Lawyers, accountants, other professionals, business people, and consumers who are not directly involved in discovering, challenging, and litigating insurance fraud matters likely would be shocked to learn about the breadth and prevalence of these schemes.

By the same token, one might think that the number and range of insurance fraud-related indictments, convictions, and sentencings in just the Southern District of New York alone over the past year would be enough to warn potential fraudsters to think twice before acting. Yet if history is any guide, we can expect the volume and range of fraud schemes to continue to multiply, along with a steady stream of eye-opening fraud charges being filed throughout the next year in New York and across the country.