5 South Florida Lawyers Arrested In Alleged Insurance Fraud Scheme

Detectives arrested five South Florida personal injury attorneys accused of participating in an insurance fraud with lucrative kickbacks. Arrested were Vincent Pravato, 48, and Mark Spatz, 58, of Davie; Adam Hurtig, 46, of Fort Lauderdale; Alexander Kapetan, 44, of Lighthouse Point; and Steven Slootsky, 57, of Boca Raton. Investigators say in most cases, the personal injury lawyers paid accomplices $500 to $1,500 per client to refer “unsuspecting vehicle accident victims” to make insurance claims.