in Manhattan on Monday to consider the "whole" of his life and sentence him to probation.
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January 27, 2023
Surgeon's Guilt In $31M Fall Scam 'Overwhelming,' Feds Say
Federal prosecutors said Friday there was "overwhelming evidence" for a jury verdict to stand against an orthopedic surgeon convicted in December for his role in scamming $31 million from insurers and businesses with staged falls and unnecessary operations.
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December 16, 2022
Lawyer, Doctor Convicted Of Fueling $31M Trip-And-Fall Scam
A Manhattan federal jury on Friday convicted personal injury lawyer George Constantine and orthopedic surgeon Andrew Dowd of knowingly profiting from staged falls in a personal injury litigation scam that prosecutors say cost insurers and businesses $31 million.
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December 14, 2022
Feds Decry 'Fraud Like No Other' As $31M Scam Trial Closes
A corrupt lawyer and a "dirty" surgeon knowingly exploited staged accidents in a trip-and-fall scam that cost insurers and New York businesses $31 million, federal prosecutors argued to a jury Wednesday in a trial that has explored the fraudulent underbelly of injury litigation.