People v Palmeri (Michael), 2012 NY Slip Op 22040 (App. Term 2d Dept. 2012)
It has just been an awful few months for the plaintiffs bar out there. First, many defacto owners of certain supply companies take guilty pleas, forfeit millions of dollars and end up with non-parolable 3-5 year sentences. Second, the feds in what appears to be the type of investigation known to stopping the Italian Mafia sends a well-deserved shock wave through our legal community. Now, a surgeon’s conviction for insurance fraud has been sustained. Just so you know, I am a month late on this one.
“The testimonies of the People’s witnesses appear truthful on their face, they are internally consistent as to material fact, and established that defendant knew, when he filled out the C-4 forms, that his patient was “working” within the meaning of question 7 on the form, and not “totally disabled” within the meaning of question 8 on the form. In so falsifying the C-4 forms, and filing said forms with the Board, defendant offered false instruments for filing in the second degree and committed insurance fraud in the fifth degree and petit larceny.”
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Now J.T. you can attest to the fact that I am very busy. So the much heralded return of Zuppa’s Pit has not yet occurred. But I am only 6 months late which is timely for me.
And I will have a live video show — each episode will be saved — called “The Truth Hurts.” We broadcast from down town Fallujah — where the America we know fell.
And based upon what you just did can you guess the subject of the first show — insurer fraud maybe? From Katrina right on down the road to some things only I know — right now that is.
The Zuppa tell all.
Between you and I maybe people will get the whole story and we can expose all the fraud.
And the reference to Italians was insulting. My people did not engage in the stupidity that was the subject of the Southern District Indictments.
Talk about the Class Action of Edward Schappell DC v GEICO in the Court of Common Pleas in PA.
Fraud runs both ways but money and lobbying protects one side. Just saying.
U tell em Kurt. No interest paid for delay of payments over 30 days. Bad insurance Co. There r a number of other situations I can mention but they r trade secrets. 🙂
Alan, go on Zuppa’s new internet program. It should be taped for You Tube. Every week he interviews someone and reveals secrets of the insurance companies that no one knows about. The program will be mixed with no fault humor, an expose on insurance company misdeeds, MMA fighting, and nude women. Okay, scantily clad women. One doesnt want to offend.
Love it Kurt. You are now my producer. Alan you can be my reporter at large. Scanty dress is cool as long as we have scantly dressed men too. You have to be neutral.
And each month we have a feature MMA bout between Zuppa and whatever SIU guy wants to take me on. We have to fight in Jersey to be legal. I have a place … a nice gym. We’ll film the episode from the gym.
Why is it “bad” for Plaintiff attorneys when criminals go to jail?
I’m still writing “No Fault! The Musical.” It will appear on Broadway. Not in a theatre — just on Broadway. The one in Brooklyn.
LOL! i can only imagine ray on a web video telling viewers that hes high on “ray zuppa”, is empowered by drinking tiger blood, is an attorney “warlock”, complaining about “trolls” at insurance companies, and of course…. is WINNING!!!! ray we love you i will def watch your show
Ray, first episode.
Already have commitments from the GEICO Gecko, that Allstate Mayham guy, that actor from The Unit that does the Allstate commercials and State Farms’ entire SIU division. You discuss the proposed new no-fault regs, do commercials courtesy of the Rogak Report, and you take on all in MMA action. Yes, in New Jersey, near a landfill preferably.
You are out numbered but then again, you are “The Zuppa”. Kinda like Leonidas at the Battle of Thermopylae.
Winner gets the insurance company of their choice, or provider, a prima facie stip for life, a Jason Tennenbaum autographed copy of a DJ motion (personalized with picture of Jason with his arm around the winner, frame and all), a membership (honorary only) from the NCIB with a windshield decal, and a free trip to Flatbush Avenue (round trip subway tokens and Russian/English Dictionary included).
The video … its going viral.
Anon. I love the material but we have to find something I win at. Maybe I can play a basketball game against some 8 year olds — half court — and I could manage to win that; if we keep it under 60 seconds
Kurt — the only wise decision I ever made was making you my producer.
Rogak: Do I have a role in the play. I can’t sing but I can play guitar — or maybe you’ll just see me there playing guitar with my upside down hat on the ground looking for hand outs anyway.l
Which attorney next will earn the moniker of “consigliere”? Pretty sad really that the once respected mantle of “consigliere” has been reduced to apply to incompetent money launders with an Esq. degree. Almost as sad as the bastardization of “mafia” in application to any illiterate puffed-up Russian alien with a pile of NF-3’s on his desk.