USA v. Kalkanis, et al.

  1. August 02, 2024

    Split 2nd Circ. Orders Partial Redo In Docs', Attys' Injury Scam

    A divided Second Circuit panel on Friday upheld the convictions of three men who recruited patients for a more than $31 million trip-and-fall fraud scam that personal injury lawyers and doctors orchestrated, but remanded the case for further findings on the number of bogus accidents involved in the scheme.

  2. 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.

  3. October 04, 2022

    Doc Says SDNY Judge Showed Bias In $30M Injury Scam Case

    A New York doctor charged with conducting unnecessary surgeries in a $30 million trip-and-fall fraud scheme asked a Manhattan federal judge to remove himself from the case Tuesday, saying the judge's string of scathing comments shows he has "prejudged" the outcome.