iFraud Deep Dive

Send us Fan Mail This Deep Dive jumps into an affidavit from an investigator named Harry Reimer, filed in a New York Supreme Court case involving Bienvenido Robert Polanco Salas as the plaintiff and multiple defendants and third-party defendants. Reimer explains he received an audio recording from a confidential informant, a former employee of the Roytblat Law Group, which represents the plaintiff...

Send us Fan Mail We take a Deep Dive into Third Party Litigation Funding based on a formal letter sent to New York Governor Kathy Hochul urging crucial amendments to the proposed Consumer Litigation Funding Act (S.1104A / A.804C). A broad coalition of organizations representing business, housing, and industry sectors including the iFraud Foundation, insists that the legislation must be modified to...

Send us Fan Mail This Deep Dive is based straight from the editorial from the New York Post which strongly urges Governor Kathy Hochul to veto a package of "lawsuit-boosting bills" that the Legislature is preparing to send to her desk. The authors contend that New York's legal system is already fiscally irresponsible, citing a recent $50 million jury award in a negligence case as ev...

Send us Fan Mail This episode takes a look at a case that is not necessarily about fraud but we pay attention to the defense's pre-trial disclosures which inadvertently highlight the relationship between powerful plaintiff firms and the surgeon. We're diving into the detail pre-trial disclosures and motions in the New York Supreme Court case, Newark Rehabilitation Center, PA, et al. v. A...

Send us Fan Mail Our Deep Dive today takes a look at a civil Complaint filed by GEICO against PULSE MEDICAL CARE, P.C., Dr. Adnan Qureshi, and Irshad Syed, alongside an exhibit cataloging the disputed bills. The insurance carrier alleges a protracted, multi-year scheme to defraud it of over $1.6 million by utilizing New York's No-Fault system through the submission of thousands of medically u...

Send us Fan Mail This Deep Dive takes a look into the Affirmation in Support filed by MIDAS CONTRACTORS NYC CORP. in a New York Supreme Court construction accident lawsuit initiated by plaintiff Jose Hualpa Chisag. Midas seeks judicial permission to amend its pleading to include an affirmative defense and a counterclaim for fraud against Mr. Chisag, arguing that the plaintiff intentionally misrepr...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Deep Dive takes look at the official decision and order from the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department. This appellate ruling addresses an appeal in the case of Steven Antonio Cadena Lituma et al. v. Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages LLC et al. The court unanimously affirmed a lower court's order that granted the d...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Deep Dive discusses an excerpt from a judicial opinion issued by the Appellate Division, First Department of the New York Supreme Court, decided on November 6, 2025, concerning the case of Taveras v Tuck-It-Away Assoc., L.P. The court unanimously affirmed a lower court's order that permitted the defendants, The Trustees of Columbia University, to amend the...

Send us Fan Mail The Deep Dive looks into a pattern of significant spending by winning Bronx Civil Court judicial candidates on two political consulting firms, London House and Collado Consultants & Company, which are closely linked to Bronx Democratic Party chair Jamaal Bailey. An analysis of campaign disclosures reveals that since 2021, these firms have collected nearly half of the total cam...

Send us Fan Mail This Deep Dive Debate our hosts take their positions on a dispute within a larger civil action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, involving Shawna Levy, Sholom Day Care, Inc., David N. Kushmakov, Ian Davey, and Alexios Apazidis, MD.  Position 1: Argues that the Sholom Day Care, In,, et al. have standing for fraud and violation of General Business Law...

