The indictment shows Haddad accused of much more than simple ambulance chasing.
According to charges brought against him, Haddad acted as the ringleader of an operation used to swindle millions from automobile insurance companies by exaggerating injuries and creating bogus records of medication and medical care.
According to court documents, Haddad used to refer his clients to an unlicensed doctor in Fairfield, who in turn used to conduct unnecessary "nerve conduction velocity" tests that cost $2000 each. Another co-conspirator, a Stamford chiropractor who also owns a diagnostic company had an understanding with Haddad to treat each of his clients for six months regardless of the nature of injury, and also prepare justification for such treatment by creating false injury reports.
In cases where the victims were welfare recipients, Haddad and his fellows would inflate the amount they received, which reduced both the net payout to the victim as well as the share received by the state.
The investigation is ongoing. A number of co-conspirators have agreed to plead guilty, and Haddad was released on Tuesday on bail.
In the first instance, the FBI gained access to the ring by staging an automobile accident and recording conversations between an undercover agent and the conspirators.
