12 people, including two doctors were arrested by local, state and federal law enforcement authorities in a personal injury protection fraud investigation involving $23 million, according to police.
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The fraud was uncovered during a 14-month insurance fraud federal probe, conducted by Cape police and the United States Secret Service, along with U.S. Attorney’s Office, IRS, State of Florida Department of Financial Services (Insurance Fraud Division), City of Miami Police Department, City of Hialeah Police Department and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Several insurance companies also were involved, including State Farm, Met Life, Sentry, Travelers, Allstate, Nationwide and Farmers Insurance Group, and were expected to attend the news conference.
Those arrested include:
Joanna Capote
Stephen M. Lovell
Francisco Huici Fernandez
Ernesto Diaz
Karen Carmona Jackson
Jeanine Lastres Huici
Sonia Arroyo
Marylda Santana
Indra Lemus Castellanos
Are charged with: Conspiracy to commit mail fraud and health care fraud; health care fraud; aiding and abetting mail fraud; aiding and abetting conspiracy to commit money laundering money laundering; aiding and abetting money laundering
The following face the same charges except for aiding and abetting money laundering.
Abel de Jesus Perez
Victor Caballero Duarte
Adrian Perez
Among the items purchased by those arrested included an airplane, Mercedes and Cadillac Escalade, police said.
