Project Whiplash, 37 people charged

[2bmw2]

It's odd that these guys alll have weird names just like the scammer in the "reversed my car on the 401" video!


Toronto Police Service
News Release

Project Whiplash, 37 people charged

Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 3:38 PM
Traffic Services
416-808-1900

In 2009, the Toronto Police Service Traffic Services Unit and the Toronto Police Service Financial Crimes Unit, assisted by members of the Insurance Bureau of Canada and Financial Services Commission of Ontario, identified 10 key people and 35 others who allegedly played a role in a series of fraudulently staged collisions and insurance claims during Project Whiplash.

“IBC applauds Toronto Police Service for their commitment to this case,” said Rick Dubin, VP, Investigations, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). “Overall, it was an excellent co-operative effort involving police, IBC, individual insurers and the Financial Services Commission of Ontario. Insurance fraud is a serious crime that costs all of us in the form of health care, emergency services, court and insurance costs. When they cheat, we all pay.”

It is alleged that:

- a number of billing inaccuracies made to State Farm Insurance from various physiotherapy clinics in Toronto were discovered

- eight local physiotherapy clinics have been identified and are owned and operated by the accused

- billing forms included names and registration numbers, fraudulently obtained, of several medical professionals who were not employed by the clinics and who had resigned from the clinics or, if they were employed, did not provide treatment the named patients

It is further alleged that:

- numerous staged motor vehicle collisions were executed and some submitted cases did not occur

- in some cases, previously damaged vehicles were made to appear as if they had been involved in a new collision

- police investigations were started, reports would be generated, and the parties involved would later claim to be injured and seek the assistance of the identified paralegals who would file all the required paperwork with the insurance company

- in some cases, the accused permitted their names to be used on the collision form and used by the clinics and paralegals, when they were not involved in any collision, staged or fabricated

- the insurance claims sought benefits for recovering costs associated with auto repairs, physiotherapy and chiropractic rehabilitation, home care, transportation, and income-replacement, whether the people were employed or not, amongst other miscellaneous expenditures

Charged are:

Pirapaharan Nadesu, 33, of Toronto, (Paralegal located at 5215 Finch Avenue West)

1. Fraud Over
2. Forgery
3. Falsification of Books or Documents
4. Uttering Forged Document

Sipaskaran Sabaratnam, 32, of Markham: (Ontario Rehab Centre, 3031 Markham Road)

1. Fraud Over
2. Forgery
3. Falsification of Books or Documents
4. Uttering Forged Document

Nishanthan Ponnuthurai, 32, of Markham: (Physiotherapy & Clinc, 1920 Ellesmere Road)

1. Fraud Over
2. Forgery
3. Falsify of Books or Documents
4. Uttering Forged Document

Jeyakanthan Theivendran, 43, of Markham: (Care Plus Active Rehab, McNicol Rehab, Ontario Rehab Centre, North York Rehabilitation Services, 3031 Markham Road and 1280 Finch Avenue West)

1. 4 counts of Fraud Over
2. 4 counts of Forgery
3. 4 counts of Falsification of Books or Documents
4. 4 counts of Uttering Forged Documents

Baskaran Tharmakulasingam, 35, of Toronto: (Rehabilitation Clinic, 1953 Ellesmere Road)

1. Fraud Over

Mahaletchumy Pathmanathan, 57, of Markham: (Rehabilitation Clinic, 1593 Ellesmere Road)

1. Fraud Over
2. Forgery
3. Falsification of Books or Documents
4. Uttering Forged Documents

Sujeegah Kanagalingam, 32, of Markham: (McCowan Rehab & Clinic 1593 Ellesmere Road and Ontario Rehab Centre 3031 Markham Road)

1. 3 counts of Fraud Over
2. 3 counts of Forgery
3. 3 counts of Falsification of Books or Documents
4. 3 counts of Uttering Forged Document

Ravigunathas Gunasingam, 40, of Toronto: (Paralegal at 695 Markham Road)

1. Attempt Fraud Over
2. Uttering Forged Document

Vishnukanthan Sabapathy, 35, of Toronto: Care Plus Rehanb, McCowan Rehab & Clinic, McNicol Rehab, Ontario Rehab Centre, Physiotheraphy & Clinic, North York rehabilitation Service, 3031 Markham Road, 1593 Ellesmere Road, 1920 Ellesmere Road and 1280 Finch Avenue West)

1. 7 counts of Fraud Over
2. 6 counts of Forgery
3. 6 counts of Falsification of Books or Documents
4. 6 counts of Uttering Forged Documents
5. Obstruct Peace Officer

Those accused held for a show-cause hearing will appear in court at Old City Hall on Friday, February 24, 2012, 10 a.m., room 101.

The investigation is ongoing. Further names and charges will follow as arrests are made.

[Discostar]

There is something strikingly similar about all those names...


Must just be a coincidence though.

[dbworld4k]

Not. Surprised. AT ALL. And this is coming from a member of the South Asian community.

Ship those worthless scum out of this place. We don't need crap like that here.

[El Gato Liso]

Originally Posted by Discostar

There is something strikingly similar about all those names...


Must just be a coincidence though.

you're racist if you think otherwise!

[Discostar]

Originally Posted by El Gato Liso

you're racist if you think otherwise!

I was referring to the fact that all the names had more then 15 letters in them.


Looks like someone is a little sensitive...

[damameke]

I am guessing that they are Tamil.....

now I know why I dont get a break in my insurance rate....

[VSanj]

lol..........man o man!

[momax_powers]

looks like more problems for that 401 scammers family.....(shot in the dark but im probably in the ballpark)

[Eurostyle]

Originally Posted by Discostar

There is something strikingly similar about all those names...


Must just be a coincidence though.

Yes, i just cant put my finger on it...But there is something!!!

[El Gato Liso]

Originally Posted by Discostar

I was referring to the fact that all the names had more then 15 letters in them.


Looks like someone is a little sensitive...

serious? you misinterpreted what I said, son.

I am referring to calling out the similarity in those names and if you think it isn't coincidence by doing as I just said, than you're racist. It is reflective of this politically correct bullshit society we dwell in.

no worries, i'm on your side :p

[5style]

Lets go stand on the qew and block it as a insurance rate protest.

LOL

[Jim .E.]

Wow look at all those Tamils...but they're innocent Toronto Star! Innocent I tell ya! Racist!

[ALPINA MAN]

Great, 37 less crooks in our society, they should kick ever one of them out of the country, if any one wants to call me a racist, go a head and make my day, because when it comes to crime of this magnitude which effect all the residence and me, so be it.

[abc12]

Originally Posted by momax_powers

looks like more problems for that 401 scammers family.....(shot in the dark but im probably in the ballpark)

i heard about this story from a co-worker,

is there a video of this on you-tube or sumthing,

but what happened in the end, did the innocent guy play along till the cops came and then show them the video?

[Discostar]

Half the reason why our socal systems are being eroded in this country is because we practically have an open door policy for immagrants during good times. Its no wonder we end up with so many cuts and cost hikes. The system is not ment to support the blood sucking low lives of the world.