TORONTO - The Ontario Court of Justice has found a Toronto rehab clinic guilty of participating in staged auto collisions and ordered it to pay $200,000 in fines.
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario says the court also ordered Ontario Rehab Centre to pay $609,000 in restitution to insurer State Farm.
The clinic, located in east-end Toronto, was charged with knowingly making false representations to the insurer to obtain payments for services provided to claimants.
It was also accused of charging State Farm for services that were not provided.
The convictions stem from an investigation dubbed Project Whiplash, involving the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, Toronto police, the Insurance Bureau of Canada and several member insurers.
According to the IBC, insurers paid out an estimated $4 million in fraudulent claims as a result of the scam.