Send us Fan Mail The Deep Dive discusses excerpts from an American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) report titled "Sanctionable" outline a growing concern over unsupported, exaggerated, and fraudulent claims within the civil justice system, particularly in personal injury and mass tort litigation. Discussing the  various schemes, such as staged automobile accidents and the fabrication of i...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Deep Dive is an extensive overview of New York City's classification as a "Judicial Hellhole" due to rampant lawsuit abuse, which has made is the epicenter of the national "Fraudemic".  In fact, New York has its own specific "NY Fraudemic" label tied to its systemic fraud schemes, particularly within the construction and autom...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Deep Dive we dive into the latest RICO suit filed in the ongoing battle against insurance fraud.   Filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York by Merchants Mutual Insurance Company against numerous defendants, including law firms, medical practices, and individual doctors. This civil action, brought under the Racketeer Influen...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of discusses the Brody Law Group's letter  to the Kings County Supreme Court and an excerpt of a deposition transcript from non-party witness Jeiner Barboza. The letter, dated October 16, 2025, from Scott A. Brody, advocates for a pending motion to dismiss the underlying personal injury action, Candor v. QB Development Owner LLC and Omnibuild Construction Inc., a...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we dive into an excerpt from a New York State Appellate Division decision in the case Matter of Weiner v New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct, which was decided on October 16, 2025.  As a reminder Dr. Weiner is the co-owner of Allboro Medical, a facility that has alleged ties to Russian organized crime and MS-13.  However, we are focusing on the pr...

Send us Fan Mail This Deep Dive addresses requests made by a staged accident coalition in NY to the U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) and the Southern District of New York (SDNY), respectfully urging both offices to prioritize enforcement against organized schemes involving staged or fabricated construction-site accidents. The coalition representing New York's busines...

Send us Fan Mail Today's Episode of The Deep Dive explores a contentious lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings, involving the Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company against Michael Mahan, Esq., "John Doe, Esq.," and William Schwitzer & Associates, P.C. We discuss the Defendants' Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Dismiss, arguing for the...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Deep Dive discusses the lawsuit Cecilia Okoroama v. Alla Kleban, Esq., et al. , currently before the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens. The first document, an Affidavit of Plaintiff in Opposition of the Motion to Dismiss , details the plaintiff's claims that her attorneys, Alla Kleban and Eric Subin, allegedly pressured her into pred...

Send us Fan Mail This Episode we dive into a complex legal dispute between two New York personal injury law firms, Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP and William Schwitzer & Associates, P.C. The allegations are that William Schwitzer engaged in client poaching from Joseph Ginarte by offering clients a "briefcase full of cash," specifically $2,000 or $3,000, and free Uber r...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we take a hard look at the pervasive and costly issue of insurance fraud through staged accidents . These schemes, often orchestrated by organized criminal rings with the help of complicit attorneys and medical providers, cost the industry billions each year and drive up premiums for everyday policyholders. We explore why commercial vehicles are prime targets due...

Send us Fan Mail This Deep Dive is based off an editorial alleging the Workers Rights Alliance (WRA) is not a genuine advocacy group, but rather a fabricated public relations tool. The document claims the WRA was established in February 2025 with no prior history or verifiable presence, suggesting it was created to counter the efforts of the iFraud Foundation. Furthermore, it accuses Glick Strateg...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to iFraud's Deep Dive Debate.  Our hosts address a legal dispute where on once side we have Alexandre B. de Moura and his legal team with  allegations of defamation against the Willis Law Group and associated entities. Dr. Alexandre B. de Moura claims that the defendants initiated a frivolous RICO action against him and the New York Spine Institute, then publicly diss...

Send us Fan Mail This deep dive is based off an op-ed that scrutinizes a New York-based organization calling itself the “Workers Rights Alliance,” raising concerns about its legitimacy. The article highlights the group's striking resemblance in name to a reputable Washington State nonprofit, suggesting an attempt to borrow credibility. However, the New York entity lacks verifiable legal statu...

Send us Fan Mail This Deep Dive based on an article from Legal News, details a concerning trend in New York's legal and medical systems, focusing on how undocumented immigrants are allegedly exploited in personal injury lawsuits. It highlights cases where individuals, like Julio Cesar Puac, who sustain minor workplace injuries, are purportedly subjected to numerous medically unnecessary surge...

Send us Fan Mail This Deep Dive reviews how injury lawyers have become the new Ellis Island! We examine New York's controversial legal landscape , particularly concerning personal injury lawsuits filed by undocumented immigrants .  We look at how plaintiff lawyers, often in collaboration with lenders and medical providers, allegedly exploit New York's unique Scaffold Law and lax workers&...