Criminal investigation

FBI still looking for fugitive attorney who orchestrated $600 million government fraud


Eric Conn, the fugitive attorney who pleaded guilty to orchestrating a scheme to defraud the federal government of $600 million, remains at large since he cut off his court-ordered GPS monitoring bracelet on June 2 and ditched it by a highway, and the FBI on Friday said he is likely still in the United States.

Conn in March entered guilty pleas to defrauding the Social Security Administration via bribes he paid to a doctor and a judge to process and approve his clients’ disability claims. He was facing up to 12 years in prison and was ordered to pay $83.2 million in fines and penalties, but the FBI says that he could be facing new charges since the government is reconsidering the terms of his plea deal following his decision to flee.