Attorney Eric C. Conn has pleaded guilty to charges related to a medical fraud case dealing with social security clients.
Conn was at the center of an 18-count indictment alleging an intricate scheme to fraudulently obtain disability and health care benefits. He pleaded guilty to one count of stealing from the Social Security Administration and one count of bribing a judge.
The disability benefits of over 900 Eastern Kentucky residents represented by Conn were frozen pending a review by the Social Security Administration.
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Conn had been previously accused of improper practice involving his law firm. In October 2013, he was the focus of a Senate investigation. The investigation alleged that Conn wrote medical reports and paid physicians to approve them without conducting a physical exam of the patients. Judge David B. Daugherty was also accused of approving Conn’s cases for Social Security disability payouts without scrutiny, while psychologist Dr. Bradley Adkins is accused of falsifying medical records to secure favorable rulings for Conn’s clients.
Two wrongful death lawsuits were filed against Conn after former clients committed suicide when their benefits were cut off.
Dr. Bradley Adkins and former Judge Daugherty are also charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, three counts of mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud and other charges related.
He faces up to 12 years when sentenced. His sentencing is scheduled to be held in July. The government also seeks $5.75 million in forfeiture.
