U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams said in a release: "As alleged, Sady Ribeiro abused his professional license and position of trust by performing medically unnecessary surgeries to increase the value of fraudulent trip-and-fall lawsuits. (Credit: Damian Horatiu Sultanoiu/Adobe Stock)
A New York-licensed pain management doctor and surgeon plead guilty to counts of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of a trip-and-fall scheme that attempted to bilk insurance companies for more than $31 million, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Southern District of New York.
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Steve Hallo
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