New York Paralegal Blog

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that PETER J. AJEMIAN, a Board-certified orthopedist, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to eight years in prison for his role in the alleged massive fraud scheme in which Long Island Railroad (“LIRR”) workers claimed to be disabled upon early retirement so that they could receive disability benefits to which they were not entitled. Between the late 1990s and 2008, AJEMIAN recommended that at least 734 retiring LIRR employees receive disability benefits, and was responsible for treating nearly half of all LIRR employees who retired and received disability benefits in one four-year period. AJEMIAN pled guilty in January 2013 to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and health care fraud, and one count of health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero, who also imposed today’s sentence.

NEW YORK- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the indictment of Dominican-based "plastic surgeon" Hector Cabral, an unlicensed doctor in the state of New York, who allegedly performed cosmetic procedures on women and left many of them permanently disfigured. Arraigned in New York State Supreme Court before the Honorable Justice Laura Ward, Cabral was charged with 10 counts of Unauthorized Practice of a Profession (Medicine) and 2 additional counts with a Co-Defendant Alma Melo for Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree and Conspiracy in the Fifth Degree. "Practicing medicine without a license is a very serious crime in New York, and we will a seek a punishment against anyone who preys on vulnerable communities to make a quick buck. Mr. Cabral lured unsuspecting patients with bargain prices for very complex medical procedures, putting his own greed before the health and safety of his victims," said Attorney General Schneiderman.