HSGAC Senators Release Social Security Disability Fraud Report
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The investigation was led by Senator Coburn. The first year of the investigation was conducted by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations when Senator Coburn was the Ranking Member there, prior to his becoming the Ranking Member of the full Committee. The Committee will hold a hearing today featuring the report entitled: "Social Security Disability Benefits:
"This report highlights the very problems
"This investigative report details some very troubling occurrences within the
"Federal disability programs provide critical assistance to the most vulnerable among us," said Senator Levin, "and we can't afford for those programs to be undermined by a law firm engaged in improper and collusive conduct that is abusive, longstanding, and intolerable. The report doesn't decide whether the benefits awarded to individuals represented by
"The findings in the report regarding potential fraud in the Social Security Disability Programs are alarming and demand immediate attention by
Key findings of the report include:
Daugherty Awarded More Than
Judge Provided "DB Lists" to Conn Law Firm. From at least
Daugherty Relied on Conn's Doctors to Generate Medical Evidence. After receiving the DB List,
Identical Medical Evidence Used for Multiple Claimants. A review of the RFC forms found that the Conn law firm supplied certain doctors with 15 pre-filled versions of the physical RFC form and five pre-filled versions of the mental RFC form for hundreds of claimants. In almost all cases, only the names and
Key Doctors Had Suspect Credentials. Of the doctors used by the Conn law firm to produce medical opinions for disability claimants, two had their medical license suspended or revoked in another state. Under SSA rules, a doctor with a suspended or revoked license could not be used by the
Judge Daugherty Wrote Questionable Decisions Relying on
Mr. Conn Obtained Millions in Attorney Fees Paid by SSA. From cases on the DB Lists alone, over the four year period from 2006 to 2010, the
Mr. Conn Paid Doctors Substantial Fees for Evaluations. The doctors used by
SSA Whistleblower Targeted by
Mr. Conn Destroyed Documents during an Investigation. After talking with SSA OIG investigators,
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