Unlicensed Doctor Gets 2 Years For Role In Ambulance-Chasing Scam
By David Moran, The Hartford Courant | |
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Federal authorities said Carbone tookreferrals from
Because he was not licensed, Carbone used
Haddad, who specialized in personal injury cases, solicited clients to his practice by paying "runners" to track down victims of minor automobile accidents. The use of runners to solicit clients, known as ambulance chasing, is illegal in
Haddad paid the runners in cash to hide the practice. The
When runners directed clients to Haddad, he then referred them to a
Patients were sent to Midas Medical for
Haddad was sentenced to 51 months in prison for his role in the scheme on
In addition to his prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release, Carbone must pay restitution of
Carbone has a criminal conviction from 1999 for filing false tax returns and violating the
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