From orchestrated car accidents to people who falsely claim they are too injured to work, the state’s Office of Insurance Fraud Prevention has seen it all. Take Adam Haddad, who was caught on camera deliberately damaging vehicle after vehicle at his auto body shop in Everett in 2018. Evidence surfaced last year after Haddad pleaded guilty to insurance fraud, said Tony DiPaulo, CEO. for the Massachusetts Insurance Fraud Office, which worked on the case. “It will only enhance the damage — and then give him extra money from the insurance company,” DiPaulo said. It is one of the latest in a long list of cases from the Insurance Fraud Prevention Bureau, which was founded in 1991 by the state legislature and is funded by the insurance industry. Since its inception, 4,385 people have faced criminal charges, resulting in nearly $99 million in compensation. “It’s all about the money?” 5 Detectives Mike Beaude asked him, “Yeah, it’s all about the money,” DiPaulo said money to people who commit fraud, which costs us money when our insurance rates go up. DiPaulo explained that the Insurance Fraud Office said the number of fraud cases has remained steady over the years, with about 3,000 suspected cases each year. There have been some more memorable cases over time, such as the man known as Rock ‘n Roller. He claimed to be disabled. Just after he got hurt while working for a lumber company.” Someone who claimed he couldn’t work – this guy was working and jumping and jumping on stage, DiPaolo said. Boom Boom The Clown, the alleged school bus driver who was injured, recalled that she had been badly hurt from work after hitting her shoulder from opening and closing a school bus door. “They had a video of her really coming into p people’s homes, doing kids’ birthday parties and performing at those birthday parties as a clown.” Then there is the skydiver, who has been caught jumping out of planes multiple times despite claiming to be unable to work due to back and leg injuries sustained while working for a trucking company. “He claimed he couldn’t work. He didn’t have the ability to work, and what DiPaolo said what he was actually doing was extreme athletic performance.” It came to a head after a grandmother was killed in what turned out to be a staged car accident, and a larger scheme of accidents was revealed. ICs, fake injuries, and false insurance claims, with Lawrence emerging as the state’s insurance fraud capital. Another type of insurance fraud: false death claims. The photos claim to show a funeral procession in Haiti for the brother of a Massachusetts man, including weeping friends and relatives. But the brother was very alive. “He had absolutely no idea that his brother had secured his life for $100,000 and had absolutely no idea that his brother had claimed he was dead,” Dipollo said. “Some of these people are fair. Rude Brass?” “Yes, they are,” Beaudette asked. “They’ll push the envelope as much as they can. They might think no one is looking,” DiPaulo answered. If you know about insurance fraud, you may call the office’s information line at 1-800-32-FRAUD.
From staged car accidents to people falsely claiming to have injuries that don’t allow them to work, the state’s Office of Insurance Fraud Prevention has seen it all.
Take Adam Haddad, for example, who was caught on camera deliberately damaging car after car at his auto body shop in Everett in 2018. The compelling evidence emerged last year after Haddad pleaded guilty to insurance fraud.
“It was absolutely outrageous,” said Tony DiPaulo, executive director of the Massachusetts Office of Insurance Fraud, who worked on the case.
“He would just consolidate the damage — then give him extra money from the insurance company,” DiPaulo said.
It is one of the latest in a long list of cases from the Insurance Fraud Prevention Bureau, which was founded in 1991 by the state legislature and is funded by the insurance industry.
Since its inception, 4,385 people have faced criminal charges, resulting in nearly $99 million in compensation.
“It’s all about the money?” 5 Mike Beaudette asked him.
“Yes, it’s all about the money,” DiPaulo said.
Money for people who commit fraud, which costs us money when our insurance rates go up.
“The insurance company will pay the claims, right? So now they need to increase the rates because the claims are higher,” DiPaulo explained.
The Bureau of Insurance Fraud said the number of fraud cases has remained steady over the years, with about 3,000 suspected cases each year.
There have been some more memorable instances of time, such as the man known as Rock ‘n Roller.
He claimed to be completely disabled after being hurt while working for a lumber company.
“Someone who claimed he couldn’t work – this guy was running, bouncing and jumping all over the stage,” DiPaulo said.
She recalled Boom Boom The Clone, the school bus driver who was allegedly injured and insisted she was too hurt to work after injuring her shoulder from opening and closing a school bus door.
“They had a video of her actually coming into people’s homes, doing kids’ birthday parties and performing at those birthday parties as a clown,” DiPaulo said.
Then there is the skydiver, who has been caught jumping out of planes multiple times despite claiming to be unable to work due to back and leg injuries sustained while working for a trucking company.
“He claimed he couldn’t work. He didn’t have the ability to work, and what he was actually doing was doing extreme sports,” he said.
But some of the scams were serious.
“Early on, we were doing a lot of car crashes in stages,” DiPaulo said.
It came to a head after a grandmother was murdered in what turned out to be a staged car accident, and a larger scheme of staged accidents, fake injuries and bogus insurance claims was revealed, with Lawrence emerging as the insurance fraud capital in case.
Another type of insurance fraud: false death claims.
The photos claim to show a funeral in Haiti for the brother of a Massachusetts man, including crying friends and relatives. But the brother was very alive.
“He had absolutely no idea that his brother had secured his life for $100,000 and had absolutely no idea that his brother had claimed that he had died,” DiPaulo said.
“Some of these people are just rude?” Beaudette asked.
“Yes, they will push the envelope as far as possible,” DiPaulo replied. “Maybe they think no one is looking.”
If you know about insurance fraud, you may call the office’s information line at 1-800-32-FRAUD.
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