NU Online News Service, Dec. 22, 2:09 p.m. EST
Allstate Insurance said it was the victim of fraud by a sophisticated group of doctors and lawyers, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Las Vegas.
The insurer said a medical center, law firm, and their owners and practitioners allegedly engaged in a scheme to defraud the company by exaggerating symptoms and injuries of people involved in about 100 accidents from 2004 to 2010.
Peter Mario Belle, operator and manager of Accident Injury Medical Center (AIM), solicited clients involved in accidents, prepared bogus treatment reports and worked with local law firms such as Accident Trial Lawyers to increase financial gain from inflated billing statements paid by insurers such as Allstate.
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