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Former Kentucky lawyer in $550 million fraud pleads guilty after escape
Source: Reuters
U.S. JUNE 4, 2018 / 3:53 PM / UPDATED 17 HOURS AGO
Former Kentucky lawyer in $550 million fraud pleads guilty after escape
Nate Raymond
3 MIN READ
(Reuters) - A disbarred Kentucky lawyer who called himself “Mr. Social Security” faces 27 years in prison after he pleaded guilty on Monday to charges stemming from his role in a $550 million disability fraud scheme and decision to flee to Honduras.
Eric Conn, who ran one of the largest disability practices in the United States, entered his plea in federal court in Lexington, Kentucky to three counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to escape.
He had pleaded guilty in March 2017 to charges stemming from the fraud scheme, but he fled in June before his sentencing. U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves subsequently sentenced him in absentia to 12 years in prison.
Conn was arrested in December at a Pizza Hut restaurant in the coastal city of La Ceiba, Honduras, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Under a plea deal, Conn agreed to recommend a 15-year prison sentence that would follow the earlier one, for total of 27 years behind bars. His sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 7.
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Former Kentucky lawyer in $550 million fraud pleads guilty after escape
Nate Raymond
3 MIN READ
(Reuters) - A disbarred Kentucky lawyer who called himself “Mr. Social Security” faces 27 years in prison after he pleaded guilty on Monday to charges stemming from his role in a $550 million disability fraud scheme and decision to flee to Honduras.
Eric Conn, who ran one of the largest disability practices in the United States, entered his plea in federal court in Lexington, Kentucky to three counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to escape.
He had pleaded guilty in March 2017 to charges stemming from the fraud scheme, but he fled in June before his sentencing. U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves subsequently sentenced him in absentia to 12 years in prison.
Conn was arrested in December at a Pizza Hut restaurant in the coastal city of La Ceiba, Honduras, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Under a plea deal, Conn agreed to recommend a 15-year prison sentence that would follow the earlier one, for total of 27 years behind bars. His sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 7.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kentucky-fraud/former-kentucky-lawyer-in-550-million-fraud-pleads-guilty-after-escape-idUSKCN1J02PX
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