GEICO is taking aggressive action against medical firms in Florida and New York, accusing them of leading multimillion-dollar, no-fault auto insurance fraud schemes.
In a lawsuit filed this month in federal court in Tampa, GEICO charged that AJ Therapy Center and its principals had submitted and received more than $4.6 million in fraudulent personal injury protection insurance claims for unnecessary medical treatments.
In multiple examples over the last few years, the clinic misrepresented the extent of injuries from auto accidents, despite police reports showing little damage to vehicles and no serious injuries, according to the complaint that seeks compensatory and punitive damages…