Three Arrests in California Fraud Case

An investigation has resulted in three arrests on felony insurance fraud charges.

The case, stemming from an investigation by the Santa Clara County Urban Auto Task Force–investigators from the California Department of Insurance, Fraud Division (CDI) and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office–revolve around alleged bogus chiropractic billings for treatment that, in many cases, was never delivered.

Two brothers, Tom Hyungkeun Sim, of Santa Clara and Christopher Hyungkeun Sim, of Cupertino, were arrested and charged with insurance fraud after a two-year investigation. They operated as chiropractors from St. Thomas Clinic in Santa Clara.

Jung Law Firm attorney Hume Joseph Jung, of El Cerrito, was also arrested and charged with insurance fraud. Jung’s office manager, James Kisik Son, of Fremont, was charged with insurance fraud and capping–paying for clients/patients, grand theft and forgery.

The case began in 2003. An undercover officer called the Jung Law Firm and met with James Son, the office manager, regarding a supposed auto accident. The undercover officer told Son he was not injured in the auto accident, but that his vehicle was extensively damaged. Nevertheless, Jung continued to pursue the personal injury claim, and California Casualty Insurance paid $8,350 to settle it.

Son also reportedly offered to compensate the undercover officer if he referred future clients to Jung Law Firm. Son then referred the undercover officer to the St. Thomas Clinic for treatment, where the undercover officer told the chiropractors, brothers Tom and Christopher Sim, that he was not injured. Regardless, the Sim brothers continued to treat the undercover officer for the supposed injury and told the undercover officer he could make some money from the claim.

The undercover officer was allegedly treated 22 times for a total of $2,850 in chiropractic bills.

Topics California Fraud Numbers