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Eric Conn

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Convicted in a public proceeding.

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  1. Ran a Floyd County, Kentucky law firm that, from October 2004 to April 2016, worked with former SSA administrative law judge David B. Daugherty and several doctors to submit thousands of falsified medical documents supporting disability claims. source
  2. Paid Daugherty about $10,000 a month in cash from December 2004 through April 2011 to approve benefits for his clients, who were awarded benefits in more than 1,700 cases, obligating the Social Security Administration to pay more than $550 million in lifetime benefits. source
  3. Received more than $5.7 million in Social Security representative fees tied to the fraudulent claims. source
  4. Pleaded guilty on March 24, 2017, to theft of government money and payment of gratuities, then fled the country on June 2, 2017, cutting off his ankle monitor and crossing into Mexico, and was sentenced in absentia on July 14, 2017 to 12 years in prison and more than $106 million in restitution. source
  5. Was apprehended by Honduran authorities and returned to the United States on December 5, 2017, then convicted on June 4, 2018 of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to escape and conspiracy to retaliate against an informant who had reported the scheme. source
  6. Sentenced on September 7, 2018 to an additional 15 years, consecutive to his earlier 12-year term, for a combined 27 years in prison, and ordered to pay $72,574,609 in restitution. source

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  1. Social Security Disability Lawyer Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Role in More Than $550 Million Social Security Fraud Scheme. US Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs (via SSA Office of Inspector General reproduction). Accessed 2026-10-22.
  2. Fugitive Lawyer Involved in Largest Social Security Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for His Escape and Related Crimes. US Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs (via SSA Office of Inspector General reproduction). Accessed 2026-10-22.

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