MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Friday that they have charged 32 South Texas residents with bilking insurer Aflac out of $3 million over a decade by faking a variety of minor injuries — including burning an arm while making tortillas and injuring a leg while feeding a dog.
The 32 include a police officer, teachers and county employees. They face fraud and conspiracy charges for making the fake minor injury claims.
Those charged bought accident insurance and with the help of two Reynosa, Mexico, doctors filed minor injury claims thought too small to draw suspicion. In return, the border-city doctors received small kickbacks, according to the indictments.
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