And how right he was about the wrongs committed inside. Instead of hands-on manipulation, the clinic's computers spit out fake and inflated bills to insurance companies. A trial lawyer, Campbell said he then triggered the Statewide Grand Jury last year to probe PIP fraud. Askins, who testified for the grand jury and House Insurance Committee, describes how the scams work. Their mission is to lure those involved to see a particular clinic or lawyer.
Competition is keen and often risky.
Askins has verified two incidents in which runners for competing masters arrived at the accident scene at the same time. They drew guns on each other. Everyone involved, he said, gets a share of the ill-gotten gains. Maybe there will be two or three treatments, then none. In some cases, there is no treatment, only fake bills, Askins said.