FBI Arrests Six In ‘Pirate Towing’ Kickback Probe
By Jay Weaver, The Miami Herald |
On Friday, the
No
The four
In exchange for the kickback payments, the aides used official police information to steer the pirate tow truck operators to traffic accidents, according to prosecutor
"I felt overrun," one driver told
Last year, Tello told investigators that he paid Paulino between
Tello's defense attorney,
On Friday, all six defendants were granted
The
In December, three
Former
Investigators say this is how the scheme worked: The city's public service aides informed the pirate towing operators of traffic accidents instead of going through police dispatchers, according to the
The pirate towing operators -- sometimes along with the city's aides, Paulino and Dixon present -- pressured the stranded car drivers to have their vehicles towed to certain body shops. They, in turn, boosted damages for fraudulent insurance claims, according to the affidavit filed by
"After an accident, individuals are concerned with their well-being and the well-being of the other accident victims," U.S. Attorney
"The residents of
Though the rates vary, in the majority of the cases the contractor makes
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