Judge Approves Forfeiture Amount For Fraud Scheme, Rejects Proposed Restitution

Mealey's (July 31, 2020, 11:44 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on July 29 ordered a man to forfeit $644,056 for his role in two schemes that involved recruiting individuals to stage slip-and-fall accidents and then bringing them to attorneys to file lawsuits against businesses and insurance companies, finding that the amount was not excessive and did not violate his rights under the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (United States v. Bryan Duncan, No. 18-cr-289, S.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134492)....

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